Is is "hard" being a sahm?
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Is is "hard" being a sahm?
| Sat, 04-24-2004 - 1:25pm |
For many years now, I have heard the claim that being a sahm is the hardest job in the world. I never chimed in, because I didn't know first hand. I stayed home for 6 weeks when my twin daughters, Sophia and Stephanie (almost 4) were born. And that was hard, because I had 2 newborns. Now, almost 4 years later, I have resigned my job and am staying home again. I can god-honestly say that I don't know what's so hard about this. I personally feel like I am on easy street, but maybe that's because I haven't been at it that long. I feel like I am on vacation. It takes no longer than a couple hours a day to do the housework, and the rest of the time is free time for me and the girls. We have gone to the park, the zoo, chuck e cheeses, and I know not every day is going to be like this, but I feel like I am making up for lost time. My children seem happy and relaxed. The only hard thing about this is that they have gotten into some pretty raging fights with each other, but the fights have ended with quick intervention. I guess I am just wondering how long before this becomes "The hardest job in the world" and I start looking like a zombie, complaining that my husband doesn't help me, and so on? Or do I seriously have the choice not to turn into that? Also, do you think that at the rate I am going, I am at risk for getting bored staying home?

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No, a child who quits at the first sign of having to actually work is a child who quits at the first sign of having to actually work.
Labels are for canned goods, not children.
You're not willing to go the distance to help her find something she likes and excels at because YOU DOUBT SHE WILL?
Are you a QUITTER? Or are you just LAZY?
You are giving up on this girl without even TRYING? You're already convinced she can excel at nothing?
WTF is really going on here?
Edited 5/21/2004 9:15 pm ET ET by kamalo2
If dd weren't capable of keeping up with her piano class, we'd find something else but she is. What she is doing is not outside of her capabilities and it benefits her. It's not even a stretch beyond her simply thinking she CAN'T when she first see's something but she is getting better here. She'd just rather not. But then again, she'd just rather not a lot of things but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do them. If she had he her way, we'd move to Florida and spend every day at the beach, lol. She does like vacations and amusement parks and staying up late.
Try reading the post to which you are responding.
I wasn't talking about the math tutoring - I was addressing your contention that your child's performance in school was unacceptable, since she has the aptitude to perform above grade level. Since you've said the tutoring actually results in her getting lower grades, math wasn't even part of the equation.
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Isn't it obvious? Simply count the times CLW has said "she is me".
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