Whats full time about sitting around watching soap operas and smoking cigarettes?



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Imago said:

I feel like I cannot really answer that question since I have never had kids of my own. All of the SAH mom's I know work their asses off 24/7 with no breaks or holidays.
It is a big job that I cannot even begin to imagine being capable of doing.
I commend all mom's out there.

Oh, and to answer the thread question: a stay-at-home mother is definitely a full-time job...it's 24/7, like others have mentioned. It never stops. It never lets up. There are never vacation or sick days or "personal" days. There are no promotions or raises. And that's for both parents.

Working mothers are holding down two full-time jobs.

INSATIABLE said:

Oh I never said it was.

Its just tougher than the average stay at home mom's thats all.


I mean, come on.

But it's not about being a parent.

It's about being a SAH mom.

Imago said:

There's simply no universal truth to this. Let's all respect each other's opinions, as that's all they really are at this point.

Imago said:

Its about a value system.

You think the 50 million dollar project is more important and has more responsibilities than a woman taking care of the home.

that's just bull.

horatio said:

I dont have that luxury so I wouldn't know

lazycrockett said:

thats what I remember as a kid of all the stay at home moms.
as long as no one was crying then it was chocolates and cigarettes
and phone conversation.

Rhondab said:

your projecting and thats conjecture.

I never said it was more important.

Hell for all I know some SAH mom right now is responsible for raising the second coming of christ

I said, it's not as stressful.

It simply is not as stressful. And I firmly believe this.

Imago said:

or the anti-christ
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INSATIABLE said:

Well, I never said you guys didn't have valid points.


I just believe mine firmly. That's all.

You guys feel free to throw more hypotheticals and scenarios at me.
I won't budge.

Imago said:

And you want to be a mod....

hmmm good luck!

Imago said:

Oh please. I've had to explain to corporate execs why THEY caused me to be late in delivering graphics and documentation that would cause them to lose tens of millions in start-up capital on a new product as well as be sued by huge corporations for not meeting deadlines...as well as having to delay the official release of their product by six month because they would miss the one singular day in which all new electronic product gets "sold" to the retailers.

I've had to deal with military bigwigs telling me that, at the age of 24 I was too young to be running the company I owned and guaranteeing me that they would make sure I fail, no matter what I did.

I've also had to drive my 2 year old daughter into the hospital alone after she slammed her head into the side of the toilet while slipping on some water she spilled on the bathroom floor...seeing her head swell and convinced that the absolute worst had happened, praying the entire way.

That last one makes the first two seem like a walk in the park. And I should know.

Byron said:

And i've driven my nephew to the hospital after he cut his toe open screaming the entire way.



Look, this is obviously someting you take very personally.

I just completely dissagree with you--that's all.

So oh please yourself Byron.

I stand firmly by my opinion.

Imago said:

No projection. You just don't really have any concept of what a good stay at home mom does.

I would think raising the coming of Christ to be more stressful than a 50 million dollar project....I mean really.

Value system.


I'm a working mother and the home stuff is way more stressful than the work stuff. I'd RATHER be at work cuz when I hit the door its...

Imago said:

I toe injury is NOT the same as a head trauma lol ...

And I mentioned my own dealings with "big corporations" and having to deliver bad news on many occasions. It might just be that what stresses you out in business doesn't effect me nearly as much. That's a possibility as well. That's why I mentioned it...as well as your thinking that all we're offering up are "hypotheticals". I gave you real experiences that match your own. And I offered up experiences that you've yet to have.

So, yeah, Dan...my "oh please" was valid and sincere. As was my viewpoint.

Imago said:

Dude, no it ain't. And how the hell do you know? I've done both Dan is corporate world ain't got shit on the real world. Let me leave you with my son Daniel for two hours. You'd be crying like a little bitch to run back to your corporate job.

Rhondab said:

That's an unfair assumption though Rhonda.

I think I do know what a good stay at home mom does.
I never said my sister wasnt a good stay at home mom.

I value and respect her.


But I'd trade with her in a heartbeat.




And this does not apply to single parents. That's something far more stressful, so I don't want folks getting me mixed up on this.

I'm talking about stay at home parents who have the option of going back into the workforce or staying home to rear their kids while the other spouse works.



And I never said that raising kids isn't a higher value system nor that it isn't stressful.

It just does , to me, compare though.

Stymie said:

Nope.


I wouldn't.


See. That's what's so funny about all this. You guys are assuming something based on projection and conjecture.


How would you know how I would handle that, even as much as you preceive me not knowing the full extent of your responsibilities?


This is probably just a pointless excercise now. We're just posting to reaffirm our firmly held beliefs.

Imago said:

Isn't that what you're doing, though...using projection and conjecture to assume something about how stressful you would find being a stay-at-home parent?

Imago said:

damn it Byron beat me to it!!


you're doing the same thing Imago...

Byron said:

yes

And I knew you'd post that.


But it doesn't change my opinion either way.

Again, I think we're just typing here to reaffirm our own firmly held, unbending beliefs on this issue, so I'll bow out.

Imago said:

No, actually I am not assuming anything Dan but like I said, I know what I would do because I have done both. I guess I base what you would do on what I want to do and that's run tha hell away.

Imago said:

I can't help it, I'm a natural born debater lol (and no adding to the word "debater" )...

ok, here's the deal.

I'll read your posts and promise to be open minded.

Forgive me if I can't contribute right now.


I'm have to pay attention to my boo onine





Guys, I'm sorry I'm such a prick about this. I just love myself too much sometimes to concede easily.

Even with a hot piece of ass like Byron or RhondaB

People say that it's a huge job, but people don't really explain that.

And I'm talking about being a SAH mom, not being a parent. As a parent you will have certain responsibilities whether or not you choose to work.

What is work life for a SAH mom and how is that different from or exactly like a typical job?

Stay-at-home-mom is another term for LAZY.

Haha, just kidding.

But seriously, I have a friend that is a stay-at-home-Dad and his wife has a job. Yet everyone looks at him as being lazy. A little sexist, I think.

Who cares what other ppl think..you gotta do what is best for your family.