Am I the only one who doesn't feel bored as a stay at home mom?

[Anonymous]

Good for you OP! How old are your kids?

[Anonymous]

Good for you OP! How old are your kids?

[Anonymous]

Some of my wohm ask me whether they should quit and be sahm, like I did. I don't have any bitter feelings towards wohm. On the contrary, I feel for them. I know what it is like. I was a wohm for years until I finally had enough of the stress and 2 hour commutes. To answer OP's question - nope, I am never bored. If I do *ever* feel bored, which is not often, I read, or I just read sometimes because I feel like do nothing else. I'm grateful that I have this option. Also, how can one be bored when there is dcum and all this entertainment on here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of my wohm ask me whether they should quit and be sahm, like I did. I don't have any bitter feelings towards wohm. On the contrary, I feel for them. I know what it is like. I was a wohm for years until I finally had enough of the stress and 2 hour commutes. To answer OP's question - nope, I am never bored. If I do *ever* feel bored, which is not often, I read, or I just read sometimes because I feel like do nothing else. I'm grateful that I have this option. Also, how can one be bored when there is dcum and all this entertainment on here.

snort.. that should be "wohm friends"...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of my wohm ask me whether they should quit and be sahm, like I did. I don't have any bitter feelings towards wohm. On the contrary, I feel for them. I know what it is like. I was a wohm for years until I finally had enough of the stress and 2 hour commutes. To answer OP's question - nope, I am never bored. If I do *ever* feel bored, which is not often, I read, or I just read sometimes because I feel like do nothing else. I'm grateful that I have this option. Also, how can one be bored when there is dcum and all this entertainment on here.

+1
I'm a SAHM and have a mix of SAHM and WOHM friends. Most of us worked together early in our careers, and some of us decided to go the SAHM route while the others continued working. None of us has any animosity toward the others. We all get along great and go out monthly for drinks and catching up. I know some of the WOHMs would love to be home with their kids but are financially not able to make that happen. But there's still no resentment. We're all just doing our best and what's right for our families.

And re: boredom - very, very rarely. But then, I was occasionally bored at work too, so I do have to laugh when some WOHMs pretend their workplaces are all intellectual stimulation, all the time. No one believes that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the OP, but I'll answer the PP's question.

Highest education level - I have a Masters Degree

What do I do all day? - Clean, bake, cook, organize, decorate, shop, garden, take care of animals, do laundry, meet friends for lunch, work out (yoga and run), volunteer, hang out with my sisters, visit my parents, watch HGTV (way too much), pay bills and manage finances, run errands, ......... not sure how many more to list.

I'll really blow your mind. I don't have any young children at home. My youngest is a high school senior. The other are grown and gone. I am still never bored.

I also have a masters degree - have you used it career-wise before kids? I did and did after kids. I worked up to my youngest being age 2. I took a break - but my kids are still in ES and I went back to work. For now, this is a filler job with much lower pay but my salary at least pays for the activities/classes. I do everything you listed above and much more AND work part-time (I did the other items when working FT as well- though I had a nanny to help cover).

Your husband must be raking in the money for you to spend your day this way with no child to watch over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the OP, but I'll answer the PP's question.

Highest education level - I have a Masters Degree

What do I do all day? - Clean, bake, cook, organize, decorate, shop, garden, take care of animals, do laundry, meet friends for lunch, work out (yoga and run), volunteer, hang out with my sisters, visit my parents, watch HGTV (way too much), pay bills and manage finances, run errands, ......... not sure how many more to list.

I'll really blow your mind. I don't have any young children at home. My youngest is a high school senior. The other are grown and gone. I am still never bored.

I also have a masters degree - have you used it career-wise before kids? I did and did after kids. I worked up to my youngest being age 2. I took a break - but my kids are still in ES and I went back to work. For now, this is a filler job with much lower pay but my salary at least pays for the activities/classes. I do everything you listed above and much more AND work part-time (I did the other items when working FT as well- though I had a nanny to help cover).

Your husband must be raking in the money for you to spend your day this way with no child to watch over.

We've already established this is *not* a competition. You know that, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the OP, but I'll answer the PP's question.

Highest education level - I have a Masters Degree

What do I do all day? - Clean, bake, cook, organize, decorate, shop, garden, take care of animals, do laundry, meet friends for lunch, work out (yoga and run), volunteer, hang out with my sisters, visit my parents, watch HGTV (way too much), pay bills and manage finances, run errands, ......... not sure how many more to list.

I'll really blow your mind. I don't have any young children at home. My youngest is a high school senior. The other are grown and gone. I am still never bored.

I also have a masters degree - have you used it career-wise before kids? I did and did after kids. I worked up to my youngest being age 2. I took a break - but my kids are still in ES and I went back to work. For now, this is a filler job with much lower pay but my salary at least pays for the activities/classes. I do everything you listed above and much more AND work part-time (I did the other items when working FT as well- though I had a nanny to help cover).

Your husband must be raking in the money for you to spend your day this way with no child to watch over.

Dp, but why do you care what her husband makes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not the OP, but I'll answer the PP's question.

Highest education level - I have a Masters Degree

What do I do all day? - Clean, bake, cook, organize, decorate, shop, garden, take care of animals, do laundry, meet friends for lunch, work out (yoga and run), volunteer, hang out with my sisters, visit my parents, watch HGTV (way too much), pay bills and manage finances, run errands, ......... not sure how many more to list.

I'll really blow your mind. I don't have any young children at home. My youngest is a high school senior. The other are grown and gone. I am still never bored.

I also have a masters degree - have you used it career-wise before kids? I did and did after kids. I worked up to my youngest being age 2. I took a break - but my kids are still in ES and I went back to work. For now, this is a filler job with much lower pay but my salary at least pays for the activities/classes. I do everything you listed above and much more AND work part-time (I did the other items when working FT as well- though I had a nanny to help cover).

Your husband must be raking in the money for you to spend your day this way with no child to watch over.

Dp, but why do you care what her husband makes?

Because she's jealous, isn't it obvious?

[Anonymous]

My god why are you still feeding this thread. You MUST be bored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My god why are you still feeding this thread. You MUST be bored.

And yet, here you are.

[Anonymous]

I stayed home for quite a few years with 4 kids and I can honestly say I wasn't bored, but I felt Restless at times. And that's okay you don't have to love staying home with your kids. Some moms just love it and they would never choose to do anything different and I applaud them. But I had to go back to work at least part-time. And you know the days I'm home with my kids are very special to me and I'm so glad I have them but I also very glad that I get to work 2 days a week. So maybe OP you could find a situation like mine. If you seriously don't need the money then just volunteer at the hospital or animal shelter one day a week if you have Grandma around Grandma can watch the kids if not they go to preschool or a play group or something. If you need the money or just can't work for nothing then try to find a job in your line of work or sort of close to career and see if you can work 2 days a week. I became a much healthier mom to my kids when I started working again. And I don't think that makes me a bad mom. My mother was a stay-at-home mom most of my life and she loved it she treated it like a job. She clocked in at 5:30 in the morning and she kept busy until 3:30 in the afternoon. At that point dinner was started and she could sit down and do her crossword puzzles. We had beautiful clean home she actually rotated our underwear in the drawers so that we wouldn't wear out the top ones faster than the ones on the bottom LOL. I'm not that Mom. I keep a tidy home, I try to not have more than four loads of laundry stacked up at one time and I try to get the clothes put away reasonably soon after laundry day. I don't like to bake but I enjoy doing art projects, I don't like reading to the kids, just being honest but I love singing to them. Moms and Dads come in so many different styles. As long as our kids are happy, healthy and know they are loved (at least two out of three ) we are doing a good job. So if you're feeling bored OP, know that you are not alone and there are ways to make things better. Best of luck to you.

[Anonymous]

Pp here, I'm,such a dork. Obviously one of the lower educated people that previous posters were talking about. I this read your post I understand you love being a stay-at-home mom. Well good I'm happy to hear it really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Hopefully my advice will help someone who is not so happy with being a stay-at-home parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pp here, I'm,such a dork. Obviously one of the lower educated people that previous posters were talking about. I this read your post I understand you love being a stay-at-home mom. Well good I'm happy to hear it really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Hopefully my advice will help someone who is not so happy with being a stay-at-home parent.

I thought your post was lovely. No need to apologize.

[Anonymous]

I don’t feel bored at all! Private schools have so many events and games that parents attend. Those few hours I get to myself during the day are precious and allow me to take care of me. Once children are out of school at 3 I have the energy and patience to be there for them and enjoy them. Teens need parenting as much if not more than younger children.