tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post4692357008752702183..comments2023-12-27T03:20:28.496-05:00Comments on Sisters of a Different Order: Working Parent VS Stay Home ParentSister Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15579850974867756364noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-47855898233427684582008-07-24T10:12:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:12:00.000-04:00Hi guys.. i believe it too,btw I am writing an art...Hi guys.. i believe it too,<BR/><BR/>btw I am writing an article on annoying things people say to stay at home mom. Check out my post to request for things that may have been said to irritate you on blogher. Trying to compile a list to publish on my blog http://mommyniri.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/>mommy niriMommy Nirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161213199973714186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-67687201282191753282008-03-23T15:15:00.000-04:002008-03-23T15:15:00.000-04:00Well girls I have been on both sides of this coin....Well girls I have been on both sides of this coin. I found out I worked harder as a SAHM than a WM. I started out as a SAHM but ended up working anyway. I wore many hats, baby sitting, selling avon and sweepers, sold vegetables I raised to Hardings Market, ran a day-care, graduated from high school at the ripe old age of 38 after my 8th, yes I said 8th, child was born, owned and ran a fabric shop from home, took the kids out to pick cherries and blueberries, canned all the vegetables and fruit we used each year, made their clothes and of course then I went to work for none other than Mickey D's. <BR/>At the ripe old age of 47 I went to Davenport College and for the next 20 years worked in an office. <BR/>It wasn't so much SAHM/WM as it was doing what you had to do. So gals take it easy on each other.<BR/>Enjoy life you only get one chance.<BR/>Gardengal55Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-55084053388285496892008-03-19T16:21:00.000-04:002008-03-19T16:21:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your experience as a stay home ...Thanks for sharing your experience as a stay home mom as well as a working mom. I am a stay home mom and have been since my children were born. I could so identify with the way you describe our jobs as moms. I had to really laugh at some of this.Viola Jayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005885545643301962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-49992993765479712192008-03-19T12:07:00.000-04:002008-03-19T12:07:00.000-04:00I really enjoy this post! It makes sense to me. :...I really enjoy this post! It makes sense to me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-31305918634703932062008-03-19T11:41:00.000-04:002008-03-19T11:41:00.000-04:00I too, think the iPod is the best thing since slic...I too, think the iPod is the best thing since sliced bread. I gave one to my eight year old and haven't heard the incessant chatter sense! Great post, by the way. I have the same quandries as a working mom. I'm getting ready to start a new job and took about a month off in between just to stay home with the kiddos. It's been nice but the kids are ready for me to go back to work ;o).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-47957428922878464262008-03-18T21:32:00.000-04:002008-03-18T21:32:00.000-04:00I'm thinking the iPod is a fantastic idea that I m...I'm thinking the iPod is a fantastic idea that I might use to drown out the noise that is my non-stop chatterbox son!<BR/><BR/>Or maybe I should get a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-86577057021602399072008-03-18T20:23:00.000-04:002008-03-18T20:23:00.000-04:00Thanks everyone! :)Thanks everyone! :)Sister Sassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579850974867756364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-45946346250607189222008-03-18T16:02:00.000-04:002008-03-18T16:02:00.000-04:00What a great post. I'm a SAHM and you're right, it...What a great post. I'm a SAHM and you're right, it's exhausting in a different way. Sometimes I wish I did have an office to go to. However,this is the right choice for our family just like you working full-time is the right one for yours. I love the idea of listening to the iPod with one earbud, btw. I haven't been using mine (just got it for Christmas) when the kids were around b/c I was afraid I wouldn't hear if someone started screaming (as if I wouldn't hear that, right?)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065962367181064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-60730760644247412922008-03-18T14:55:00.000-04:002008-03-18T14:55:00.000-04:00What a great post! I couldn't have said it any be...What a great post! I couldn't have said it any better. Way to tackle the subject. I too have done both, and I agree that staying at home is incredibly challenging. I'm a WAHM, and there is NEVER an opportunity to "clock out" like I had when I was working outside of the home. <BR/><BR/>Very well said. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I have a pic of my daughter just like that with the pull up on her head that I'm posting for tomorrows WW ;) !Momisodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752015177628948631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-5372826266409227312008-03-18T12:27:00.000-04:002008-03-18T12:27:00.000-04:00You've summed it up perfectly, Jacque! (BTW, thank...You've summed it up perfectly, Jacque! (BTW, thanks for linking to me!) Being a SAHM is definitely not a one-size-fits-all, and I always feel so bad for those who stay home and yet resent it, are stressed out all the time, etc, etc. Some mom's are definitely a lot happier with life in general, and as a result are better mom's (IMO) to their children because they <I>don't</I> stay home! LOL.<BR/><BR/>Great shots of the kids, they are so cute, and I just LOVE the first one. Priceless! That just about sums up my living room every day of the week! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-12147397705047633262008-03-18T11:07:00.000-04:002008-03-18T11:07:00.000-04:00After seeing my sister stay home full-time, I'm co...After seeing my sister stay home full-time, I'm convinced that I won't be able to hack it. Granted, Jenna is a spectacularly fussy (but wonderful) baby and may not be representative of the norm, but geez... it requires patience and forebearance that I just don't have yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-57512348757959046162008-03-18T11:06:00.000-04:002008-03-18T11:06:00.000-04:00Amen sister! I've done both as well. Staying at ...Amen sister! I've done both as well. Staying at home can be wearisome. That last hour before Jaysen gets home I swear I check the clock about 20 times. That's when daughter leaves me alone. But otherwise, she's a nonstop talker/singer/ribbiter {she likes frogs}. And though she is insanely adorable...I get tired. So, I hear you! Working just adds to the stress for me, so it's not for me RIGHT NOW, but I know I'll be heading back into that world in a few years. And I'm looking forward to it. :0)Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088158906170080007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-4936553774166988072008-03-18T10:35:00.000-04:002008-03-18T10:35:00.000-04:00Sassy. So well said. Perfect actually. :)Sassy. So well said. Perfect actually. :)OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-61521147977291083462008-03-18T10:28:00.000-04:002008-03-18T10:28:00.000-04:00Dude. How'd those plates get on the floor?I love ...Dude. How'd those plates get on the floor?<BR/><BR/>I love working. Well, not at my current job on account of the lying liar who lies. But working in general.Sister Honey Bunch/Judi maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908382097406758687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-5259164584189754902008-03-18T09:16:00.000-04:002008-03-18T09:16:00.000-04:00I've also done both. Currently working and trying...I've also done both. Currently working and trying to keep up with the kids. I think between dentist appts for the kids yesterday I was at work a total of about 3 hours. Thank goodness the oldest can drive now. :)Valarie Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246244572843705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245589515098482899.post-46525728482436460062008-03-18T08:19:00.000-04:002008-03-18T08:19:00.000-04:00Oh, Sassy, what a WONDERFUL post! You've summed i...Oh, Sassy, what a WONDERFUL post! You've summed it up perfectly (Mrs. Bargo would be proud) - whatever works best for the mom and the family is the RIGHT decision - SAHM or working mom. And each of us know, in our hearts, what works best for us.<BR/><BR/>You've got two, happy, thriving kids. That's what matters. (Well, along with the fact that you're not feeling *too* insane. ;-)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.com