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@happythoughts (4109)
United States
February 4, 2008 9:18pm CST
I just quit my job. I feel so great about it. I have been a Stay at Home Mom for years now and a while back we needed a bit more income to get us by. I took a job that was hard on me but got us through. I stayed home all day then worked at night. My boss was always critical and we never did a good job at work, nothing was ever good enough. I got to the point I dreaded going in. I am now happily unemployed. I cant explain how good it feels!
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16 responses
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
5 Feb 08
I don't think there is anything worse than working in a job you get no appreciation what so ever, you have to be happy in your job you only live once so you might as well be happy with what you do, good luck to you my friend.
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@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Thank you very much. I do feel so much better.
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@lightningd (1039)
• United States
5 Feb 08
I was just discussing with my youngest son what he wants to do when he finishes school. I told him he needs to find a job that he would enjoy doing. If you aren't happy in your job, it effects the other aspects of your life as well. Congrats on your new unemployment status.
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@jhazie (340)
• Philippines
8 Feb 08
Hi, oh youre happy being unemployed, thats pretty cool stayed at home better than to work with your boss :) me too i stay home, i work at home always ;)feel comportable now dear,have a great day!
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I love to be home with the kids. There are good days and bad days just like a normal job but I feel like I am doing what I was ment to do.
@jeanbug23 (992)
• Philippines
5 Feb 08
Yea, being a stay at home mum is a tough job, the job with no salaries and no appreciation on what you do. No day off and no leaves, this is really sacrifice. I also quitted my job five years ago and decided to become a full time housewife, experiencing the joys and pain of being left alone at home, doing all the household stuff. But no matter what, we are lucky to monitor our kids and be available to them whatever time of the day.
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@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I was a stay at home mom for 6 years befor this and we hit a point were we needed a little extra money to help out. I know that at home is where I belong. It is hard but so worth it.
@MyNameIsGabriel (34)
• Israel
7 Feb 08
Way to go.
I admire your will power.. Working at a job you hate to help your family..
You sound like a very strong person to me, and i think you deserve to be happy - and if unemploymaint does the trick - so be it.
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I really dont consider it unemployed since I am at home taking care of my kids. It is a lot of work it just does not come with a paycheck. Thanks.
@hopeful327 (189)
• United States
28 Mar 08
What a great day! :)
Kudos to you for being a stay at home mom! Trust me, your child will be better off for it. I know in some situations the mom must work, but being a SAHM is the best thing for your child(ren)!!!!!!! :) Your kid would much rather have you than the extra $$! :)
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
29 Mar 08
I love being a mom so much. My kids have never been in daycare but being a stay at home mom and a working mom was very hard. This was definately the right chioce for me.
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
5 Feb 08
Wonderful! While I have never been a stay-at-home mum, I guess within my heart, I too want my days with my child. During lunch-break when I go out for a breath of fresh air, I see mothers walking by with little children hopping & jumping behind them. I start imagining...how the mother gets home, undresses her child, bathes her gently, has lunch together, then maybe a short nap….Its been years I have yearned for such domestic bliss. Just responding to some other discussion the other day, I consciously counted for the first time that I get to spend max to max 7 hrs with my child in a day! How I have yearned to go to the park together, rustle up new recipes, go shopping….Oh well. But we still need the money and by the time I can afford to give up the job, my son wont need me like he does now. so enjoy your time…you know its being better spent than running after money.
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Everybody has a place where they belong. The important thing is that we are were we should be. If we needed the money I would have a job, but my kids need me so that is where I am. I am so thankful for a hubby that thinks home is where I should be too.
@singh_probin (71)
• India
5 Feb 08
Hmm..
You are happy of being unemployed and I'm unhappy of fact I'm getting a job.
Well.. ur happy that's the good thing!!
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I am so happy. Being home with my kids is where I belong. Congrats on your new job.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
5 Feb 08
That's a good reason to quit your job! If I were to go back to work and I got a boss like yours I'd quit too! :P LOL No one should have to put up with crap from their employer when the employee is working their tail off!
Happy unemployment! :)
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Putting up with crap it putting it lightley. Thank you.
@mscongeniality (110)
• Canada
5 Feb 08
i've been unemployed for 13years right after i gave birth to my eldest, and now i'm coming back for a job again. but my husband said that i can only have a job near our place.unfortunately, jobs around the place is not the job i really looking for and not related from my last job. but still i agreed to take a job around the area for i feel bored of being at home for that long. Coz my children are now at their teens and i sometimes feel that they dont need me anymore to be around them and i feel lonely sometimes being alone at home. I told myself that while still young i need to be productive not only for the sake of earning, but also for self satisfaction.
What funny is when i got a job, i dont really feel good too. oh well, maybe because it is not the real job i want. Now i am thinking of if i still want to continue working or i just misses being at home with my family...lol!
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
When I first started my job it was nice to hear thank you from the customers. It was nice to clean and work with out a kid stuck to each leg. The job wasnt a complete waste of time, but at the end it got really hard on me.
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I too would love to be self sufficent. But I still have a lot of things I need before I can do before I can depend on my self.
@loudhummer14 (535)
• Philippines
5 Feb 08
Well whatever your makes you happy is good. I've been unemployed for almost a year now. But i'm proud to say that i'm earning just about enough to get us through. I used to work in a multinational corporation but i realized that as i work 100% -- i'm not really getting too much credit for that. i'm only making the owner a lot more richer -- while i remained humble. so i quit my job and told myself that i will put up a business. i started small but i worked 100% on it -- and yes, the results were priceless. the 100% percent went to nobody but me. because it was mine. so i say, better work a hundred percent for yourself and not for anybody else.
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Congrats. I would love to work for my self if I had the time and an idea to run with.
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I love the it will kill you part. Kill you very slowly right? Thanks.
@emmasmomma (340)
• Canada
5 Feb 08
Congratulations! I just went back to work after 1 1/2 years of being a stay at home mom. I just had my second daughter in October but we needed some extra money so I had to go back to work already. I'm missing that extra time with my kids where it's just me and them, but I have no choice. I actually am feeling guilty because I was able to spend all my time with my first born and I'm not able to give my 3 month old the same attention. Anyways, good for you!!!! I'm envious. Congrats!
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I worked when I had too and it all worked out. With my son I was home all the time and with my daughter I had to work at nights. Now I am back home with both of them. It was nice because my Hubby became more of a parent when I was gone and now he is alot more understanding of things.
@bfarrier1 (2082)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Congradualations on being a Stay at Home Mom again. There is no need to work for someone that never likes what your doing and your kids need you at home more than that boss needed you, I never got to stay at home while my girls were growing up I had to put food on the table and pay bills so I always say if you can stay at home do it and it is not like that isn't a job because it is a job your doing yourself instead of someone else. Good Luck and have a great day!
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Thank you. Being a mom is so much more important than that job.
@fadilah8 (207)
• Malaysia
5 Feb 08
well congratulations to u...
now u will have more time to spend with ur family..theres nothing wrong to be a home mom right???
its not great when u r working but u dont happy with it,espeacially when u try ur best but other people doesnt notice it n dont appreciate it..
hope u'll be happy in ur new chapter...
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I worked a lot of weekends so that I could be home with the kids durring the day and work when my Hubby was home. Now we can go out and do things when we all have time off together.