stay at home moms

We have similar live. My Chairman finally offered me the position I desperately wanted for two years and I had to turn him down. Instead of taking my dream job I decided to quit and take care of my baby. Now as working home mom I fill my busy day in joy seeing my baby cute smile everyday, and enjoying every step of her development, those things that people can not buy no matter how much money they have in their pocket. This is one life time experience for every baby and I don't think I want to miss it. I am happy being a busy stay home mom today. have good day and hugs for your little one

Excellent article. This is honestly and truly what happens to most moms whose bosses are pint size people who only cry and yell and don't talk. When my daughter was a baby, it was kinda like that. She was born in the winter so I would get up and get the older two up and make sure they got dressed and started eating breakfast. I would go start my car to heat it up before I changed the baby and put her in the carseat because it was like 20 degrees out. Then I would coax the kids out of the house and drive them to the bus stop for school. After the bus arrived, they'd go get on it and I'd wait till it left.... head home with baby, make a quick breakfast, grab another cup of coffee. By this time she'd need to eat again so I'd go sit down with her and the boppy and nurse her. For an hour. If she fell asleep, I'd put her in the bouncy seat in the bathroom with me, turn on the water, and take my shower. If she was still asleep after the shower, I'd get dressed and do my hair and quickly do things like wipe down counters and load or empty the dishwasher, sweep any mess in the kitchen, etc. Once she woke up it was usually change, feed, carry her around - she was always a very happy baby if you HELD her all the time or if she was nursing. period. If you put her down, be prepared for an air raid siren. SOMETIMES I'd put her back in the car seat because I needed to go get groceries or gas or run other errands. Soon enough it was lunch time for me so I'd again grab something quickly and eat while nursing her. Then there was laundry or picking up other things, and suddenly it was time to go back to the bus stop to pick up the other kids. Then came hanging over them to do homework and dealing with that for 2 hours while they argued and wanted to watch tv and get on the phone. More diaper changing and nursing.... figuring out what to make for dinner, MAKING dinner, then standing over the kids again to make sure they helped clean up together and didn't try to kill each other with knives while we weren't looking. Poked at them to start getting ready for bed... folded some laundry, cleaned up more in the kitchen with baby in one arm because kids left stuff in the sink and disposal, didn't sweep the floor... left garbage lid up, etc. Usually after this point was some time to hang with hubby but baby never went to sleep till almost 11 PM... and we all have to get up at 5 AM. These days it's no less hectic, I usually take care of extra kids I like it though, I have to report to nobody but myself and I can take the kids anywhere... or stay home - unless they have specific activities of course. I've found that I"m actually more organized when I have 3-4 kids than I am with just one, but you have to be, especially if you have infants or multiples who are the same age lol.

i know what you mean! my daughters are almost 4 years apart and so i was a stay at home mom for pretty much 10 years and i sold Avon during that time too.

I know some stay at home moms. Two fo them are Super Moms! I have no idea how they do it! If I tried to dow hat they did I would go insane! Both have 3 kids. None are babies anymore but their kids ages are between 6 and 11. One runs a day care through her home! Besides that she bought a new horse for her kids and works out at the stable on weekends! Cleaning stalls and doing sunday night feeding! Add the husband and she has her hands full! The other woman is leasing the stable I just mentioned! She gives riding lessons on top of that! She does 75% of the feedings! She has a horse of her own and her oldest daughter also rides but she has a pony! On top of this she is moving to Alabama with her family! The company her husband works for promoted him! The Promotion means moving to Alabama in August! Right now her husband is spliting time between here and Alabama. I have a feeling Emily is going to be doing alot of the moving herself! From the packing,getting rid of the stuff they are not taking,shipping the the animals,the pony the,the horse,a parrot,two Guinea pigs,5 cats and 3 dogs to Alabama! Getting the three kids registered in school for the fall! Getting a new house organized! Just thinking about it is making me crazy! Even if a stay at home mom is like the moms I mentioned,I salute all stay at home moms! I could never do it!

My hubby and I just have one kid who just turned 13 this year. When he was younger, I was the one who literally did everything from feeding him through the night to changing his diapers to teaching him his ABCs, while his daddy was busy working to provide for us. Now that we have a helper in our home, it made things pretty much easier for me as a stay home mom. I still prepare the clothes my son wears in school every day and wait for him at the lobby of our condominium in the afternoon when the bus service drops him off. Then I coach him the best way I can with some of the assignments he needs some mentoring on except Math problems where I also have a problem in that area. I am satisfied with the time I spend with my son since I am the one he comes for counsel when has some questions he needs some answers in private. It's like he sees me now not only as a mother but as a friend which I think is cool. I believe this is one of the rewards of being a stay-at-home mom and I am fine with that.

Stay at home Moms do more than any one imagines they do. They don’t stay home and watch soap operas all day as is the perception of most people. They are the first ones to wake up and the last to go to bed making sure that the doors are locked and everything is as it should be. Stay at home mothers deserve to be applauded.

yes, being a stay at home mom is a job where it, 24/7 hours. no pay. no bennefits. no holidays. but ,you know what....it's worth every bit of it. once it's over i don't know if i would do it again, but i am sure had that i had the chance.

I can perfectly relate to this.I have been a stay at home mom for almost 3 years now and although I have given up lots of things for my little girl...I was on the peak of my career but then it's worth it, a trillion times worth it.There could never be a job worth more rewarding than being able to spend my time & see my little angel grow up.

I was in this situation some 12 years ago. But now my youngest is 13 years old already. I personally attended to my children during their growing years, so I was not able to work for several years. being a mom was my full time job during those times. He he. But it's quite satisfying for me. No regrets. Though sometimes I would think that had I started working earlier perhaps I have a higher position already. But my children are more important than any job.