Since these post have been against working moms then working moms defending their stance, it is time the tables turn as that is EXACT what this show is about.
SAHM - for those who claim to love and support their children by staying home. Isn't that being selfish? Rather than going to work to support your family's needs you can be at home and "run errands". I'm sure you all believe that you're super busy worrying about what time ballet is and when to pick them up from CCD but the rest of the working mothers do that too. I'm sure we would all love to go to have a day off to the zoo with our kids. However, you guys are the ones who can take naps at 2 pm before the kids get home.
So stop worrying about getting your nails done once a week, calling your kids teachers, posting new pictures and e-mailing them to your entire address book from "Mommy." There is a world out there of women who have identities - try to get one for a day. You'll find that you'll get a lot more respect then.
One day after work, I picked up the kids, went to the grocery store, and came home and started dinner. My SAHM neighbors were outside talking when I got home. Within 45 minutes, I had dinner ready...they were still talking - now with my husband. When I called out "dinner's ready" they all said "How did you do that so fast?" I thought to myself "Maybe because I don't spend a lot of time gabbing."
Originally posted by KSully: Since these post have been against working moms then working moms defending their stance, it is time the tables turn as that is EXACT what this show is about.
SAHM - for those who claim to love and support their children by staying home. Isn't that being selfish? Rather than going to work to support your family's needs you can be at home and "run errands". I'm sure you all believe that you're super busy worrying about what time ballet is and when to pick them up from CCD but the rest of the working mothers do that too. I'm sure we would all love to go to have a day off to the zoo with our kids. However, you guys are the ones who can take naps at 2 pm before the kids get home.
So stop worrying about getting your nails done once a week, calling your kids teachers, posting new pictures and e-mailing them to your entire address book from "Mommy." There is a world out there of women who have identities - try to get one for a day. You'll find that you'll get a lot more respect then.
I'm not sure what SAHMs you are referring to but "supporting a family's needs" goes FAR beyond bringing home a paycheck. Your complete chacterization of what a SAHM does in a day is so off base it isn't even funny. Nails done? Sitting around waiting to drive the kids around?Taking naps at 2PM? I have an 11 year old, 3 year old and 7 month old, really how much sitting around do you think I do? I can't speak for other SAHM's but I'm not looking for the respect of strangers and I have plenty of it from the loved ones in my life that matter. If being in the work place causes one to type such nasty thoughts, I'm glad I made the decision to stay home.
You say If being in the work place causes one to type such nasty thoughts, I'm glad I made the decision to stay home.
Apparently, you have selective sight. You have obviously gone through posts that suit your thoughts and not read some of the most hateful despicable threads on here.. Guess what they were created by stay at home mothers who have way too much time on their hands.
I will agree that a mom who has 1 child who is in school all day probably has a lot more free time than a working mom, however the reason that the original poster was so rude is because they think that is what being a stay at home mom is. Most stay at home moms have multiple children who are home all day... this means that their job is equivalent to being a daycare provider (without the pay of course). So if you think that daycare providers sit around and waste time all day then why do you pay them so much to watch your children?? Sounds like you need to rethink this. Stay at home moms also I think feel more vested in doing the best "job" possible, as the children are their own, and they want them to be well educated. Thus the stay at home mom also includes teaching whereas not all daycares do this. Perhaps if you try staying home with 4 young children all day, making sure they are fed, cleaned, and exposed to educational experiences, you may realize that "staying home" is not really Staying Home. It is a job... and a very rewarding one that you so rudley belittled (along with the jobs of daycare providers). I respect your choice to work, however I think you are VERY judgmental without actually having any knowledge or experience of what you are judging.
I am so sick and tired of hearing from stay at homers about how much they have have given up for the sake of the children. Cry me a river......stay at homers stay at home because they are lazy - they don't want to work - don't like to work - are scared to work, whatever. Stayin' homers are akin to welfare mommies, i.e. round-heeled baby makers that take the easy way out and only need to find some sappy guy that thinks he's more manly if his wifey stays home. My only wish is that the stay at homers would truly stay at home with their annoying little brats during the lunch hour so those of us contributing financially to our families can get out and get a bite to eat without the presence of your misbehaved demon-seeds running around.
