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If you can also afford house cleaning services and regular food delivery, then the only work you actually need to do is around the kid, and in my opinion that is a luxary/privilege. I'd take that offer!
But if a stay at home mom also cooks, clean and do chores, then that is definitily NOT a fair trade. In that case the other parent is privileged; he does his hours at work and comes back to a clean home, food on the table, happy kid and wife that he's gonna have sex with later, without spending any penny, just a regular work effort he'd do anyway.
It is a luxury for a guy, especially, if they are getting home-schooled outside of the wretched public school system.
never a luxury, but in todays world you can earn, money with a home job, I have had one for years,
Neither one. If you want to do it and like it, cool, good for you. But for me, it's just oppression and a social shackle.
I would say it is a job. Being a mom is hard work itself.
I completely respect mothers who are responsible and take care of their children.
It's a real job and a difficult one at that if your actually taking care of the kids and the house itself.
It is a very real job, It is feminists that have demeaned being a stay at home mom as it doesn't fit in with their dogma, some of the strongest women I know are/were stay at home mom's.
It is for women WHY? I don't know but men have a much easier time taking care of children and the kids come out better
I think this is just a reflection of the mindset of women of this generation they are like big children themselves
they wanna do grown up things but don’t want grown up responsibilities “ Raising kids is hard” well you should’ve thought about that before having sex
Motherhood is an UNPAID REAL job, and NOT every mother has the ability to do it FULL-TIME!
Some mothers are forced to get paid work to support their families with food and shelter. Some mothers are supported by a spouse with a high paying job allowing them to stay home full time. Some mothers still have to work part-time even though their spouse works, because they can't cover all the bills.
I would say it could be a luxury to be able to stay home and raise the children. Meaning to have the finances to be able to afford to do so. But as others have said. Babysitters may totally offset the earnings of the stay at home parent. So it may work out the same in the long run.
Both, if you're lucky that your husband earns enough for you to stay home - that's a luxury and many can't afford that
But at the same time it's hard work to keep up everything around the house and with the kids
I think going to work is equal to babysitting kids when it comes to how tired I feel doing it and I don't have them over night cause I'm not a mom, I sometimes babysit kids when people bring them to my house for parties.
It's not a luxury. Raising kids and doing it right is extremely challenging.
I don't see why those things are mutually exclusive. Being a stay at home mom is absolutely a luxury; most people can't afford to do that. It's also a lot of work.
I must be in a different world then cuz it's the other way around. I've never been able to afford to working. Finding childcare for my kids would cost more then I would make working
Nah, we live in the same world =)
What you're saying is very true. You can't forget about something called the "opportunity cost;" it's about how your time is best spent. You're comparing the cost of not pulling an income and the savings on childcare, against your potential hourly wage minus the cost of childcare.
If I recall correctly, you're highschool educated, and not presently considering higher education or training in a trade? So, whatever the hourly wage you could earn, minus the cost of childcare, versus doing your own childcare.
Sorry, I misread your comment; opportunity cost is exactly what you were talking about! lol My bad
Yeah I've done the math like even just my husband would have to work 2 of his current jobs to afford childcare for our kids. So even if I had a really high paying job it would not work out
You have always struck me as someone who has her act together, so I imagine you probably gave your situation a lot of thought.
My buddy was telling me how he held off on marrying his fiance because the cost of childcare for married people was like 3 or 4 times what they pay as unwed parents.
Yeah I do have my shit together for the most part. Always been that way.
And for real the child care is ridiculously expensive
It plays a role in a marriage. Especially if there are children involved
Actually both being a home mom while working can be way too much.
It is one of the tuffest jobs according to me and whoever thinks its a luxury should experience it and only then comment on it
I think both is true. It is a luxury if only one person has to earn money but it also takes work.
They are putting hard work on their responsibility, if this isn't a job I don't know what it is...