Are you happy as a Stay At Home Parent? - Page 2

[bohemianmama21]

I am so incredibly happy to be a stay at home mom. I never ever anticipated that i would want to. My mother was also a sahm mostly bc her mom wasn't and she felt it was important. My son is high needs and when my leave from work was up, i was literally sick at the thought of leaving him in the hands of someone else for 12 hrs a day. I doubted they would be willing to hold and soothe him until he fell asleep. I had this inner voice yelling at me saying i cant leave him. Not i dont want... i cant. I was so relieved when i audited our budget and found wiggle room for me.to stay home. I love every second of it, even the frustrating screaming colicky baby times.

[mrsmischief]

I've found being a SAHM more fulfilling than I thought it would be. Through my work as SAHM and homemaker and the challenges the past six years have brought, I've learned much about myself and have been able to put this knowledge to work to craft a better life for myself and my family...and a very different one than my teenage self envisioned for my future. 

[LauraF]

I'm currently working and considering stopping as I am so tired I have no energy for anything. I had a month off over Christmas with a combination of holiday and sickness but I enjoyed it so much, I had time and patience with my kids and I was able to cook decent meals and not just want to lie around all the time. I know it would be challenging being at home, but, I really want to walk my daughter to school and pick her up when she starts in September and not be paying someone else to do it for me, then I can take my son to playgroup and hopefully together we can sort out housework and cooking and maybe even fit in some adventures too. And that should mean I can take my daughter to her swimming and dancing classes she likes so much, we'll be living on a tight budget, but, that feels like the easiest problem to deal with.

[lilblueberry]

We were married 7 years before we had our first (and currently only) DD because we waited until we could afford me staying at home. I see it as a huge blessing to our DD that I can be home with her as these first years are so important. When she goes to school I may work part time, but maybe I won't.

[sweetpetunia]

I am completely, totally happy that I'm a SAHM!. Of course there are rough days, especially the days my 19 year old is PMSing or cranky or, well, there really aren't any other kinds of days for her.lol. But I really enjoy all my other children. I love homeschooling them and learning right along with them. Catching all their firsts and knowing they were safe.

When I worked, I worried most of the day about them. Were they okay at school? Being bullied? Were they okay at daycare? Being bullied there too? I hated it so much. Especially on the days both my kiddos were at daycare and i knew I was paying more for daycare than I was making. What was the point of that? Plus I missed all their firsts. First time they stood up? At daycare. First steps? Daycare. It really sucked.

When my really nice daycare lady's mean, grumpy husband got injured at work and was home all the time that was it for me. I prayed and I pushed for my husband to find another job and while we now scrape by most of the time to make it, I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love being home with my children and getting to share all those moments with them that I used to miss.

[AnaB]

Mostly happy, like 98% happy! That doesn't mean it's easy. Doesn't mean that there are moments in a day that I wish I could be more patient. I just love being there for all the special moments, playing with them, watching my 4 year old learn to wash dishes, making cookies with my 1 year old in a carrier, laughing at all the funny things they say. It's so beautiful being a mother. 

I get the best of both worlds because I work from home and bring in decent $, on my own time when the kids are asleep. Which makes things very hard in the sense that I get little sleep, which makes me cranky. But still I would rather do this than leave my kids with anyone else!

[tekcez]

I voted in the middle, but I'm closer to happy. My moments of unhappiness come from having two very small children with whom I am alone most of the day. Getting out of the house with a 19 month old and a 3 month old
is more trouble than it is worth right now. My ds (the older) has been challenging (and also delightful) since birth. He brings me to the limits of my patience and beyond on a daily basis, and I often feel I don't have enough in me to give both of them everything they need. That said I wouldn't trade my time with them for anything. I know they are better off with me even if I don't do it right all the time. I know things will get easier as they get a bit older and I really look forward to that while at the same time trying to enjoy the beautiful moments that happen with them everyday. I also am working on accepting that my house will never be clean enough and I will never be able to plan and prepare enough perfectly nutritious meals to satisfy myself. So I'm trying to let that go!

[rajithagopinath]

I am mostly happy. But I don't think that I would be like this after an year when my daughter would start her school. I also like the job I used to do, and looking forward to resuming once my daughter gets older.
 

[ihave7kids]

I have been a SAHM for 15 years as of 1-23-13!  It has been an adventure, often challenging, and so full of love and laughter that I would have missed if I were working outside the home.  There have been some very trying times as we attempt to raise a large family on one income, but it has been worth it in every way.  I would not change my decision, and my hubby says neither would he!

[ihave7kids]

I go to a nursing moms group, and this week's discussion was about an article posted online called "Why you're never failing as a mom."  It was a great article, and the group concensus was that we can't do it all, and who ever told us we should be able to?  If you can fall into bed at the end of the day, knowing you did your best (even if your best didn't include a clean kitchen and a gourmet meal), then that day was a good one!  Bottom line is that your kids know you love them, and chances are they do when you give them your time and attention.

[luckymamaoftwo]

I LOVE it! That doesn't mean I don't have crazy, frustrating, just-at-my-wit's-end kind of days with my kiddos though. Of course I do, but I am realistic and KNOW that if I worked outside our home I would many crazy, frustrating days then too. I wouldn't change my "job" for anything right now. Someday I'll go back to earning a paycheck but hope to still be home part-time. 

[nonnymommy84]

I enjoy being a stay at home parent. I feel grateful to be able to stay home.  I don't think I have the desire nd strength to work and also do the mommy duties.

[mom2mygirls]

I'm thankful to stay home and homeschool all four of my kids I have been a SAHM since my oldest was born.