Is is "hard" being a sahm?

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Registered: 04-06-2004
Is is "hard" being a sahm?
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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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Registered: 02-23-2004
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 3:26pm
Big old blinders. Big, Huge ones!!!!
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Registered: 02-23-2004
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 3:27pm
3 gold stars.
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Registered: 02-23-2004
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 3:28pm
I tried to explain this to my own mother. She was as blind & stubborn!
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Registered: 02-23-2004
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 3:29pm
I could make a dress by that pattern w/my eyes shut it is so obvious!
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Registered: 03-23-2003
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 3:31pm

I had actually been thinking about this strength/weakness thing for a while before this thread even came up, and

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Registered: 02-23-2004
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 3:41pm
You sound like an awesome mom! I only wish I had one. But I am one to my own dd. I will not make the mistakes my mother did. I just see too much, way too much, of my childhood sadness due to my own mother in grimlims posts.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 3:42pm

Exactly.

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Registered: 03-23-2003
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 3:57pm

LOL about your son. I know how you feel. My dd wants to join the debate team next year. You should have seen her eyes light up when she found out about it. "You mean people actually DO that!?!" was her reaction.


I, of course, have mixed feelings...I know she will enjoy it, but now she's not going to settle for the "because I said so" argument from me, lol.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 4:02pm

I never claimed she wouldn't take math.

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sat, 05-22-2004 - 4:05pm
and as usual, it doesn't address a single thing in my post.

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