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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really think about it as a concept?

I know a few SAHMs who are the "I'm so busy I'm so busy listen to ALL THE THINGS I have to do!" type which is kind of in insufferable when it's a huge part of their personality. Not that I am judging, but it's an odd schtick and hard to be on the receiving end of because I never know how to respond. Am I supposed to share my work tasks? List my mom tasks? Tell them they are the #1 busiest? Steer the conversation to something else? When I used to SAH I did not do this, largely because I felt self-conscious.

I feel lucky to have a flexible yet fulfilling career that I am good at and recognized for, but it's not my whole personality and a career isn't necessary to be a whole person. People should be free to do what they want, but I do think it's healthy for their identities to expand beyond the boundaries of WOH or SAH.

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I’m a sahm with 3 busy kids and I do say that we are busy. Now I feel self conscious to say that we are busy. We have 2-3 things per day in the afternoon. Our weekends are busy with tournaments, dance recitals and scouts.

To be fair, I think my friends (working and non working) also say they are busy. It isn’t some busy competition but it is just how we talk about our lives. I think of it more as a vent that we are always shuffling from one place to the next. Our kids are various ages. [/quote]

Don't let anonymous posters keep you from describing your own life as you see fit. [/quote]

Pp here. We have 4 parties this weekend. My kids have various sports. Another mom and I may carpool. The other mom said it is busy with 4 kids. It actually made me feel better. I only have 3 kids and we will be shuffling around this weekend. You know what? I don’t even know if this mom works or not. I know she had a baby last year and was home. I have no idea if she was on maternity leave or not because she is always just dropping off and very little time to talk because she always has another kid in the car.[/quote]

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