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Permalink Reply by Michelle on January 21, 2009 at 2:22am

I love staying home with my kiddos! I was a CNA (Nursing Assistant) which is not fun work, I was mostly a home bath aid. So I went to peoples houses to bathe them, as I said "not fun at all." Now I stay home with my two kids, we homeschool, mostly because my daughter is allergic to UV sun rays. And both of my kids have a lot of skin allergies, mostly my daughter though.
I like to be a stay at home wife/mommy also because, I am an organizing neat freak! I have to clean my house my self, because no one would do it right! Sorry to my hubby, "but it's true". We also just got a Great Pyrenees puppy, and she is a lot of work to take care of.

I know there are a lot of people who feel that they could never be a stay at home wife/mommy, in fact I'm friends with a few, but I love it! And I wouldn't have it any other way.

Permalink Reply by Lisa on May 8, 2009 at 4:38pm

I do not miss working! I've always known I wanted to be a stay at home mom, I still got my degree and actually was a teacher for a bit, until I got pregnant and I've been home since our first daughter was born and never want to go back! There definetly are the tough moments of being at home with two little ones (it gets lonely sometimes! and i'd love to find a cure for whining....). But I just love it for the most part.

Permalink Reply by Dawn Rigoni on July 30, 2009 at 8:03am

I LOVE being a stay-at-home wife. My husband and I both worked very hard the first years of our relationship, and I always hated my job. When he told me he was earning enough for me to stay home I was extatic. I make it my job to take care of the home, of my husband, of our finances, papers, dog...
What I don't like are the people who are judgmental about the way we live, especially because we are both so happy with our lifestyle, so what is there to judge? I also don't like how one of the first questions you get asked when you meet someone is "what do you do for a living?" I always have to explain our arrangement. I also think it's rude how people ask me, "So what do you do all day then?" I'm sure you'll all agree, there's plenty to be done around the house, and I have lots of hobbies, too.
I am grateful every day that I am able to live the life I'm living.

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Marie on May 9, 2010 at 6:21pm

I DO NOT miss working. Not that staying at home isn't work. Its a lot more work than a 9 to 5 job, that's for sure.

I love being the only one who is raising my children, along with my husband. If they went to a babysitter or daycare I would feel like someone else was raising them and getting to see all of their firsts.