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: 03-18-2004
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:07pm

My DCP has no problems getting my almost 3YO DD to nap. I can't get it to happen, (almost never anyway) for the life of me on the weekends.

Mondo

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Registered: 03-07-2004
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:09pm
How you been? Nice to see you around and ITA. She makes her living telling people to do what she never did and is VERY mean in the process. She's a shock radio jock hiding behind a mask of morality and nothing more.
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Registered: 03-07-2004
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:11pm
ITA!
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Registered: 01-29-2004
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:16pm
Well, your response shows only that you didn't mean "sad." You meant it's something that wouldn't work in your life. It works really well for me and my family, trust me. You just don't know what my life is like. There are many words I'd use to describe my very privileged life, but sad is definitely not one.
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Registered: 01-29-2004
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:21pm
I feel like I'm at a deposition. Either you took a lunch hr to go to the PTA or to meet up with Allen or to leave work an hour early...or you didn't. Why are you splitting hairs? Sahms don't get lunch breaks. Some wohms do. And ALL wohms know if they do or they don't.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:22pm

We think so too.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 10-18-2003
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:28pm

The issue isn't whether I get a "lunch hour". The issues are:


1) whether or not that "lunch hour" is a break. If I take my "lunch hour" to do PTA, or the grocery shopping, or register dd for swimming lessons, its not a break anymore than when you do those things during

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.  Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:32pm

I'm am not quite sure what I did actually....but I do have two very good but different sleepers.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:34pm

Sahm moms may not get a formal lunch break but they do get breaks during the day...especially during nap time.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-18-2004
Wed, 05-12-2004 - 5:38pm

Maybe ultimately the point is that you do what's necessary so that you don't have to work late at night, and you optimize what lunch you do have to facilitate more Mom duties.

Mondo

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