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SAHM's and Money
| Fri, 06-23-2006 - 1:57pm |
I am a WOHM but have always felt like this, even as a kid. I know it is probably wrong, but it is a strong feeling I have had.
When SAHM's say "I bought this or "I saved MY money for this", I always want to say "YOUR" money? Now, don't get me wrong, my mom was a SAHM and a great one at that but she would get spending money every week, just like I do, while working, but I can't feel technically that it was "HER" money.
Staying home is a hard job, being home today I can say that it is much harder to have a stressful out of the house job AND have kids but it is more physically demanding then my job.
I just feel that any money in the household has been made by the dh and is really "HIS" all the time. He just gives it to his wife to spend. I know this is horrible but I was wondering if anyone else felt this way?
When SAHM's say "I bought this or "I saved MY money for this", I always want to say "YOUR" money? Now, don't get me wrong, my mom was a SAHM and a great one at that but she would get spending money every week, just like I do, while working, but I can't feel technically that it was "HER" money.
Staying home is a hard job, being home today I can say that it is much harder to have a stressful out of the house job AND have kids but it is more physically demanding then my job.
I just feel that any money in the household has been made by the dh and is really "HIS" all the time. He just gives it to his wife to spend. I know this is horrible but I was wondering if anyone else felt this way?

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Maybe someday my dh and I will be able to sleep-lol!! We take turns on the weekend, I get Saturdays and he gets Sundays (I like to go food shopping very early) so at least we feel like we get something-lol!!
***SAHM's don't want people to know this though, especially their dh's so they can think they had a really hard day when the kids were actually sleeping most of the day.***
This is the statement that I sarcastically was referring to. You are right I have 3 children that are independent for the most part. However a 4 year old isn't making her pancakes in the morning nor is my 7 year old. YOU don't have a teenager like I do. So as for being independent, yes...in need of direct supervision...she is the hardest one to keep an eye on. Teenagers are as much work as small children. Let me make sure you get it. MOST children don't sleep most of the day. Just because your child was asleep the majority of her day and night doesn't mean that is the norm. Again I have never heard of a child napping 6 hours per day.
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