Are you a SAHM or a working mom?

I divorced for the first time when my kids were very young. I started a business I could work from home, wrote a lot freelance and stayed available to my kids 24/7 for the next 15 years. Now I am many many years older, and facing divorce again. I have began working outside my home when my kids grew up, but for the past year have been unable to work due to back problems. After this divorce I want to leave the country and set up a new life somewhere else - a small bookshop maybe, or design service, I'm not sure yet. I just know that I can't stay at home 24/7 or I'll go mad.

I'm also a stay at home mom. The last time I worked full time was 1999. I had to give up working because my pregnancy was delicate. I was 29 at the time. When I gave birth, my son had congenital abnormalities, so, working 9-5 was out of the question. My husband is the only one who has a steady income so, I thought I'd look here in the net..Found many good paying sites and so been doing it for awhile now..

I am a SAHM.I got married 25 years ago.At that time we girls were not that pushy or outgoing like the younger lot today.I had no regrets about it.Now when my son is grown up and my hubby is always out on his work.I feel I'm sitting idle at home.Maybe if I could work the income would come handy and I too could spend my time in a useful manner.After so many years of sitting at home I dont think I can do a 9-5 job.So I try my hand at making stuff and selling it.I feel good, making money and I am happy that I'm not in the rat race.That's not for me atleast.I'm very content with what Iam today.

I'm a sahm as well, and we do have to make extreme sacrifices, but I believe it is worth it for us. We have 5 kids.

Yes - I am also a stay at home mom and my husband and I, after much prayer, came to the conclusion that it was God's will for me to do so! I have been very blessed to stay at home and although it has been a huge sacrifice regarding finances, the Lord has never ceased to make provision! Thank Jesus! So, I'm very happy to be home and I've found ways to make money from home so it's all working out very well!

hi, mamacathie,I am still single. But really blessed to see how God has bless you so much even you are a SAHM (stay-at-home-MeeMee). If i got married, I'll sure work rather than just sitting at home unless I can earn money through online. hahahah.

I am a stay at home/work at home mom and love it. I can stay at home with our son. My husband works full time outside of the home and thankfully loves his job. We are in a new city/state and now live on another coast. It's far from my family but we're making it work. We are a family. :)

I am a stay at home mom now, and hope to stay at home at least until all of my kids are in school. So far we just have a 2 year old, but we are trying for another one now, and we may or may not have more after that. Being a stay at home mom does take a lot of sacrifices. I do some work online and bring in around $300-350 per month, so that helps a lot. Some of my husband's friends have a hard time understanding why he can't go out with them every weekend and blow through half his paycheck the way they do. My husband is totally ok with not going out with his friends all the time, though. He agrees that what is best for our family is for me to be at home with my toddler.

I'm a SAHM. We are making it for now but once they kids start school which will be 4 years from now I am suppose to go back to work. I am hoping that it will be at the school so I can have off when the kids have off. Right now I do things online to bring in a little extra money. I did try to sell avon but wasn't too successful with that. I am happy that I am getting the chance to spend this time with them even though at times I do wish I could get out and do something to help out more then I do. Thats great that you get to stay home with your grandkids. I wouldn't trust my mom with my kids to stay home with them all the time since she did lose my daughter twice. Thank God someone we knew found her both times. I'm not taking the chance again.

Hi mamacathie! I really admired you for doing such sacrifice for your family. I know it is not easy to just stay at home and take care of the family but I exactly understand how fulfilling it is. I'm sure your children had the best time of their lives especially when they were little kids because their mom was always there for them and now your grandchildren. I salute you for that!

I did both. I had to work when my 2 oldest sons were little. But, I was able to stay home with my youngest ones. Now, with my youngest graduating from high school, I'm not sure what I'll be doing. I'm working on my blog, I will probably get more involved with blogging.

I'm a working mom. I work full-time and my hubby is a stay at home dad ( a combo of health insurance for my oldest son, 1st marriage and a surgery for him were the reasons for his choice) I really wanted my husband to understand what it takes to care for a baby/toddler/young child and he reaaly appreciated the opportunity, since our son was a "gift" that came later in life (he was 41 when our son was born) I do create handmade jewelry as a part-time business, but hubby does much of the computer work for my online business and he also handles many of the the little online businesses that we are involved in. Many of the craft posts on myLot are mine, but some of the making money posts are his, along with all the sports threads that are participated in. So the secret is out...lol...but he's really not a myLot type of guy.

I'm also a stay at home mom with 5 kids. It's not easy, especially with prices going up but when I think about what I would miss I wouldn't trade it. Everyone has talked about the sarcifices they have to make but on the other side of the fence there are a lot harder one to make.

hi, it is important to give time to ur children atleast in their formative years as they need the emotional security more than anything else. the right moral values need to be imbibed in them frm childhood. i have a three year old but still he needs me so much leaving him in a day care or with a baby sitter would be unfair and i will miss something very precious that is to see him grow and speak new things , new songs, his attempts at dancing and so many new things he does that just makes me laugh and enjoy every moment. i am thankful to God to have given me an opportunity of working from home some odd jobs that gives me my financial independence too...and can be with my baby all day...and see him grow into a good human being. we are more than happy with what we manage we need to look for contentment bcoz there is no end to wants. and when he is older i plan to pick a part time job so that i m back home when he comes frm school. i hope my dream of seeing him touch great heights some day comes true.....and finally when he is settled we intend having our small beachside seafood joint and stay cool..