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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a SAHM who posted earlier - a couple more thoughts.
1) I am a little annoyed that my 4yo daughter thinks that women stay home and raise babies.  I've tried explaining that some moms work.  Some stay home.  Some dads even stay home.  I've tried to explain that I used to work and I might go back to work someday.  But she just nods unconvinced.  So part of me wants to go back just to be a different kind of role model for her - not just a mom.

2) I am a horrible "housewife".  Cleaning, dishes, etc. are just not my thing.  I have tried to do more since I've been home, even though I don't think of it as really why I'm home.  But I generally do have a bit more time at home than DH so I try.  But I absolutely hate it.  If I wasn't at home I'm sure there would be less dirty dishes and clean up to do at the end of the day.  We still do outsource general cleaning, but the day-to-day cleaning up really grates on me.  A LOT.  My DH would be a much better "housewife", but he'd suck as a SAHD.

But I still don't regret our decision, but wanted to give full disclosure that it's not all sunshine and roses.  [/quote]

She's 4! She'll get lots of exposure to different family members and their various roles as she gets older. My mom SAH, and so did most moms I knew.  At the end of the day, I knew that she was just doing the best thing for her family at the time, considering her earning potential, dad's work hours, etc.  I went to law school and have a thus far successful career in law - like my mom, I am making the best decision possible for my family.  She SAH and I WOHM but at the end of the day, our decisions weren't all that different.  Maybe the tides will change, and later it will make sense for me to SAH. You really never know, so as long as you feel you are doing the best thing for your family, no regrets![/quote]

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