Not that one is better than the other, but I thought it would be interesting to see what other mamas saw their identities in the home as.
I personally feel more like a homemaker than a sahp. Of course taking care of my child (and soon to be children!) is very important to me, and a very integral part of my home life. On the other hand though, a lot of my time is also filled with cleaning, decorating, organizing, learning to cook more and more from scratch, doing small things to earn money or gift cards, making or thrifting gifts for birthdays and the holidays, etc. To me, this is all more of a part of running our household, and it's a job that I would be doing whether we had children and when they become a bit more self sufficient. I want to homeschool my children but even if for some reason they do go to a school I don't see myself returning to "the work force" but rather continuing to do my many jobs at home with possibly doing some volunteer work on the side.
Again, I'm not saying my lifestyle is what anyone should strive for. It's just the life that works for me and mine. I've seen parents that are only looking to stay at home until their children hit school age, I've seen parents that are running around playing games with their children all day but have no interest in other areas of homemaking, etc. And of course there are wohps and wahps, etc. Whatever works! But I do think it's interesting to see everyone's place and why it works for them, etc.
I personally feel more like a homemaker than a sahp. Of course taking care of my child (and soon to be children!) is very important to me, and a very integral part of my home life. On the other hand though, a lot of my time is also filled with cleaning, decorating, organizing, learning to cook more and more from scratch, doing small things to earn money or gift cards, making or thrifting gifts for birthdays and the holidays, etc. To me, this is all more of a part of running our household, and it's a job that I would be doing whether we had children and when they become a bit more self sufficient. I want to homeschool my children but even if for some reason they do go to a school I don't see myself returning to "the work force" but rather continuing to do my many jobs at home with possibly doing some volunteer work on the side.
Again, I'm not saying my lifestyle is what anyone should strive for. It's just the life that works for me and mine. I've seen parents that are only looking to stay at home until their children hit school age, I've seen parents that are running around playing games with their children all day but have no interest in other areas of homemaking, etc. And of course there are wohps and wahps, etc. Whatever works! But I do think it's interesting to see everyone's place and why it works for them, etc.