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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe this topic has already been addressed, although I didn't find anything directly after doing a search. I am a SAHD to my 10-month-old son. When I encounter SAHMs, I get the impression that they are uncomfortable, disapproving, or even hostile towards me. They are certainly not sociable.  I know that SAHDs face certain social stigmas as I have endured them myself. However, I did not expect to face it from SAHMs. We are in the same boat - staying at home to raise our child(ren) while our spouse works. Gender politics asides, I thought there would be more comraderie among SAHDs and SAHMs. My DW says that SAHMs are nervous about developing relationships with SAHDs because they could easily become more than plutonic. I wonder if they don't think that men are capable of taking care of children as well as women. Regardless of the reason(s), I am bothered by this, and wanted to see if other SAHDs had similar experiences or if I am way off base. [/quote]

don't know the crew around you

But when I stayed at home (female here), I alienated all of the FT SAHMs and became friendly with WMs on leave and the one SAHD.

LOVED the SAHD - wish there were more of you actually
I found SAHMs to be uptight - shunning the "playdates" with wine, crackers, cheese, fruit and juice boxes!

Maybe the crew was just odd - can't say for sure
But I didn't click with the moms.

still friends with SAHD even though I'm now working FT[/quote]

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