tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post592395330944428410..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: Stay At Home Survival GuideMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-12447836522073362972008-06-18T17:40:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:40:00.000-04:00I wish I could be a SAHM for a couple of days a we...I wish I could be a SAHM for a couple of days a week. I look at all the parenting magazines or the kid activities in my local paper and I feel so freakin LEFT OUT. Everything designed for babies or parents takes place at 10 a.m on weekday. No story hour for me and my child. No "babes and butterflies" nature outings for us. Even the sewing lessons I'd like to take are during work hours. Sucks.Furrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617566957749784387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-40372837580836036612008-06-15T14:47:00.000-04:002008-06-15T14:47:00.000-04:00ps I suppose that means that our biggest concern a...ps I suppose that means that our biggest concern as SAHs was not finding validation, but finding friends. Books like the one you describe always seem to be about validation -- women who want to prove that what they do is important.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-26369101488153717692008-06-15T14:45:00.000-04:002008-06-15T14:45:00.000-04:00I was a SAHM for about 18 months, starting when my...I was a SAHM for about 18 months, starting when my son was 6 mos. old. The other SAH friends I had (one was a dad) would say that the trick to being happy at home is: Don't stay at home! We knew every free thing you could do outside the house w/ young kids. <BR/><BR/>Now that I'm working more (15-20 hrs), I don't feel that urgency to get out of the house. Otherwise everything's the same, as you say.Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-76995071244017225782008-06-14T05:15:00.000-04:002008-06-14T05:15:00.000-04:00I'm a FULL-TIME stay at home mom now! It sure is a...I'm a FULL-TIME stay at home mom now! It sure is a whole lot of difference man!<BR/><BR/>The closeness my kids and I have now is simply amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-4643755328329089192008-06-14T01:52:00.000-04:002008-06-14T01:52:00.000-04:00I'm doing my first Mother Talk review July 2, so i...I'm doing my first Mother Talk review July 2, so it was fun to read your review--even though I've already "survived" 19 years as a SAHM. In fact I would prefer the word "thrive."Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-14120108671435792872008-06-13T23:55:00.000-04:002008-06-13T23:55:00.000-04:00And in case my email didn't get attached to that: ...And in case my email didn't get attached to that: leanne @ the clever mom . com<BR/><BR/>See how much help I need! Simple instructions are beyond my abilities after a long day of taking care of two crazy children.mamaloohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008463722100685824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-83634576423234365002008-06-13T23:53:00.000-04:002008-06-13T23:53:00.000-04:00I could totally use some help!I could totally use some help!mamaloohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008463722100685824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-47223334684203893782008-06-13T21:13:00.000-04:002008-06-13T21:13:00.000-04:00My kids are in after care three days a week and th...My kids are in after care three days a week and they wish they were home. I'm laid off in the winter and they're home with me every day and long for after school care again. Go figure.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-11213395947524413362008-06-13T18:55:00.000-04:002008-06-13T18:55:00.000-04:00Hmm...I'm already nuts, and I don't see a differen...Hmm...I'm already nuts, and I don't see a difference in staying at home or going to work - it's all exhausting and thankless, and I figure we'd all be better off if we could do what best suited us without anyone nattering at us about how we've made the wrong choice because it's not THEIR choice.<BR/><BR/>Whew...sorry to unload that onya. Have a good week, see you in ten days!<BR/><BR/>Shade and Sweetwater,<BR/>KKyddrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668797984157146798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-4030860464787998872008-06-13T15:12:00.000-04:002008-06-13T15:12:00.000-04:00bwahahaha. it is too late for me. though, I gues...bwahahaha. it is too late for me. though, I guess I was not quite sane beforehand.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious. What sort of pre-K hours does she do now that allow you to commute? Are you saying that after-care would be extending her day from what she is accustomed to? (My daughter begs me to put her in after-care. So much more fun than coming home!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-21966465318534260382008-06-13T14:27:00.000-04:002008-06-13T14:27:00.000-04:00That cover illustration is a bit mystifying. Is i...That cover illustration is a bit mystifying. Is it a childcare tip? Or is it implying that if you decide to be a SAHM you'll find yourself, uh, hung out to dry?niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-19272274034653640252008-06-13T12:46:00.000-04:002008-06-13T12:46:00.000-04:00Thanks for your insight and championing of the non...Thanks for your insight and championing of the non-stay-at-home-mom. I, too, would love to be a SAHM but as that is not an option for most single parents, it's nice to hear that the same issues apply to both SAHM and working moms.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate you being the voice of ALL mommies!Queen Goobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579192188338877091noreply@blogger.com