SAHMs: Stop complaining to me about how busy you are

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh look. Another whiny WOHM.

OP, you can't handle working and parenting then quit.

Oh I can handle it fine. I just can't handle listening to SAHMs who have school aged kids complain they are busy. Especially when it's to get out of helping out on things like school functions or girl scout activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

Good for you, congrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

Same here, but damn her life sounds way easier!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh look. Another whiny WOHM.

OP, you can't handle working and parenting then quit.

Oh I can handle it fine. I just can't handle listening to SAHMs who have school aged kids complain they are busy. Especially when it's to get out of helping out on things like school functions or girl scout activities.

OP - first, I think people tend to fill up the available time they have with some kind of activities, so it's possible to feel busy as a stay at home mom because you probably spend more time on things that a WOHM would not spend time on. Like preparing an elaborate meal instead of ordering in or making something super quick. Or getting really into party planning for a kids bday party instead of just having it at a bounce place. I have never stayed home, but I think I would pretty easily fill my days and maybe would even feel busy after a while, once that became my "new normal."

second, some (definitely not all or most) of the women I know who stay at home were happy to get out of the workforce for reasons unrelated to being home with their kids. there is a small portion of SAHMs that are just not that efficient and therefore feel busy even though you would probably not feel that way based on the same amount of work. So I think it is genuine. You know the saying - if you want something done, give the job to a busy person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

Good for you, congrats.

Thanks, now please stop complaining that you are busy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh look. Another whiny WOHM.

OP, you can't handle working and parenting then quit.

Oh I can handle it fine. I just can't handle listening to SAHMs who have school aged kids complain they are busy. Especially when it's to get out of helping out on things like school functions or girl scout activities.

Some people just don’t like doing those things so they use “busy” as an excuse. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Especially if it means being around bitchy people. Namaste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

Good for you, congrats.

Thanks, now please stop complaining that you are busy.

Oh, I don’t complain, I quite like my life, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

You should really incorporate exercise. It would make you a happier person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

You should really incorporate exercise. It would make you a happier person.

I exercise on the weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

You should really incorporate exercise. It would make you a happier person.

I exercise on the weekend.

Twice a week is not enough to really see mood benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

You should really incorporate exercise. It would make you a happier person.

I exercise on the weekend.

Twice a week is not enough to really see mood benefits.

Ok, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question. What do stay at home moms of kids all over the age of 7 do during the day from 9:30-2:30?

We do yoga, and stay in insane shape. We have wild sex with gym instructors, we go shopping all the time, like for hours and hours on end, not for DH and kids, bust for us. We don't cook, we order in, we don't clean, we have housekeepers for that. We then have a nanny pick the kids up so we do not have to listen to naggy tired kids... I mean what is the fun in that. We get our hair and nails done, then we send the nanny home and pretend we are exhausted to avoid sex with DH.

Sounds awesome! I’m jealous.

Signed,
mom of 8 year old twins with a full time job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You'd have a lot more time on your hands if you weren't so busy judging everyone's life choices.

Mic drop

Shut up, OP. You sound ridiculous and immature.

So does anyone who types the words "mic drop".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have 3 school age kids. I'm recovering from years I had little ones at home.

I exercise, read, clean (all of it, decluttering, deep clean, laundry, etc), shop, take care of family errands, walk the dog, go to physical therapy 3x a week for scoliosis, volunteer at the school and community level, check in on aging parents, cook daily. I put some time into personal maintenance during the week, i.e. nails/hair, facials.

Earliest kid is done by 2 pm, so after that I drive a lot to and from after school activities, dinner, debrief the day with the kids, homework, etc.

Some days I'm very productive and some days I feel bored/unmotivated but I had those days when I WOHM too.

I do all of this (minus the exercise nails and facials, physical therapy) AND work full time.

Good for you, I guess?