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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question: what do you do with the six+ Hours when your kids are out of the house?  I can’t imagine having that much time for myself every day. I mean, any logistics/chores could all be done within three hours. And with no boss breathing down your neck.  I can see how your husband could be resentful. [/quote]

Not OP but it isn’t that much time.  Not OP, but I workout at a gym daily and between going there, taking a shower, running some errands, cleaning up areas of the house (I do a daily pick up plus deep clean parts on a weekly schedule), yard work, I bake our bread daily and cook meals from scratch and that is very time consuming too.  Six hours flies by.  [/quote]

:roll:  :roll: [/quote]

I went back  and reread this post and honestly think this person has to be trolling  and mocking SAHMs. I honestly don't see any SAHM listing showering as a meaningful contribution, I just don't.[/quote]

I agree. It seems like folks are just baiting each other with nonsense comments. [/quote]

A SAHM defines her job as parenting.  When you ask what she does when the kids are in school and she isn’t parenting, then you are going to get a list of leisure activities.

I work about 30 hours a week, in person, in healthcare.  Most of my work hours are not during school hours.  
If you ask me what I do during the school day, I will have pretty much the same answer as the SAHMs on this thread.  I take the kids to and from school, do some housework, shower, read, see friends, call my mom, take the kids to the dentist, etc.  
Just because someone is not working during the hours you work doesn’t mean they are lazy, never working, or leading a meaningless life.

If my DH told me to get another job from 7-3 while the kids are in school, I would tell him that I’m not doing two jobs.  And if my husband expected me to do all of the housework/meal prep, random logistics with the house and kids, and be responsible for all childcare every evening and weekend, I would say the same thing.

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The thing is most  SAHMs  highlight the importance of their being at home beyond the preschool years as being able to take care of household chores, so not leisure time this listing showering and going to the gym seems a bit out of place.[/quote]

No.  They really don’t.  Most SAHMs consider the importance of their being at home as being able to take care of their families, not their houses or their chores.  [/quote]

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