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[quote=Anonymous]When I was a SAHM I had time to do certain things that as a Working mum without a nanny/housekeeper I did not.

* go to gym, walk, otherwise work out
* do a very, very good job with domestic stuff--you're welcome to my home, it's almost always clean, and the kids are doing cool projects, come take a look!
* maintain neighbor and community relations--by "being there" I could help others out, I got to know people better, and so on
* my husband and I had more time to be better parents, really

I did work for a while without a nanny, and I thought we could do better.  My husband is exceptionally wonderful in the house with certain things (makes dinner every night, goes grocery shopping, etc.) but not with others (he's not even a smidge bothered by 'untidy' which includes closets/laundry, toys, deep cleaning, yard maintenance).  I was very tired trying to keep up with everything that I wanted to keep up with.  So, nanny/housekeeper is what we opted for.  THAT was a great thing.

As a working mom in a not-terribly stressful, mostly family friendly job, with someone in the house I could really count on and who did a great job, I had it all. Almost.

I'd still rather be a SAHM.  I love my family, and despite the tantrums and other annoyances, I find it a great privilege to spend time with them.  I felt like it was "family retirement."  We got up and went when I felt like getting up to go (and the kids were up to it).  The *most* challenging thing for me was child defiance and orneriness.  I have to consciously chill myself way the F down so I'm not Mommy Dearest Mommy in the face of typical kid-crap.  That was my Achilles heel.  But I could handle it![/quote]

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