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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honest question to those who feel the phrase "Full-time mom" is a dig at WOHMs --- what word do you wish the "full-time moms" would use for themselves?[/quote]

"I don't work."[/quote]

This is weird.

People define themselves by what they do, not what they don’t do. When people ask you about your job, do you say “I’m not a doctor” or do you say “I’m an engineer.” It’s really strange to want SAHMS/full time moms to be the only ones to list what they don’t do for a living. [/quote]

YOU DONT HAVE A JOB.[/quote]

So being a childcare provider is not a job?  Or is it just that if you don't get $$$ for what you do all day that you aren't allowed to say what you do.

I've been a SAHM, a WAH, and a WOHM mom.  I don't care what you call me and I have no idea if I described it as "full time mom" vs "stay-at-home mom" or just "I'm home with the kids right now" in answer to the "what do you do" question.  I WOHM now and don't feel criticized by someone who calls themselves a "full time mom" because I understand the semantics in our culture...mom is a relationship but it also encompasses the specific job of day-to-day childcare.  So, yes, I am outsourcing some of my "mom-ing" when I'm at work all day.  And that's OK, great even.[/quote]

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