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Post by mamatomeadow on Feb 26, 2008 9:55:57 GMT -5
I am a stay at home mama right now. Before Meadow was born I decided to withdraw from UW's MSW program in order to stay at home for my babe's first year of life. I reapplied in Jan., and am hoping to go back to school next fall. I love being at home! I live in sweatpants, and I don't remember what heels feel like. That said, I do miss the hustle and bustle of getting up early, getting "ready," and driving off to work or school. This is weird, but I miss deadlines and due dates. Of course, mamahood takes the cake...Meadow makes every day a new, exciting day. Yesterday, for instance, we started planting seeds for our spring flowers, and Meadoodle shook and chewed on the seed packets while I played in the dirt. ;D And today I think we're going to bake something special for our papa bear.
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Post by RiverValleyMama on Feb 26, 2008 12:03:31 GMT -5
It's still surprising to me how much fun being a SAHM can be. It's also still amazing to me how much I can handle ! I stopped working when I was about 5 months pregnant and didn't go back until Harry was 4 months old and then only part time. It was VERY hard for me. I've always know that I wanted to stay at home when I have kids and that was killing me.The whole time I was at work, all I was thinking about was him and how I wanted to be with him and not be at work. So we've made sacrifices, and still learning and trying to balance everything out so I can be here, where I belong.
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Post by mamatomeadow on Feb 26, 2008 16:11:03 GMT -5
It is definitely fun. By the evening, though, I'm ready for my spouse to take over...even if for only five or ten minutes. Do you long for just a little bit of alone time during the evening? I was raised by a working mama, so I occasionally feel guilty about the fact that my husband is working outside the home. But, I suppose our household is as egalitarian as we believe it to be... It's funny because as a younster I wanted to be a stay at home mama, but during my adolescence I wanted to be thriving in a professional way. Now I'm loving it at home, but I hope to get back into the professional world as soon as me and (more importantly) Meadow are ready for it...even if that's next fall or five years from now.
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Post by RiverValleyMama on Feb 26, 2008 17:00:03 GMT -5
Oh do I ever long for 10 minutes in the evening to myself! Or a bath by myself. I understand feeling guilty, my hubby works so hard and we still struggle. But this is something we discussed before we even got married. I think th biggest thing is finding a comfort zone for both of us. I find myself upset with him for being lazy or not doing much around the house and I'm sure that sometimes he feels that way about me but then I remember that be both work very hard at our respective jobs.
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Post by judymae on Feb 27, 2008 11:32:47 GMT -5
I've been a SAHM now for almost 14 years. I have taken part time jobs when money was short. But never for more than a month or two. I decided when our youngest started kindergarten I would go back to work full time. I worked for 6 months and had the hardest time. I couldn't make all the stuff at their schools. I couldn't make sporting events. Then our youngest started having seizures. I quit my job and haven't even thought about working again. Yes, sometimes my brain feels like mush, but working was really hard on me and the kids. My hubby works out of town for 14 days at a time and is only home for 7 days a month. If I work then I don't spend but a few hours a month with him. Since he is gone ALOT I really have alot of responsibilities around the house that most women don't have. I don't complain~hubby's job pays the bills. But I think I stay extremely busy for a person who's kids are in school and doesn't have a job.
Staying at home is different for everyone. My sister can't do it. My SIL can't do it. But I LOVE it. When I worked parttime from time to time I would end up in the bathroom crying. I just couldn't handle being away from my kids. Even though they make my life complicated some times I really can't handle working. Hopefully I'll be able to pinch our pennies and stay home longer!!
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