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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This acronym confused me for the longest time.  I thought it meant working out of your house - in other words, working AT home.  Then I saw the WAHM acronym and got REALLY confused.  So, now I get that WOHM/WAHM distinguishes whether you work outside or inside the home, but who really cares about this distinction?  Does it actually come up a lot?  Or is WOHM designed to not offend SAHMs by implying that what SAHMs do isn't work?

Personally, I prefer "working mom."  I don't like having to caveat it with "outside the home" and am not convinced I should have to.

Then again, I honestly hate all the mommy forum acronyms but it's impossible not to use them after being immersed in them for awhile.[/quote]I'm a WOHM and I think the distinction is important.  All the work people do to care for children and households is work and should be honored - not just work where people receive pay for their work.  I'm fine if you want to call it paid work versus unpaid work.  But it's still work and someone has to do it.  
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