Confessions of one sahm

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Registered: 01-09-2009
Confessions of one sahm
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Fri, 04-03-2009 - 1:58pm

I've been thinking about this *debate* lately, and I think that many of my

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Registered: 03-23-2009
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 3:09pm

"I don't see it as accomplishing anything that a WOHM doesn't."


It's not about "accomplishing anything." It's about smelling the roses throughout the journey.

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Registered: 03-23-2009
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 3:11pm

"WOH is very stressful when the child is still a baby and even when he's older."


I hadn't realized you WOH after having children. How long did you WOH after you became a parent? Or are you speaking from something other than personal experience?

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Registered: 03-23-2009
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 3:13pm
Why would a working spouse do half of the housework, if he or she had a SAHP? Or are you "off" once your spouse is home from work?
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Registered: 04-22-2009
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 3:58pm
Most wohms I know have PLENTY of time to "smell the roses"...
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Registered: 04-22-2005
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 4:09pm

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Exactly. People find various degrees of joy in various activities. It's not about accomplishing anything. It's about choosing the life that brings us the most joy. For some, that might be a SAH lifestyle. For others, a different lifestyle might bring them the most joy. What one person may consider to be a worthless activity, another may consider priceless, and vice versa.

We each decide what are the "roses" in our lives that we are stopping to smell.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-23-2009
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 4:43pm
Some WOHMs work more days of the year, and longer days, than you do. Some people simply enjoy working less, or not at all.
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Registered: 04-22-2009
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 4:49pm

<<Some WOHMs work more days of the year, and longer days, >>


yes, and I don't know anyone who doesn't make "some" time to stop and smell the roses....


<<Some people simply enjoy working less, or not at all.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 4:50pm

Why wouldn't a working mom have time to stop and smell the roses?

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Registered: 08-25-2008
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 4:53pm

ITA.

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Registered: 08-25-2008
Mon, 06-22-2009 - 4:54pm

So this is all about mom's enjoyment?

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