SAHM's

MomToMany wrote: What do you think about your daughter(s) being SAHM's when they grow up? I personally think there's nothing more rewarding than being a SAHM. I would LOVE to see them become SAHM's. But what they do when they grow up is totally up to them, and I will support them no matter what.

What are your thoughts on this?

moped replied: I am a part time SAHM but not for muh longer........either way I will be happy with whatever my children decide to do!

six_kids_at_28 replied: I am not a SAHM but that is just because I have so many kids I would go nuts with all of them all day Also, money is a big issue
If my daughters grow up and become SAHM I wouldn't even blink an eye. I think there is nothing wrong with that. Unfortuanatley, I never have been one so they would tell me how it is
But let's not hope they become mothers for a long...long time

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Well, Maddie says right now that when she grows up she wants to be just like her mommy She wants to have a daughter and stay home with her. Now THAT is rewarding.

I think if she wants to stay home it is totally up to her. I would still like for her to go to college, but will support her decision if she decides not to. Right now she is in a college prep private school and her daddy says she will go to college (and so does the school) but things change, ya know? Time will tell.

luvbug00 replied: I think it would be great either way. I only want her to do what's best for her because I know some woman can not handle being at home with their kids all day. Like me! I love Mya but I was stoked to get her into school and get some time to recoperate..

C&K*s Mommie replied: Totally up to them in the end. My DH works so hard for so little for us, and I just hope that they find a husband like their father who sacrifices so much, and still gives more when spending time with their children.

ammommy replied: Honestly, I hope that Megan will wait to have children until she and her husband are in a position that allows either one of them to stay home.

punkeemunkee'smom replied: She says right now she is NEVER growing up-she wants to be our little girl "foreber!"

ilovemybaby replied: I would love Abby to be a SAHM. My own mother is constantly pressuring me into putting Abby into some type of daycare or kindy for atleast one day a week (she even offered to pay for it). She reckons that when she is three or four she should be going to kindy full-time and I should be back at work. It really irritates me. I feel that I want to take care of Abby and spend as much quality time with her before she goes to school and even then I'm seriously considering Homeschooling.

I know she needs to have social interaction with other kids and she doesn't get that at home... so I have to sort something out. The only kid I know her age is my cousin. She is three weeks younger than Abby.

My3LilMonkeys replied: I hope that both my daughters grow up to do whatever they will enjoy and feel fulfilled by. If that means being a SAHM, I think that's wonderful. If it means working while they have children, that's wonderful too. If it means having a career and never having children, I would support them in that also (while being very disappointed at not having grandchildren!).

I'd like to hear from some parents of boys on this topic - how would you feel if your son(s) grew up to be SAHDs? I personally feel moms and dads should have an equal opportunity to be SAHP if they want to but I'd love to hear the opinions of others!

TANNER'S MOM replied: Ok I am sure I am going to be flamed for this..

But I am not a stay at home mom..
And I when I see my daughters I think of them being really business woman. And maybe that is because they are old enough to really be thinking of a future.

Britt says Interior Design..or engineering. I can see her in a business suit and a perfect matching briefcase.

Tiff says something with animals.. I can see that too.

But if they decide to be a Mom.. I would love that too. As long as there we happy.
But in another way I think..Ok flame away.. Don't waste that college education too.

And maybe that is because I didn't go to college but I so want too.. You know.

I do not mean to say .. I think a stay a home Mom wasted anything. I do mean to say I wouldn't be happy if my daughters were stay at home Moms. I think they work harder than anyone.. I am not trying to offend anyone..

I am speaking only about me and my daughters.

six_kids_at_28 replied:
I would love it if my sons were SAHD. I think that society has it so that all the SAHP are mothers...fathers have just that same quality..take Desperate Housewives (The blonde one's hubby)

coasterqueen replied: I would be very proud if my girls wanted to do that. Course I'd be proud no matter what they decided to do. I do hope they go to college. By the time they go I'm sure it will be the norm to get a masters if not a doctorate. I plan to show them the importance of what a college education has done for Dh and I and how that can still play a part in their lives as a SAHM.

aspenblue1 replied: I would be happy with whatever they choose to do.

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ammommy replied:
Just putting out those flames

Really, though, there's no flaming from me. I know that many people in my family who never went to college think that I'm wasting my education, too. I know better, but there is no use in trying to explain it to them.

kimberley replied: i want my kids to be happy and whatever they decide i support them. i would be super proud if any of my kids chose to be a SAHP because it is the hardest job on the planet imo. but also the most rewarding. if they choose to work, then I can SAH with their babies . i really think Jacob would be the most likely child to be a SAHP. he is very paternal already and has named his future kids

Debra replied: I would love to see my daughter be a SAHM. I agree that it is quite rewarding! It melts my heart just thinking about it!

Hillbilly Housewife replied: I'll tel lyou what I don't want.... I don't want my kids to stay home forever!!

I'd like for them to be able to get good jobs, to save some money, and to be able to support themselves... and of course I'll help them out.... but I'd like for them to be self-sufficient. If they get married, or even if they don't, and they have kids, I hope they're in a financial position do be able to do so worry free.

Whether worry free means they're working, or at home, it will be their decision... and I will support it.

Having had DH stay at home with the kids for a while, I would love for my son to have that opportunity...same for my daughter...

but let's face it, some people aren't cut out to be SAH parents. I'd go NUTS if I was home with my kids all the time. I see work as a break... that might sound mean - but I appreciate my kids that much more when I get home. I<m on mat leave right now, so I'm home, but my kids are still in daycare for the moment. I'm not cut out to be at home all the time... I get cabin fever really quickly... and I don't want to be mean to my kids just because *I* can't do everything I want to do all the time.

But when I was home with my kids, I did enjoy it... it was a wonderul experience, but I was glad to go back to work. It was quiet and clean there!!!

3xsthefun replied: I will be happy with whatever my daughters decide to be when they grow up.

My2Beauties replied: I will be happy with whatever Hanna chooses to do, but I also want her to go to college and get an education, and be able to pull her own if she would ever have to. She has to get a job sometime in life before she gets married and has children to pay for things (because I am not spoiling her rotten when she gets old enough to work somewhere) and well, she needs to know the value of a dollar If Hanna marries a man and they are financially able to allow one of them to SAH then I would be happy for them