Comments on: 13 Things No One Tells You About Being A Stay At Home Mom. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Surviving motherhood on sweet baby laughs, a casual coffee addiction, and minor spats of sarcasm. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Diane Price https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-3577 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:43:16 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-3577 Great post! this is all so true. i wish i could’ve read this earlier. thank you!

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Hello, Gina! I’ve taken a 4 month hiatus from the blog while my home was being renovated so I am so sorry that I am just now replying to you!! Thank so much for all of your kind words, I am so glad you can relate!

]]> By: Gina | YouAreMoreThanMom.com https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1107 Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:35:53 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1107 Hi Jenn! I just stumbled upon your blog the other night and absolutely love your articles. Some of them give me a much needed giggle 🙂 I love what you said above, “You need to find self-worth in something other than your children in order to stay sane.” This has been very true for me. It’s been a journey, but I’ve come to realize that my identity doesn’t come from being a mom! “Mom” is just a role and I need to make sure I have something for myself. Thanks for a good read!! -Gina

]]> By: Brittany Alwine https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1092 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 23:32:34 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1092 Everyone thinks it’s easy especially men,and than they wonder why u get nothing done..like u don’t do anything all day..and on top of it u have animals so it’s not like u only have one child… sometimes I wish I had a legit job I could do at home so I still feel like the bread winner I guess u could say

]]> By: Jamie https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1089 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 05:13:52 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1089 I really liked your advise! I think you nailed all the highs and lows of being a SAHM, and it does feel good to know others can relate. I have 4 young kiddos (7, 5, and 2 yr old twins) and I recently started blogging about all the crazy things they do, and lessons I have learned as a result. I started blogging because, like you said, I needed an outlet! If you have time, I would love to get your thoughts on my blog. https://babywipesanductape.wordpress.com/

]]> By: Jessica https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1087 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 06:34:37 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1087 In reply to Joy.

I hung out at Starbucks for 4 hours straight until the preK let out (since my oldest was in kindergarten for half the yr, my younger wanted in, too). I just had no idea how to be “me” without kids, and once I started adjusting, we had to pull my oldest and homeschool. I totally relate! I think it’s our attachment to them that keeps them going, though. Imagine if there was no oxytocin in the world… 🙂

]]> By: Jessica https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1086 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 06:31:03 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1086 Just started homeschooling and at 5 and 6, my kids are right in that “it would be so much easier to send you to school next year” range. Thank you for this! Trying not to grow weary in welldoing while still finding time for ourselves as adults and then realizing we’re commenting on a stranger’s post at 2am…yep. Motherhood is worth it!

]]> By: Joy https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1082 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 22:00:19 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1082 Be prepared to be disrespected time after time by people who don’t “get it”. my SIL told me one time that she couldn’t stay home because she felt like she needed to contribute something to society. I replied “I’m contributing 3 wonderful children to society”. I was definitely not prepared for the depression I fell into when my youngest started kindergarten. I was really a lost soul–my job had been drastically changed and I didn’t know how to handle it and all around people were assuming that I was thrilled not to have kids in the house all day. It was a very challenging time for me

]]> By: Jackie Hill https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1079 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 00:54:13 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1079 My job was down-sized when I was 6 months pregnant with my first born, who turned 21 last December. Three years later we had 2 more kids so I had 3 kids under the age of 5 and the last two had health and autism spectrum disorders. I tried working part-time for my own sanity but it wasn’t manageable. My late husband would occasionally change a diaper, give baths or bottles but he worked graveyards so I was pretty much a married single parent. I have been there, done that and am still living to tell the tale!! Parenthood is hard no matter if you work outside the home or at home. And anyone who says being a housewife/mom isn’t really work had better walk away before I get started. When I became a mom, home computers weren’t in every home and we had no cell phones. There weren’t the parent groups and classes that are available now. We had Dr. Spock and What To Expect When You’re Expecting. My kids are still living at home and I don’t know that my youngest (17) will ever be able to truly live on his own–I’m still very much a housewife even thought my husband died of cancer 3 years ago. I have loved being home with my kids. I have also resented it at times, but I don’t ever regret it. My kids aren’t perfect angels and they never were but I was there for them and I’m grateful for that opportunity!!

]]> By: Prachi https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1078 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:26:55 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1078 This is really so true.. Though i have just one baby it will drives me nuts to leave my job and stay at home all the time.. Maybe the new mommy affect.. N yeah.. It’s more difficult mentally than physically.. Hope the significant others understand… Kuddos to moms looking after 2 kids under ages 2-4..

]]> By: Jarit https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1077 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 12:23:01 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1077 Omg. Reading this made me cry! I’m so happy this was the first thing I read before I start my day. #extremely thankful

]]> By: Gail Bunning https://theramblingredhead.com/2016/02/16/13-things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-1051 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:23:47 +0000 https://theramblingredhead.com/?p=2689#comment-1051 Agreed. Mentally exhausting. I am 16 years deeps and there are more days than not, I feel like I am totally drowning. Great post.

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