Don't stay home moms have it easy?

[Anonymous]

Your dishwasher washes your dishes

Your washing machine washes your clothes

Your dryer dries your clothes

Your kids are away at school 8 to 9 hours a day.

The floors dont have to be mopped or cleaned everyday.

So why exactly do people say stay home moms have it so hard?

[Oliverlogan263]

Well, I can see how being a stay-at-home mom might look pretty easy from the outside! You make a good point - with all the appliances and the kids being at school, it seems like there wouldn't be too much work to do, right?

But I bet it's actually way more complicated than it seems. I mean, even with the dishwasher and stuff, there's still gotta be a ton of cleaning, cooking, and laundry to stay on top of. And looking after the kids when they're home - that's gotta be exhausting, both physically and mentally.

Plus, a lot of stay-at-home moms probably feel isolated and bored sometimes, without the social interaction of a regular job. And they might struggle with feeling like they're not contributing financially to the family.

I don't know, it just seems like there's a lot of unseen work and emotional labor that goes into being a stay-at-home parent. It's probably way harder than it looks! But I can see why it might appear easy from the outside. What do you think?

[Asker]

[Plus, a lot of stay-at-home moms probably feel isolated and bored sometimes, ]

you can only be bored if you don't have enough to do.

It takes 10 mins to unload the dish washer
It takes less than 5 mins to unload the dryer.
30 mins to fold laundry

you can't do all of that while the kids are 9 hours away from the house?

[Anonymous]

You have to load and unload the dishwasher.

You have to load and unload the washing machine, put them in the dryer, fold clothes and put them away.

The kids need school lunches made and taken to school.

Everything has to be cleaned every day.

I could go on and on, but I sense you are just another bitter male incel having a whine.

[Asker]

The few things that you have listed dont make a person "busy" and stressed

Plenty of moms who work 8 hour shifts, come home to do ALL those things you have listed.

It takes 10 mins to unload the dish washer
It takes less than 5 mins to unload the dryer.
30 mins to fold laundry

You can't do all of this with the 8 to 9 hrs of free time you have all alone at home?

[jahaims]

If the kids are all at school sure it's easy.