I found that once I decided to stay at home with my children, women act differently towards me. Now, I understand that I am lucky, that I have gotten to stay at home with my girls and watch every milestone happen. I was there when they started to crawl, walk, talk etc...I am truly blessed to have had the opportunity to watch all of this. But it always puzzles me when a woman (who works) asks me "What do you do for a living?" And my response is, "I stay at home with my kids." At this point in the conversation, there is usually a moment of silence, like at a ball game, you know, "a moment of silence for so and so who passed away." I mean, its very uncomfortable! Then I get the "oooh," then nothing. They usually turn their heads and starting talking to someone else. Now sometimes, generally this is from a man, they will say "wow, that is a hard job." Really? Why is this? Why are women so uncomfortable now days with women who makes a choice to raise their kids and stay at home with them? Is this not the age where a woman finally has a choice? A choice to either work, or to stay at home...40 years ago they didn't have a choice. Women stayed at home, period!
Like I said earlier, some women do not have a choice, they have to work. They have to help bring home food etc...so the family is provided for. Those type of women, are usually more open about the idea. They usually, say to me, "oh, I wish I could have stayed home with my kids." And I have to give it to them, I do not see how their houses stay clean, or how they have time to even brush their own teeth! But its the women who do work but have a choice that get on my nerves. They look at me like I've grown three heads or something. Like I'm a loon for choosing to be a stay at home mom.
So, I am here to say it LOUD and say it PROUD! I love being a stay at home mom! Its probably the best job I've had to date! And for you women that have an issue with this...tell me why? I truly want to know, why does this make you so uncomfortable? I will not judge, I'm just curious. Is it that we have turned over the supporting of the family to a man, or is it that you just get bored staying at home? I am just so glad that women in this time period have a choice. I would have hated to live during a time period where I didn't have a choice!
