A repeat from last year………………..
If you are one of the lucky moms that gets to stay home with your kids…..Please….never say you are just a housewife. You may often feel like the maid, but years from now your children will brag about the fact you were home when they got on the school bus and when they got off. And today in school, their class mates will be jealous that their friend’s mom is home and theirs is not.
I understand the economics of the 21st century. It takes two incomes to even think of making ends meet. And, this category is based on a two parent household; which is less and less common. Another thought, sometimes the second income isn’t enough to make it worthwhile for one parent to work, so they stay home with the little ones. You need to do what is best for your house, then hold your head up high and own it.
In my day as a child, very few mom’s worked. One income used to be enough to get by on, and daycare wasn’t heard of in my little home town. If there was a latch-key kid, the neighbors looked out for them, no money changed hands. Remember, I am talking little hick town, not city. I didn’t grow up in a city.
When I got home from school my mother and her best friend were often doing some elaborate craft project; leather tooling, copper tooling, caning chairs, making Christmas wreaths with real pine boughs. These things took training and practice. I think scrapbooking is an art, but it doesn’t take much training. I digress. Today, if Mom is home she is expected to be chauffeur, chef, friend and maid. Life was easier in my day, each kid didn’t belong to six groups, and didn’t have an expensive cell-phone in their pocket.
I think I like the old days better, but I’m old. So there you go. My first thought stands, if you are a stay-at-home mom, you are so much more than a housewife. I applaud you.
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11/03/2017 at 08:37
Yesss, stay at home moms deserve applause and appreciation
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11/04/2017 at 07:20
Definitely, it’s not an easy job. Thanks for stopping by.
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11/04/2017 at 10:05
Yeah, loved your post
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11/04/2017 at 13:14
A lovely post, Susan. When my boys were small it broke my heart to work. I had to but we made some cut-backs and I worked reduced hours. I went back full time two years ago as now they are older (14 and 12 years old) and the costs of school fees and other things they need are far higher. My mom was at home and I loved that.
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11/05/2017 at 07:50
I was able to stay home when my two were little. It was always fun to see them come running up the street after school.
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