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By: Chantal

Chantal — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:02:10 +0000

I like going to work for the break, but my job is stressful, physical and my office environment sucks a bit.

This is my first real job after over 10 years of being a SAHM and I’m jonesing to quit. Seriously. I hate it.

Now I’m always yelling at my kids. I’m always stressed when I get home. I feel behind on everything and just plain tired. And the guilt. Oh, the guilt.

I want my SAHMommyhood back. Huh. All those years I couldn’t wait to get out of here and turns out I always wanted to be here.

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By: Nadine

Nadine — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:56:59 +0000

Whatever works best for you & your family! It’s important that you have your balance. I’m glad we live in a time where women have that choice.

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By: Kristabella

Kristabella — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:00:48 +0000

Everyone is different. And I have plenty of friends that flourish as SAHMs. And I have plenty of friends who are just not good in a SAHM role because they need to work. And whatever you have to do to be the best parent, you do it. It doesn’t make you a bad parent either way. I wish people would stop thinking that way.

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By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:44:04 +0000

2 points…

1) Damn, girl. You get lots of comments!

2) This post totally captured the complexity of being a parent these days. Modern parenting is harder than our parents had it, I say.

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By: metalia

metalia — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:28:55 +0000

WORD. You already know how I feel about this.

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By: Sherendipity

Sherendipity — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:31:38 +0000

Good for you, Ali. Be proud of who you are, and of your accomplishments.

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By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:49:17 +0000

It definitely has to be about what works for you. Right now I’m loving staying at home with her, but some days I want to scream and I just want to go be ME and not MOM for a second or two.

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By: Maya

Maya — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:51:43 +0000

Today, as I was dressed, ready to leave my house this morning, I almost cried. My daughters wake up in the morning and beam when they see me. It’s so great- and then I have to leave because mommy has to work. I enjoy working, bec I would go crazy at home- plus I need to financially… but it kills me to not spend a few hours in the mornings with them.
There’s never a good enough solution, I guess.

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By: Beck

Beck — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:16:35 +0000

I do get it. I like being a stay-at-home mom, but I have sahm friends who are MISERABLE and are just not happy being around their kids all the time – their families would likely be better served by them getting a job. I really think children do best when their mothers are able to be happy as parents and as people at the same time.
(And oh my god, i hate taking my kids to the park. BARRRRF.)

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By: monstergirlee

monstergirlee — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:42:26 +0000

I know I would work at least part time if that would work for our family, but we need the income from both of us to pay bills.
Every time I read a post like this I get sad, because I miss my kids when I only get to see them an hour in the morning, and an hour and a half at night. Sucks.

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