A Week in the Life of a Stay-At-Home Mom
Photo: Thinkstock / The Bump
When my first child was a baby, before I started working again, my husband and I had the co-parenting thing down pretty well — at least on Monday. By Friday, though, it was a different story. My weeks tended to go something like this:
MONDAY: Baby wakes up, Dad gets him, changes him, takes him downstairs. Mom steals an extra few minutes of sleep before Dad leaves for work. Baby plays on floor while Mom makes coffee, thinking about how lucky she is to not have to squeeze into a suit and sit in traffic. Mom whistles, baby giggles. Both are clean and dressed. Meals go smoothly, naps are on schedule, and Mom might even get to the grocery store and make dinner.
TUESDAY: Baby wakes up, Dad gets him, changes him, takes him downstairs. Ten minutes later, Dad claims he has to leave early to pick up the dry-cleaning. Mom attempts to get a few more minutes of sleep with the baby, but baby is not interested. He IS exceptionally smiley and dressed in a cute outfit, though, so Mom doesn’t mind. In the afternoon, naps go well and Mom gets some stuff done around the house. Dad makes dinner.
WEDNESDAY: Baby wakes up, Dad gets him, but doesn’t have time to change him or take him downstairs before work. Mom reluctantly gets up, wrestles baby into his clothes, and attempts to keep him from diving into the empty tub while she goes to the bathroom. Downstairs, Mom pulls baby away from plugs, oven, dog bowl, and trash can while she fixes breakfast. Morning nap lasts 12 minutes. Baby’s new favorite game is “Bash Heavy Objects Against the Dishwasher Door.”
Unshowered and dressed in sweats, Mom drags baby to the mall to get out of the house. Dad works late, Mom misses yoga, and there’s nothing for dinner except peanut butter sandwiches.
THURSDAY: Baby wakes up crying at 4:30 a.m. Dad goes and rocks him back to sleep. Baby wakes up again after Dad has already left for work. Baby is soaked, crib is soaked, and the dog has peed on the kitchen floor. Mom reheats day-old coffee and throws some Cheerios on the highchair tray to soothe crying baby. Both Mom and baby are wearing dirty pajamas and could use a bath. It’s too cold to go anywhere. Naps turn into hour-long wrestling matches. The TV stays on all day long. Dr. Oz is actually pretty interesting.
FRIDAY: Baby wakes up crying at 5 a.m. and stays awake. Dad says, “You can get him this time,” then rolls over and sleeps through his alarm clock.
The box of wipes is empty. Baby head-butts Mom in the nose while trying to jump off the changing table, then manages to slam his fingers in a drawer. Mom feels like the worst Mom ever.
There is no coffee and no milk for breakfast. Baby alternately fusses, cries, and shrieks throughout the day. No naps are taken. In a last-ditch attempt to get baby to sleep, Mom takes the long way to the grocery store and sits in the parking lot until baby wakes up.
On the way home from work, Dad stops at the liquor store and the barber shop WITHOUT ASKING. Mom passes baby off to Dad, then stomps upstairs to sulk and send out her resume for jobs involving extensive overseas travel.
Later, after the baby is fed and in bed, she goes downstairs. Apologies are made. Takeout is ordered. A movie is rented. Another week in the life of a stay-at-home mom has come to an end.
Stay-at-home moms, can you relate? What was your experience like?
Plus, more from The Bump:
Staying Happy as a Stay-at-Home Mom
Checklist: Working Mom vs. Stay-at-Home Mom
What It’s Really Like to be a Stay-at-Home Mom
The Knot Blog
The Nest Blog
I can so relate!!! But can we please enter the part where your husband travels for work 75% of the time!!?? *le sigh* I love being a stay at home Mama but boy is it a tough job.
Ugh. That is the WORST. My husband is currently away on a 5-day business trip & it’s brutal!!
Yes! I can relate..and on top of it, I work FT from home with 4 mo old. And dad leaves for work at 6 AM so there is no morning help.
Her husband is quite helpful compared to mine! Haha.
That’s on a good week!
No kidding!! I do it all! My newborn is just over a month and her dad has changed about 4 diapers TOTAL! I found out this past week that he is basically afraid of her and he has a 10 yr daughter! So, I have done pretty everything for my baby.
Hmm I am always first up with any child noise. Dad always leaves before anyone is up and lately I’d say toddler is wet and so is bed 3 out of 7 days. I cook three meals a day. Wash and put away all dishes. I do bath usually 4 out of 7 days and am the one to grocery shop keep the house cleaned, the daughter educated, stimulated and entertained. I’m the only person who can get her to sleep or back to sleep or kiss and make better any boo boo. Needless to say I’m a frazzled burnt out mommy who used to take care of 75 doctors with ease. Oh yes and I’m 27 weeks pregnant with hips that seem to have split in two already!
You need a break, Katherine!! I’m exhausted just *reading* this.
I can relate to the “Friday schedule”, only every day of the week. Right now my baby is in daycare because I am on bed rest, but before bed rest raising my son was MY JOB as well as house work and dinner. There are many days where I wish I could just go to a job but I have no work experience due to the fact that I took care of my grandparents and have been a full time mom for almost 7 years. Gotta say my little boys smiles always seem to make everything worth it!!!
There is no way to turn back the clock. Children need their moms, and you are doing a great job balancing all of that! Our children’s smiles are great payment and THIS IS the toughest job in the world. Get rest!
Can we add daddy comes home from work plays with baby for 5-10min max, you tell him to change the baby and he says shes not wet! Then he hands baby back to mommy says hes going to make something to eat (because the dinner you made wasn’t good enough) eats and then heads to his game room and plays video games. 3 hrs later comes in and gets ready for bed..
Yes! This is totally my week!
[...] But by Friday, I could be handing off the baby to my husband before he even had both feet in the door from work, then stomping upstairs to send out my resume for jobs involving extensive overseas travel. Read more at TheBump.com. [...]
Love this essay, Abby. And yes, I can relate all too well. My husband was always out of town when the you-know-what would hit the fan. I’ll never forget the time, I found my two-year-old sitting in a pile of dog food giving himself a dog food bath. ugh.
My wife had those same sort of weeks when our girls were first born. And somehow, they never fell in order of progression. Sometimes Mondays were worse than Fridays, and sometimes Tuesdays were hell but Thursdays were awesome. Ah, such is the life of a stay at home parent. My sympathies.
Imagine, though, having all of those little inconveniences and setbacks, plus having to work a 40-hour week outside of the home. No sympathy for SAHMs! All moms deal with these things, and many of us have added pressures of a professional job, as well.
You have my sympathy! I am a SAHM and my days are not like this post. You do balance a lot more in your day than I do. There are a lot of sacrifices that you have to make to keep your career in focus. All the best to you as you take on that challenge! I wish you well and hope you get all the time you want/need with your children. It’s a lot of work no matter what our career/family situation that is the sure thing.
AMEN! What is she whining about? Seriously, no sympathy here!
I work 40+ hours a week also, but I do have sympathy for SAHMs. “Why?”, you ask. They have some of the same emotional and mental frustrations as we have. It is no less or no more tasking than working mothers. Every now and again, I would like to be able to share sympathies with fellow mothers and laugh at our stories.
Wow, get over yourself. What an offensive comment. Being a stay at home mom is just as hard as working a job all day. They are both tough jobs, except one you don’t get a paycheck for…
Is this a joke? My husband would NEVER get up with our daughter. Ever! Enter resentment here. Oy!
I wondered the same thing. I recently became a SAHM to a 5 year old son, 3 year old daughter, and I am 8 months pregnant. Now that I’m home, I don’t expect my husband to get up with the kids or the new baby when he arrives. I do all the cooking, most all cleaning, laundry, etc… I would not expect my husband to get up with the baby when he has to go to work. Wow, this lady has it made. When I was working, I still had to get up with my babies b/c I nursed them and my husband was a heavy sleeper.
I will say, yes, some weeks have a day like one of the days listed above, but not every day of every week-no way! I stay home with my two, and I would not trade it for all the money in the world. I get to see everything-good, bad, and ugly, and am thankful that when it gets bad and ugly that my kids are showing that side of themselves to me and not some other adult. It works great for our family. I think it’s not productive to make staying home seem so awful, because it’s not. I appreciate the bits of humor in that it is amazing how much mess the kids can get into at times and it will all happen on the same day, but my two beautiful kiddos are awesome! Their hugs, kisses and cuddles are the best and I get them to help me clean up any spilled dog food or milk that gets on the floor. It’s all a learning experience. One day I will get back to my job goals, but not until I make sure I am setting my children up to approach life with the skills and attitude to help them feel loved and confident. A BIG NOTE: To any moms considering staying home, it is not like this all the time and absolutely not like this every day of the week! For positive, realistic motivation for moms, check out my site if you are interested in that method of encouragement: http://www.thestay-at-home-momsurvivalguide.com. Stay positive moms, mothering our children is a NEED, and we must satisfy the needs of our children.
I am by no means a super mom but I have 3 daughter who are between the ages of 6 months and 5 and my life as a stay at home mom are wondeful. My husband is in the military so his work hours are usually M-F 4:30am-5:30 which means no help from him except weekends. If I was a mom to be I would be terrified of what I was in store for after reading this blog! I’m not sure what I’m doing differently but my girls are so easy! We go to the park or mall almost on a daily basis and they are the greatest. If I knew I would get lucky with having another I would but I figure thress is the charm. I can honestly say I have never felt like I was at rock bottom, needed a break, or felt like I was going to have a nervous break down, or cry. Guess I got lucky!
Sounds like you have a great balance going on. Just enjoy it! So glad you enjoy staying home with your girls.
You KNOW I can relate Abby!
It’s funny, days after giving notice at my job of 7 years I come across this post! And i think, uh oh what am I getting myself into?! But I know it’s the right decision & I will never regret it. Plus I’m sure after a few weeks it’ll get better. Just like a job, there are going to be hectic days, but there will always be more of the better days. Thank you for sharing your schedule & kudos to all hard working moms, whether at home or working a job. God bless
Try this one on for size: Up at 6:30 to get in a quick workout. See hubby off to work, get the kids up, beds made, get showered, make sure kids shower, make breakfast, clean the house and any other chores i.e. food shopping, laundry. Start kids on their homework lessons (did I mention we homeschool?) start lunch, help kids with work. Lunchtime. More homework, try to be done by 4. Kids play in yard while I start dinner. Dinner done by 5:30 when dad comes home. Eat. TV or game time with the kids. Dad does dishes and any leftover cleanup. Kids get ready for bed. Kids in bed by 8:30 or 9. Couple time!….asleep by 9:45 lol. It’s a juggle with time but I have to say even at 38 weeks pregnant. I really do love every minute of it. Time to add to the madness and bring on the newborn!
i can relate but in my story dad doesnt arrive until every other saturday and doesnt get up with baby or do anything w/o being asked several times. i think ive been living on auto pilot since my son was 4 months old he is now 16 months
I was rolling my eyes at Monday…laughing and commiserating by Friday! I cherish my twins and love that I’m able to stay at home with them, but man, it is work! Thank goodness for grocery deliveries…they’ve just about saved my life.
This is ridiculous, what are you complaining about? My week starts on Sunday evening trying to get the kids prepared to go to my mom’s and school for Monday, coffee in the morning? HA! Try not getting a cup until I get to work and even then, if my daughter wets the bed I might not even get a cup because I am late for a meeting! What a joke – I WISH I could be a SAHM – complaining about not sleeping in? PLEASE!
I know I’m not alone, but it sure does feel like it. My son is 7months old and a handful. Never knew I could have soooo much laundry. I work part time, yeah I get to get out of the house but he goes to work with me. Personal chef. Don’t know what alone time is anymore, dad thinks he is helping out when he plays with him at night while I make dinner. If he gets cranky I hear, honey he’s hungry he needs the boob, while he sits on the couch, in the mean time I’m trying to finish dinner, get laundry done and tidy up a bit. Dad says sit down take a break you look tired “he does not know the meaning of the word” I’ll finish this or that later for you. Later may happen when he runs out of underware.
That sounds like an ideal week! It would reflect mine more if it included more mentions of the inability to even go to the bathroom alone, spending countless hours keeping my child alive (he is not into safety at this moment) as he tries to scale bookshelves and harass sleeping dogs and the inability to eat an entire meal without interruption. Plus add the lovely interruption of phone calls from robo dialers and that’s an average week. Not even a bad one. Despite that I feel blessed to be able to stay home with my little maniac.
I forgot to add – all active care givers have a hard job. I have worked FT, worked FT and gone to school FT, worked PT weekends and SAHM M- F and I currently SAHM M – F. Personally for me the full-time SAHM gig is more exhausting (I think it is the non-scheduled break time, the never-a-moment-aloneness and the lack of interaction with others and having a different task than baby/childcaring 24/7). For those who think SAHM is a cakewalk then either you’ve never done it or did it with a great support network or happen to be that elusive supermom that I haven’t personally met yet.
What about the life of a stay at home dad? I’d like to see what the differences might be.
I’m expecting our first baby in a few weeks and have been a SAHW since December when I graduated from college. My husband has been great about helping out when I’m too tired or sick to clean and cook. (It’s been a very difficult pregnancy.) He is active duty in the Air Force and I’m not looking forward to the day when he deploys and I’m a single mom for 6-12 months so I’m going to cherish every time he changes a diaper, takes out the trash, cooks a meal, or lets me sleep in.
I am expecting our first in about a month and right now my hubby and I both work full-time and barely make the bills. We are both praying that God makes me a SAHM before she arrives. I want to be home with her so bad and hubby wants me to raise our children, not someone else. I’m sure I don’t even realize how hard it will all be, but I honestly think it would be harder to go back to work, leaving her behind. If anyone reading this prays, please pray for God’s provision for my husband and I so that I can stay home with my baby. God is faithful and I believe He will come through!
Carolyn, you have some prayers from me! I hope you do get the opportunity to be home. There are a lot if work at home options and if you are looking for more resources let me know. A few of my readers shared what they do to help the finances while still getting to be home for their children. No matter what, you will be doing what you need to do to support your family!
Hey Jaimi, I would be interested in reading the resources you mentioned. I am currently a working mom and am thankful for my husband taking care of our 6 month old son before he has to go to work (graveyard) but I have been working on a plan to become a stay at home mommy so he can get more than 4 hours of sleep before a 12 hour shift! So I am very interested in reading anything you have to help with finances! Thanks!
Hi Stephanie, first off, know that your son’s time with his dad is still great! Basically keeping kids with familiar caregivers and especially family is a wonderful, safe child care option. I do understand you wanting to be home to help your husband and get some more time with your son. Most importantly, be sure you are tracking all income and expenses with an actual budget on paper or on Excel, etc. I have a couple of posts about finances (and another in the works with tips). The one here has a template of a budget spreadsheet that is a free download if you are looking for an example: http://www.thestay-at-home-momsurvivalguide.com/2011/10/become-master-of-your-home-budget.html. I am always amazed at how just seeing in black and white where our money really goes how it can be so easy to cut back on expenses in ways that don’t really hurt. Can you just cut your hours? (Not sure what you do.) Even if he is working full-time graveyard and you can reduce hours to part time, it could help a lot while still giving you some income. Maybe you are bringing in the insurance benefits…
Otherwise, there is a great site with practical work-at-home opportunities: http://www.stay-a-stay-at-home-mom.com/
Obviously there are also the catalog-companies like Tupperware, Pampered Chef, etc. that are options. Some ideas from my readers when I asked about this topic on my FB page were: get rid of cable, meal plan, use coupons, sell unused, outgrown and extra clothing or items that are just clutter in the home, and visit family for vacations or road trip rather than fly.
There are options out there, but just know that no matter what if your child is being cared for by his parents you have a great situation! My mom worked part time graveyard as a nurse and stayed home with us during the day-never hired a babysitter-so I can understand how your husband must be a bit worn out to say the least. All the best to you and your family as you explore this possibility!
I hope you have to work so someone else can raise your children and I hope then you realize how insensitive some of your comment was. FYI: being a working parent doesn’t mean you are raising your child any less than if you were a stay at home parent.
Susie, let’s keep it on the up-and-up here. The facts are that FT working parents (if they need to work) are doing what they need to do for their families, BUT you are missing out on time with your child and as a former child care caregiver I know first hand, you are missing out on teaching your values to your child during the hours that they are in the care of “strangers” in child care. If you have family caring for your child while you are at work, then that is great! If you know the caregivers in your child care center personally before you leave your child with them, then great! But, there are a lot of downsides to leaving your child in the care of relative strangers. Most parents are not even staying to observe in their child’s daycare for a few hours let alone a whole day like they should to really know what the environment is like. There are great caregivers out there that love that they can be there for your child while you are at work. They truly love children, but there are a lot of not so great ones as well. There are downsides as well to staying home like less money. Every mother needs to look at what the needs are of her family (needs, not wants) and focus on working as a partner with her spouse to meet those needs. YOU may be an awesome mom, and Carolyn may be an awesome mom when her child is born. We all don’t know enough about each other to be throwing insults around. SAHMs aren’t trying to insult working moms by stating how they feel-a difference of opinion does not mean she is rooting for you to fail. Taking offense is not productive. All the best to both you and Carolyn!
Hey bump,
Why don’t you do a day in the life of a FT working mom? Must be rough not getting to sleep in past 7am every day.
Susie, If your child goes to daycare for 9 hours a day, that’s the majority of their day. You get an hour and a half with them in the morning, 2 at night, then they’re in bed for the night. So…how are you raising your child more than a childcare provider would be? It isnt a bad thing, necessarily, cuz it cant be helped. Most of us have to work. But those are the facts. Don’t feel guilty about it, and you shouldnt attack others for wanting to spend more time with their children than a daycare employee or a nanny does.
OMG! That could be my week – hilarious but true, absolutely spot on. Love, love, love it!
I would love to be a stay at home mom. If you’re home with your baby, and don’t need to work, you are extremely lucky. I miss my baby so much all week, and don’t care to be at work ever since I had him. I am hoping to stay home with my second. All moms juggle all of these things, whether you work or not. I get it done when I get home and on the weekends.
That seems like the easiest week ever… … Try doing that AND going to work. You’re lucky, acknowledge it.
Jaimi I think you missed my point.
I find what you said hurtful. While my daycare provider is there to watch my child, she certainly isn’t raising her. My children are taught our beliefs and how our family does things. That is the definition of “raising children” no? So I don’t get 8 hours with her. Heck a SAHM could park her kids in front of the tv all day….is that “raising children”? What happens when a SAHM’s children start school? Does that mean a stranger is raising their children? If you really want perspective, take a stroll over to the working moms board and post that that you think a daycare provider is raising their children more and see how well received that is. Point is, a lot of working moms find that term…someone else raising their children…especially when they wish they could stay home, insulting and hurtful. How would a SAHM feel if I called her a freeloader?
Discussing a child in daycare (ages birth through 4) is very different than discussing a school-aged child. The mental and physical developmental states are greatly different. Most SAHMs I know actually work from home or volunteer and in my case, while I do volunteer on our military base, I actually manage all the money my husband makes (set up his retirement plan), invest, pay all bills and oh, yes, take care of everything in the house even small repairs, putting together furniture, repairing tires on my jogging stroller, so SAHMs are not necessarily freeloaders. Not all women who stay home are doing great things for their children. There may be many who just sit their child in front of the tv. My mom was a part time working mom at night, we had the tv on a lot when she had to nap to be ready to go to work after being a stay at home mom to us all day. My experience with a bachelors in early childhood education, experience working at three child care centers, teaching kindergarten and first grade is that it still is best for most children if their parent has the option to stay home from birth to potty trained, that they should be encouraged to do it. If you don’t want to stay home or can’t then don’t read into comments from SAHMs. I wish you the best and total success. I don’t live your life and I can’t ignore the experience that my life has given me when I make my decisions and share on blogs. Don’t take offense. Be secure in your choice or change it. There is just no productivity in taking offense just because someone else’s opinion conflicts with your choice.
I replied earlier in the life of this thread. I am a SAHM. Who had no husband to “take care of me”. I did go back to work, for all of 2 weeks. Every day I needed to be with my daughter and left work early. I made choices and a WHOLE LOT of sacrifices to be home with my daughter from two weeks until now. I cashed out retirement, I cut every luxury expense and I sold a lot of my favorite things to make the last three years work. I could not fathom someone else kissing my daughters boo’s boo’s, hugging her, praising her, teaching her, influencing her or possibly neglecting her for 9+ hrs out of the day. It’s hard being the ONLY person who does EVERYTHING, but its more than worth it knowing I gave my daughter the kind of foundation I wanted her to have. A foundation that I wasn’t afforded as a kid because my mom was a single mother to two girls after our father died. I can’t say I don’t miss having adult conversations, lunch breaks, pee breaks, coffee breaks and surfing the internet for most of my day, like I had/did while employed full time. BUT I wouldn’t give up the last 3 years for anything in the world. I’m now engaged to my daughters father, pregnant with our second one and after seeing the difference in her (verbal skills, manners, social behavior and overall happiness) than day care kids we know and spend time with. We both agree sacrificing for the second child the same way I did for the first is the only way to go. Hats off to the Moms who get up at 4am to work out, I don’t do that. Hats off to the Moms who get up at 5am to make breakfast pack lunch and get their sleepy child ready for preschool, I don’t do that. Instead I sleep until my daughter wakes up (6:30am) make her a hot breakfast that we sit and talk about our day ahead over, then we have lessons, outdoor activity, crafts. Then I make her a well balanced lunch that we eat together and talk about what she learned in the morning, then more lessons and then she helps me make dinner and clean up the kitchen, we eat dinner, have bath, read books, sing songs and off to sleep she goes. Our day is filled EVERY DAY! Sleeping in is non existent and my daughter stopped naps over a year ago.
So hearing the term freeloader couldn’t possibly offend me, since there is no way in hell it could apply to me. One thing I have learned in reading these boards is women need to support each other no matter what choice we make or life makes for us. Not bash each other because maybe just maybe women on both sides of the argument feel guilty, overwhelmed or just plain envious.
So, I said all that to say I agree completely with you Jami!
Man, I really wish my life were like this. I mean, I guess the grass is always greener but come on! I work 40 hours a week, with a 6 year old and 3 mo old. I pump at work. I make all breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. I do everything this mom does except get to watch an interesting episode of Dr. Oz. During that episo I was likely held up in my tiny unventilated pump room trying desperately to keep my supply up or I could have been elbows deep in a project budget meeting trying to participate but all the while trying to suppress guilty conscience for having to work in the first place. When I get home, all the things that I could have had I been home all day are just waiting for me to walk through the door. I also have the joy of trying to make up for the lost 9-10 hours of bonding time with the baby and not neglect the 6 year old or husband in the process. I hate to turn this into SAHM vs. working mom, but I can’t stand it when SAHMs make their life seem so awful and stressful. We are all moms just trying to raise our children the best we can.
Kayla, how did you come to the understanding that SAHMs make their life seem so awful and stressful? I think Abigail was sharing her experiences as a SAHM, some days were smooth, other days no so much. I read you are slammed and very busy and likely overwhelmed, but why compare yourself to another mother? Do you! Be you and be happy with your decision as a mother. You’re saying your busy and you can’t stand when SAHMs complain but yet your reading and posting here…..hummmmmm
Is this for real? If so, the op really gives SAHMs a bad name! Seriously, it’s not THAT difficult! She doesn’t even get up with the kids! Time to learn some organizational skills and get your act together! Stay at home with your kids, but make it work…whatever you do, it should challenge you, not frazzle you completely!
That actually doesn’t sound bad. It’s just the mom’s attitude that needs to change. My husband works and provides for us, that’s his job. My job is to take care of the baby, clean the house and make meals. Sometimes I get overwhelmed and wish I could be the one leaving to go to work, but I know that’s not true. Even though it’s a lot of work being a stay-at-home mom, the rewards are like nothing else. I get to make sure my family has everything they need, and get all their love in return. Sometimes I do wish my husband would help out more, but I know it’s not my place to be focusing on what other people should be doing better. I have enough things that I need to improve on! That needs to be my focus. I’ve also noticed though, that the more respectful and loving you are to your husband, and contented in all things, the more he will love on you and do everything he can to help and make things easier. A perfect relationship begins with what you can change, not what he needs to change. That’s something I need to be constantly reminded of! Ultimately, when it comes to being a mom, sometimes I think of how I just want to drop our baby with a sitter and go to work or school or anything, but I know that if I was to do that, in 20 years when my baby’s an adult, I would be full of regret. Being with him all day, and planning to homeschool, I know that when all my children are out of the house, I’ll be able to look back and know I was there for every moment, that I didn’t miss a thing. I know I’m doing what’s best for my family.
Well said, Eden. Enjoy your family!
[...] A Week in the Life of a Stay-at-Home Mom [...]
[...] other people who feed your guilt. Just mention breastfeeding, natural childbirth, or working vs. stay-at-home moms, stand back, and watch the guilt-inducing comments [...]
Wow this is the most ridiculous thing I think I have ever heard. Is this a joke? If being a SAHM is your JOB you should be fired. What job do you know of where you could be productive 33% of the time? I work full time, my husband works full time and we both take care of our daughter, two dogs and household 100% of the time. My house is still clean, my daughter is well cared for and I excel at my job. It’s about prioritizing your life and taking charge. Not complaining about what your husband who has a full time job does or doesn’t do. Perhaps you could communicate better with him and split the responsibilities better while he is home just as if you were both working out side of the home. But during the day you’ll need to schedule yourself just as you would outside of the home.
Why is a SAHM not allowed to call that her job?
[...] A Week in the Life of a Stay-At-Home Mom (thebump.com) [...]
[...] ‘non-working’ implies that a mother who stays home doesn’t work. It’s far more difficult than anything I do in the office.” She went on to say, “Every morning I’m so sad [...]