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[quote=Anonymous]My MIL was a SAHM who was always “so busy” and running late / chaos according to my husband. I see how that was possible because she is so inefficient and bad at managing her time now in retirement. 
My own mother is always “so busy” in retirement. I just nod and smile and sometimes say “it’s amazing you ever had time to work”. 
Sometimes I am late to preschool drop off and I cross paths with SAHMs who do half-day and they move so slowly, with no apparent regard that other people have places to go. It drives me nuts. No I have never seen a full-day parent allow their toddler to walk by themselves the whole length of the parking lot - in the parking lot instead of moving to the sidewalk.

People fill the time they have. People make time for the things they want to make time for. Happens at work. Happens at home. I do think there is a big difference between SAHMs who had a career that required some project managemt and supervising a staff prior to staying home and those who never worked in an office environment or had other people prioritize their work and set their goals for them. I imagine planning out your day / week is a hard skill to learn on the fly with small kids in the mix. [/quote]

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