Poll: Working Mom/ SAHM

[Anonymous]

My mom SAHM for the most part, did some side jobs wall papering, but only nights/weekends when my dad was home. I work FT, but if we have #2, then I will SAHM or as some have called it, retire

[Anonymous]

I grew up on welfare.

[Anonymous]

My mom was a SAHM and from the time I was about 5, I knew I wanted to be a working mommy someday. I am a working mom. My mom did start working part-time when we got older, though she never went back to teaching. I think she enjoyed getting out of the house and having some money of her own, though she stayed home with us because my parents have traditional values and wanted us to have a mom around the house. Also, in our neighborhood, only one of the moms worked that we knew of. (all the SAHMs were kind of fascinated by her and a little scared too. She was the primary breadwinner at a time when that just wasn't done.)

[Anonymous]

My mom was a SAH and went back to school to be a RN when I was in 1st grade. She only worked nights though, so to me she was always a SAH.

I SAH and plan to for awhile.

[Anonymous]

mom worked part time when we were super little and then full time. i work full time, so does my sister

[Anonymous]

The real question is what did your MIL do. There is a paper showing that on average "men marry their mother". If their mum worked, their wife is more likely to work. If their mum stayed at home, their wife is more likely to stay at home.

[Anonymous]

mom worked full time swithching between big law firm job and government law job, i work full time non-profit

[Anonymous]

My mom SAHed until my brother and I were in elementary school, then worked 25 hours a week until we were 10, then worked FT after that. She was a teacher so was able to be home during the summers and holiday breaks.

I worked from ages 15-35 (most of this FT), then became a SAHM when my daughter was born. We now have 2 kids and I will continue being a SAHM until they are in elementary school.

When I go back it will likely be PT or contract work so I can be at home with them during breaks, just as my mom was for us!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom SAHed until my brother and I were in elementary school, then worked 25 hours a week until we were 10, then worked FT after that. She was a teacher so was able to be home during the summers and holiday breaks.

I worked from ages 15-35 (most of this FT), then became a SAHM when my daughter was born. We now have 2 kids and I will continue being a SAHM until they are in elementary school.

When I go back it will likely be PT or contract work so I can be at home with them during breaks, just as my mom was for us!

Who pays for all of this SAHM time?

[Anonymous]

I wish there were a poll feature on this forum. Reading all these responses is boring, and it's too difficult to evaluate the data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The real question is what did your MIL do. There is a paper showing that on average "men marry their mother". If their mum worked, their wife is more likely to work. If their mum stayed at home, their wife is more likely to stay at home.

I think there is something to this. My MIL worked and I work, and DH does more house management/cooking/errands etc. than me. He would be a much better SAHD than I would a SAHM and I think watching his family share responsibilities growing up has contributed to those tendancies.

[Anonymous]

Interesting, 12:05.
MIL has never worked a day in her life. I do think my husband was trying to marry the opposite of his mother when he proposed. She and I are very different.

I work full-time but with a flexible schedule and telecommuting.
My mother SAH until I was in second grade (I was youngest child) and then she worked as a school nurse, so was home after school and all summer with us kids.

The link I see between my mom and me if that we've both found a way to be around after school while maintaining the FT paycheck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The real question is what did your MIL do. There is a paper showing that on average "men marry their mother". If their mum worked, their wife is more likely to work. If their mum stayed at home, their wife is more likely to stay at home.

Fascinating. My MIL worked more than FT and was the primary breadwinner in DH's household as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My mom SAHed until my brother and I were in elementary school, then worked 25 hours a week until we were 10, then worked FT after that. She was a teacher so was able to be home during the summers and holiday breaks.

I worked from ages 15-35 (most of this FT), then became a SAHM when my daughter was born. We now have 2 kids and I will continue being a SAHM until they are in elementary school.

When I go back it will likely be PT or contract work so I can be at home with them during breaks, just as my mom was for us!

Who pays for all of this SAHM time?

We both do - we're both good savers and organized our financial lives to make it possible.

[Anonymous]

My mother was a SAHM. I work PT (4 days a week).