Stay at home mother.. A job in itself.

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  • mitch576
  on Nov. 8, 2009 at 6:04 AM

• i don't understand the question fully... or were you making a declaration?

  i'm a stay at home mom .... and not for any of the reasons you mentioned. i live in a small town and we use to have a woman here who did day care 2 bucks and hour...all meals included.

   her day care was used by my generation also... she had raised many of my peers.

  i used her day care with the oldest... best damn thing i ever did for that kid. but she doesn't run it anymore...  and since then, i've been home.

  see... the oldest has autism, and there isn't a day care in the state of rhode island that will take him. it's not because he's "bad" because he isn't... it's because if you utter the words " he has autism" they hang up on you or tell you right out "we aren't equpt"

  which is weird.. since he is very much a typical kid and they really don't need to be "equipt" but whatever... you get my point.

   you know.. it's not always suzy homemaker.. being a stay at home mom. it can be very difficult emotionally.  if you want to do it and can afford to do so.. go for it!  but be prepared.. it's not always glamourous or fun/

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  • giminidragonfly
  on Nov. 8, 2009 at 6:11 AM

• im not trying to bash but if he is an x ray tech he make pretty good money right? so i think if you want to be a stay at home mom you could just find a house or apartment that is cheaper. my hubby works at a gas station and makes 8.25 hr and barley get 40hr a week and we have to kids that are still in diapers and we make it Barley lol
  

  
  

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  • 3allgirls3
  on Nov. 8, 2009 at 6:23 AM

• I was a stay at home mom for 6 years and loved every min. of it.  We didn't want our kids in day care or with baby sitters. It was hard financial and we didn't have the best house, the best clothes or 2 new cars. But then expensive things likes braces started coming around , sports, band etc. so I had to go to work. Fortunately it was at the right time when my oldest was old enough to babysit. Now we have created a "lifestyle" that will not allow me to go back to being a stay at home mom. And I miss it terribly.  I have a teen, a tween, and an 8 year old and I feel that I am losing control of them since I work 40 hrs a week. So here is my best advice. 1 keep a simplelife style and be happy being a stay at home mom or 2 keep a simple life style regardless so that it is always an option.

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  • denise3680
  on Nov. 8, 2009 at 6:28 AM

• YOu have to do what is right and affordable for your family.  It will be difficult but it can be done.  You will have to change your way of living, if being a SAHM is something that you really want to do.  Since your husband is still in the military I would try and pay off everything you can and put money away for safety reasons.  the economy is bad and finding a job can be tough but be prepared.  My husband and I arranged our scheduals (when I worked) so that when he got home I went to work. 

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