Is your spouse happy with your position or that you are a stay at home mom?

Interesting. I'm a stay at home dad, its because we travel and her assignments are just 13 weeks so finding a job somewhere wouldn't even be feasible. I do some work on the internet so I bring home some money. Eventually when my wife goes back to school I'll have to enter the work force, its not a question of why but when. I can see how you have gotten used to being at home and I have the same feelings of wondering how I'm going to re-enter the work force since I've been gone so long. Just use the experience you have if you decide to go back. If you don't give your kids all you've got. Good luck.

I currently work full time but I did consider staying home at one time after my daughter was born. Health insurance was my main concern with not working, since it would have been close to 1000 dollars a month from my husbands paycheck. I don't know your financial status but i know my husband is our financial planner. As for my husband, I guess he is happy that i bring in a good amount of income and i have health insurance.

Ladym, Maybe your husband is just worried about money right now and that is why he wants you to work again? It sounds like you want to be there for your children and I don't blame you. I'd weigh the pros and cons of you going back to work, do you still need someone to watch your kids? How much will it cost you? etc... Maybe cutting back on things would be easier... Hmmm, I'd just say do what you think is right, and talk to your hubby too, allay his fears.

I have always worked up until a few months ago. My better half would absolutely love it if I stayed home. Our children are grown but one 15yr old at home from my previous marriage. I myself am some what stir crazy and want to find work and get out. I miss my own paycheck and at times I feel like I'm not contributing even though I do cook and clean etc. to me it just doesn't seem to be enough.(Especially when your use to having your own money) If I could find a legitimate internet business that didn't cost me a fortune to start, and where I could make about $500 a month I'd be happy to stay home and continue to do the things I do. Until I find that opportunity I'll keep looking for a real job outside the home.(which seem to be far and none)

I just stopped working full time to stay home with our 3 month old. He totally supports it but the lack of money SUCKS! I'm hoping he will still support my staying home when I have another and when they get older for sure!! I dont mind working part time but my kids are my top priority! I refuse to have someone else raising MY children. My mom stayed home with us and I think it is so important!

Hi I think I am in the same situation as you, I am a full time stay at home mom and I am very happy to look after teh family My husband also says things about working fulltime again but I ahve my own reason.Who will look after kids,homework ,household chores etc I am not sure how it will work once I start working fulltime I think I may be working parttime when the kids start school

Don’t take me otherwise, but I think your hubby is being a bit unappreciative of your mind and body and psyche. As a mother myself, I know only too well how difficult it is to leave a child and go to work…but if you can do it, then its done and after sometime you kind of get used to it. Your husband however, asked you to stay at home during those crucial years to take care of the kids and you listened to him. You worked hard in setting up your online business yet, now maybe he feels that more money is needed and he wants you to go back! No way!!! It would be way too too difficult for you to now readjust all over again and start from the scratch. I’ve know women who’ve taken one or two years break after childbirth and it was so difficult for them to go back working…at the interviews people ask all sorts of embarrassing questions and then you are no longer in the midst of a working atmosphere…and then what about the kids! It would have been one thing if they had grown up seeing mommy work but quite the other in mommy suddenly not being at home throughout the day! My spouse adn me have no choice really...none of us earn enough for me to quit working AND by the time, if ever he earns more than enough, I'd still not quit coz I've got used to this life and my son too knows that mommy doesnt stay at home, so he's conditioned himself accordingly.

My husband loves that I stay home. I am able to take care of all the things that need to be done during the week. When I worked, it was so hard to get everything done, be here for the boys, get dinner on the table, be here for maintenance people, etc... Even though the boys are older now, they still call on me constantly for help with things. I am able to come through for everybody and it is so much less stressful then when we both worked. My husband does think that I am a little lonely and he is probably right. I don't have much interaction with anybody all day long. I really enjoy the peaceful quietness of my day. I am thinking about returning to massage therapy school though. I think it would give me the ability to work part-time, make some extra money, and have some contact with people!

My husband is very supportive ever since I started working. I actually started working before him but he showed me that he supports me 100 percent and I love him for that. A few months back I decided to go another way and he was still the same so I had no problem with my husband.

For me my husband want me to work because he don't like a siting pretty woman the reason he doing that because he don't gave me allowance and he's salary it's own only.

Hi ladym33,I 'm sure my husband is very happy for i am a stay at home mom.I just keep on caring and loving him as well as my children.My husband is really a good provider to us.He always want me to stay at home for him and to our kids.I'm just working here for a part time.But most of my time is looking for the needs,caring,doing household chores, and to love and teach my children in all their needs.I enjoy being a stay at home mom.Good Day!

hai ladym, we have a same problem, now, my husband wants me to work again, because we have to cover anything. So, i try to get some job that i can still go home at 4pm not until night. so i can still take care my kids..

Hi ladym, we have a common thought, both of us feel that i should stay at home to pay full attention to our four months old kid. However i feel that i should slowly look for some part time job to support my family financially. Nowadays it's pretty difficult to find a part time job. As far as now, we both are happy with the way our life goes...

Same as your story, before i'm also a working mother, working in a company, 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. I have 2 children still going school. And it is really very difficult for us mother doing 2 responsibilities at the same time. When my hubby noticed that i'm always tired after work and not able to help my kids in their school assignments, he told me to stop working and concentrate to my 2 kids..Since then i focus my time to my 2 kids. And now im happy and contented with what i am doing. Taking care of my kids, our house and also my hubby. My spouse is also contented with what i am doing now, eventhough we are in the financial crisis...But still we can survive.

My kids are grown, and I have had lots of positions since I married my current husband. We both agree that I work way too much where I am now, but I like the income and benefits. I will stick it out a little longer, at least until I have had my foot surgery.

my partner just wants me to be happy, we are older and I have been disabled for awhile, and now he is disabled and winding down his business as well.

My situation is pretty much the same minus starting my own business. I worked full time when we met and till our second child was born. After that it was too much for me to work, all my money went to daycare and gas and lunches. So I started staying home with our kids. I watched other people's kids to make money for awhile but then I got to the point where I couldn't stand it anymore. We had another kid and struggled for a while but he didn't seem to mind. I went back to work for a few weeks but our childcare assistance plan fell through so I had to quit. He didn't seem to mind. He doesn't want our kids in daycare so he is happy that I can be home with them. Once our youngest is in school I'll probably go back to work at least part time. I do various things on the internet to make money, so at least that helps out some.

Steve lets me do what I want...his attempt to make me happy. He's made comments about if I went back to work we would have more money. He also knows how stressed out I was about work too. I'm doing the best I can to earn online so that I have my own spending money, which means putting in some of the gas in my car, buying household needs, and food too. Marsha

I'm at stay at home mom my husband is selfemployed and we strugle sometimes but we are happy the way we are because we both do not trust anyone to take care of our little girl. What type of business do you have online??? Oh and i will start working again once my little pumpkin goes to school :)

I and my wife agree about the invest time for our kid. Teach carefully our kids with the truth.