Are your kids proud that you are a SAHM?

[onlyzombiecat]

Do you think your kids are proud of you being a SAHM? Or does familiarity & the routine of a SAHM's life cause them to not think much about it while they are growing up?

[ekblad9]

I don't know if proud would be the right word. I think they're happy about it. I think they're glad that they don't have to get up and go anywhere like child care or grandma's house everyday. The older ones are happy b/c they can be homeschooled

[em&namama]

I don't know if proud is the right word. Happy yes!! I think back because my mother was a SAHM and as an adult I am happy that she was. I remember all the times she was there and the little things like coming home from school at lunch to homemade pizza and being able to bring friends. Her coming to pick me up from school because I just was not happy on a particular day and wanted to be home. The list goes on. I guess I see proud as more fitting for like someone who saves lives (doctor, firefighter, etc...).

[meowee]

my kids are bewildered when they come across a mother who does work OH-- they don't realize how common it is. I don't know if they're proud of me, but they would be sad if I didn't SAH (at least that's what they've said).

[zaksma]

Zachary LOVES to tell people that his mom stays home with him and his little brother and that he is homeschooling. He tells EVERYONE! Seriously, most of the people in Target on any given day know that he is homeschooled.

Amy

[MomBirthmomStepmom]

My 4yo seems proud of everything I do.. HOnestly, she is the most loving, sensitive, caring, compassionate, appreciative child I've ever met in my life. She seems so proud of me, and everything I am to her and do for her, it's amazing.

My step-son, on the other hand, basically thinks I'm lazy, and do nothing. I'm honestly trying to teach him that I work, and work HARD everyday of the week. But to him, unless you go out to work, or are in school (like him and his father), you do nothing *sighs*

[Autumnschild]

Mine are too little to really understand the difference, I guess. My 3yo sees this daycare we drive by every day and it has tons of toys outside, slides, seesaws, etc. She asked if she could go there and play and I explained that other kids' mommies have to be gone at work all day and so they have to go there. Yes, they get to play, but they don't get to see their mommies much. She immediately says, "OK mama, you go to work and I'll go play!" Grrrr...

[Beverly]

I agree that "proud" is not the right word, but I know my daughter is happy to have me home. My son is only 2½ and doesn't know or understand the difference.

[onlyzombiecat]

My mom was a SAHM and I really didn't feel proud of her until I became a SAHM. I feel a lot of pride in my mom having been a SAHM now.
Sure I was happy she was there growing up but I think it was too common. I took it for granted. I thought I saw what she did because it was right in front of me and it was boring, nothing special. Only now do I realize how much she did that I didn't see.
I thought my dad's job was more exciting because I didn't know exactly what he did there.

I have no idea how my dd feels about me being a SAHM.

[philomom]

Proud, hmm. They like it, yes. Not sure they brag on me or anything.
Thank goodness I do not need that kind of validation. I am living the life of my dreams. I try to remind myself of that on the rare "bad" day.

[HelloKitty]

I just recently became a full time SAHM and my kids are THRILLED. I'm not sure if that is the same as "proud" though...

I think they are still a little confused as to why I would give up my career and why we are now broke all the time :LOL