Do you feel judged being a stay at home mom?
By rocknrollmom
@rocknrollmom (177)
United States
February 6, 2007 2:55pm CST
I feel like other people are surprised when they find out you are a stay at home mom. Very few people in my area are stay at home moms. Isn't being a mom one of the most important jobs a woman can have? Maybe I'm just being overly sensitive.
3 responses
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
6 Feb 07
You are not being over sensitive I get that all the time. I really enjoy (not!) the reaction I get when they say some thing like oh you work from home and I tell them no. They act horrified like I'm putting my kids some sort of misery by not working. My kids need for nothing so I could care less what they think.
@rocknrollmom (177)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I am glad that you could appreciate how I feel being a stay at home mom. I need to learn not to care about what other's think of my decision. I can remember when I was teaching, I didn't like how they ignored my 6 month old son at one day care center. He cried all the time. He later went to a much better daycare, but I kept thinking why am I spending all this time with someone else's kids and not my own. It has been difficult for us financially, but I think its worth the sacrafice.
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
11 Feb 07
Sorry about not getting back to you had to do my taxes and it took me 3 days to get it together and figured out
Finacially it is tough but we muddle through it pretty well I have daughters 13 and 11. I also have a very supportive husband. My kids know I'm always here for them and it has them that we don't have "to keep up with the Jones" to be happy and they have grown to be pretty thrifty shoppers. I think it's also given them a good sense of family they still spend some weekends with thier grandparents. That's pretty good for kids thier age.
@rocknrollmom (177)
• United States
11 Feb 07
You are lucky that you have a supportive husband. I think during the teen years our kids need us more than ever. We live in an area that's very materialistic which is a shame. This gives me a chance to help my husband with grading papers. He is very involved with helping my nine year old with her homework. thanks for getting back to me.
@tarheelnancy (1317)
• United States
16 Mar 07
I feel I do get judged, especially since both of my children are in school now. It doesn't bother me though when someone says something like, now that your kids are in school why don't you get a job. My answer, because I like having my children come home to a clean house and a nice snack. I like my children coming home to an eager mother not overtired from working.
I like being able to be there if one of my kids get sick and need to come home from school, instead of trying to get the employer to let me go home or if not, finding someone able to go and pick my child up.
My husband doesn't mind my staying home, we are not suffering finacially. My children love that mom doesn't have to go to work.
I make a few dollars off the internet and am able to buy extra Christmas and birthday presents or other little extras. I'm content and so is my family and nobody elses opinions matter to me.
@sripriya (450)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Never!Iam proud being a stay at home mom!by staying at home I can closely watch my child's activities and give her encouragement and support as and when needed.As you said mom is a designation which every woman should be proud of.If there is no financial crisis in your home then I think going for work is absolutely unnecessary.By staying at home you can create a more happy and healthy atmosphere for your child and make him grow into a fine humanbeing.
