Lately more then ever I've been told I'm very lucky to be able to JUST stay home. When I say, "Oh yeah its wonderful to be able to be the one who really molds my kids" They say "Well yeah, you just get to hang out and relax with your kids all day, you can go wherever and do whatever!"
This has been the reply of three different people the past couple months. I'm thinking do people really feel this way? And some who have kids as well?
I must say being a stay at home mom is a true blessing, AND a career I always wanted! However many feel its as fun as a family vacation, as spring break with your kids...I don't mean to sound bad but its not.
I get up early too, I sometimes "work late", there is overtime, nap time = my lunch break, my ANY break IF I don't have work piled up from the rest of the day!
From morning to night there is hardly any TV, every day there are dishes and laundry, every other day there is vacuuming, dusting, bathrooms, organizing. There are three meals I cook a day and all different per person/kid, since I'm home there should be no reason to go out for multiple meals.I spend time tutoring my kids, teaching them things. We have a fun "study" time during each day, if I'm here sitting around won't teach them anything. We learn ABCs, about space, animals, the states, the presidents, to read. Not like I'm doing a full time home school here but it doesn't hurt to introduce these things. If I decided to go out for the day there are things that can pile up at home and I'll end up with some catch up the next day, just like taking a day off work will do the same thing. So I make choices, I don't go out every day. There are true benefits, its true I don't need to call in, I really could pick up and go out if I wanted to, I could get a sitter even! But we make big sacrifices to allow me to do this, when both parents work you'll probably be able to do more things on the weekends, or buy more for yourselves, I don't go out and buy much for myself anymore. But this is my job, and I love my work as a housewife!
I think the only ones who read this all relate, I'm just venting...at first I felt so lazy like maybe I do have it easy because this role feels like it just "comes with the territory" but I know that I work hard day to day, I have a great system that provides my family with full bellies, a clean environment, fun activities, and opportunities to learn new things each day.
I am lucky to have my dream job! I'm a stay at home mom!
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