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Do you think being a stay at home wife/mother is easier/more difficult than being a full-time working wife/mother? And please explain why you answered the way you did.
I do not think that it is easier to be a stay at home mother/wife than one that works outside the home. I too have been both. When I worked outside the home I still had the same things to take care of when I got home. When I was a stay at home mom I has to still organize, clean, cook, work with the children and for some reason I found other things to do around the house. Either way it is a big job and they should both be respected as such.
I’ve never done full time at home so can’t answer but I know from friends and younger sister it’s just as hard work due to full on demands of small children
I agree w/Coco too. I also have done booth. And being at home is alot of work, what I did not like was how others including my own husband thought it was just sitting around watching soap operas. I can also say having worked 20 years w/o a break that to is hard work.I just thought as a whole we are just not happy w/what we have until we no longer have it.
I do value the time I had with my kids.
I have worked outside the home and worked at home, and I think working at home is harder as far as not being out to socialize with other adults. ( I really miss that)
While I am currently not working and I am a stay at home wife my kids are too old for me to be sitting at home tending to their needs. I do keep house pretty much like I did when I worked. 27-30 years of getting it all done in 1 day is a long time habit that is hard to break.
So if I answered based on this I would say staying home is easier.
But I also think stay at home mothers/wives have thankless jobs that they don’t get any recognition or awards for. I don’t think Mother’s day really counts as the awards ceremony. Or the day you sit down with the boss to review your performance. No raise ever comes n o matter how good of a job you did/do. It’s not very often you hear a mother shout out with glee that woohooo I’m taking a 2 week vacation to the bahamas. Or any mention of what she’s gonna do with her 3 day holiday weekend. Let’s face it a mom/wife’s job is never done or off the clock.
As for working and raising kids...yep it’s hard and some things do get put on the back burner. But you also get to escape the family life and get a break when you are at work. I have never known an employer that has followed me into the bathroom or stands outside the door talking to me. So while some of us have to work to put food on the table we still get a break from home....
So honestly beinga stay at home anything is harder.....
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I’ve done both. Both have there own challenges. I think it’s equal. Being a stay at home mom, others think your home so maybe you could do this or that. Being a working mom you worry where are the kids, supper, dishes, laundry, etc. I don’t think one is better than the other.
I would prefer to be a stay at home mom, but only because I do not like to be around people. It’s a catch 22 for some.
I have also been on both sides and they are challenging in different ways. being home with the kids,managing the house,errands,everything along with a demanding husband was very stressful,though I loved being home with the kids and having a flexible schedule. working outside the home,planning lunches,dinner,errands,managing the house,etc is also stressful but I get paid,socialize and enjoy teaching. when I had the option of working at a school or staying home with my preschooler this year,I chose to teach. he attends a good daycare and gets way more peer interaction than he would at home,as do I.
I have also done both...working full-time, then part-time, now as I like to call it DD (Domestic Diva)...I admire women who are able to keep up with the fast pace of working and juggling home life..I myself have found it much easier to be at home because getting older and dealing with health problems can really put a major strain on a career or job and employers don’t always have the patience for that..this possibly was meant to be in my case and I welcome this part of my life with open arms and was fortunate to have raised our son before my health issues put a damper on things.
I’ve done both or rather I’ve lived both. Being a stay at home mom is rewarding, but I have been working since I was very young, and I had a hard time with the transition, it also didn’t help that I had a hard time saying no to family that didn’t think I had enough going on so they always called me to watch their kids, it took me a while to finally say no. (When I needed a break and asked if they could watch my kids, they never had the time or had other plans) So I finally learned to say no.
I’ve done the stay at home mom bit and the full time working mom and everything in between. I’ve run my own business with kids underfoot, I was a farm wife for fifteen years along with all the other things I did. None of it is easy an each situation has its positives and negatives.
Right now, it’s just hubby and me. If I had to be a housewife, I’d go stark raving mad. I don’t know how to do the housewife bit, and frankly, never want to learn. I’m too independent to go that route. I want my own paycheck and the checkbook that goes with it. I admire women who can stay home and keep their house clean and organized, it’s just not in me to do it.
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