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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Doesn't sound like it is "working" from reading what you've put out here on the board.
lol all you want. Glad it is you living that reality!
But you haven't learned them. It comes through loud and clear in your posts. At the slightest hint of criticism, you either stick your fingers in your ears and sing "la la la la la" or start in with the "I might as well go eat worms" hysteria. You're so overwhelmed by your dh's request to show him the consideration any spouse deserves that you have to invent some scenario where he wants to completely make you over into someone else. Sweetie, if he really wanted someone else altogether, he'd be sleeping with her by now.
As somone else has already pointed out, your dd is in vastly different circumstances than you were. She is a different person and her "issues" aren't necessarily going to create difficulties for her in the same way they did for you.
There is a huge difference between helping a child cope with an issue
No I didn't. Here, I'll quote it for you:
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Nothing in there about average performance. Nothing in there about which specific math skills your child is going to need in the future. Your post might as well have been in another thread for all the relevance it had to what I said.
I'm getting used to it though. You have been either unable or unwilling to listen to what anyone has to say in this whole thread.
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