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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sigh.  If you say SAH is easy and you could do it no problem, you are insulting SAHMs.  If you say you're not cut out for it and it's tough, you don't love your kids.

Here is the thing.  I could SAH, but we would have to make a lot of financial sacrifices and I enjoy the mental challenges of working and adult conversation.  But I also cherish weekend and evening time with my kid.  Some days I think SAH would be easier than juggling a job and being a mom, but other days working seems easier because I can run errands on breaks, take off early for a doctor's appointment, etc. without schlepping a child around or finding childcare.

Working and SAH are challenging in different ways.  It's not a competition.[/quote]

Well said.

I was at home when my kids were young and it was soul crushing, even though I was "good" at it based on the Pinterest definition. Tons of crafts happening, lots of field trips and playgroups. My house looked like crap, though.

Work now the kids are in school.

The challenges are extremely different, it's not fair to compare.[/quote]

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