So do you agree that some people ham it up to make it seem like its super hard. Because to be honest I would trade those years for this corporate life in a minute
I didn't want to go there but sadly there are many who don't get the benefits due to "stress". Consider yourself lucky
My wife would agree with my post. In fact she can be one the harshest critics of the type of SAHM's I described. Two being her own sister and sister-in-law. It drives here crazy that her sister gets so little done around their house that she actually feels bad for her BIL, who works all day and travels for work. Its simple, whoever, man or woman, stays at home, should do the everyday housework. Its not sexist its simply division of labor. Not to stay the other shouldn't contribute, but anything that can be done during household work hours, should not be dumped upon the first person to walk through the door because the "kids were bad today". If earning the income is split 100/0, then the household work shouldnt be 50/50 either. I had a co-worker come into work on Monday after 6 days off. His wife is SAHW no kids. He was wearing a sweater and when questioned because its 90 degrees out, he said flatly that his wife was "tired from vacation and needed to rest", therefore no laundry was done "preparing" for 6 days in Disney and no laundry was done for the 2 days of the weekend to rest from vacation. He is absolutely doomed when they have kids.
I do this half the year every year(only work have a month) staying at home with a 4 year old now is cake compared to my job. Thats with do the house hold work while my wife works. Ive never understood how people think staying at home with kids is so hard. Maybe it is worse with two kids? I don't know. But id give anything to be with mine EVERYDAY instead of work what little bit I do. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Tapatalk
I think there is a big difference in staying at home with 2-4 years olds and staying at home with an infant to 2 year old.
Very well could be. I have only stayed home with one. From the time he was an infant until today when he's four. Has not been very many hard days in four plus years. 2 could be a different story. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Tapatalk
There is no difference, just tradeoffs. 2-4 they have mobility, but the indepence can be crippling. In one spilt second running out for the mail and they can get in trouble. Infant to 2 was having them totally dependent, but when they went to sleep which was often, I could watch espn, read etc or even nap. I did it when mine were 1 and soon to be 3. It actually infuriating to say its hard. We have microwaves, washing machines, dishwashers, internet and cell phones to stay connected. Need something delivered amazon prime can have it the next day. My sympathy to any man or woman home all day homesteading pumping water by hand and stoking your fire with wood and washing plates, dishes, diapers and clothes with a washtub. However, for most americans, If you throw a load of clothes in and sit on the couch you are not doing laundry. You are sitting on the couch playing or paying attention to your children while a machine washes them. They only part you "do" is fold and put away. I am not a chauvinist. I stayed at home and I am so happy I had that time with my kids. However, it was the closest thing to carefree college days I had. I never used a clock or had to catch an early morning flight or sit in traffic. When the holidays were over and all the adults dreaded going back to work, I looked forward to playing outside in the colder weather. Honestly, too many guys and some women put up with too much crap if you are going out and earning the money. My wife should have had all the right in the world to be pissed at me if I told here Saturday morning I made an appointment for you to have the oil changed in your care because I'm busy this week with play dates and chores. We switched cars that day mid-week and I got it done. Even if it meant going to her office with kids.
