I work part-time outside of the home and I have a male co-worker who just don't get what it really means to be a stay-at-home-mother. I have much respect for mothers who chose to stay at home to take care of the kids. By profession I am an Accountant and that is a very challenging field but it is nothing compared to being a stay-at-home-mom at least part-time for me. My husband is very hands on with our 20 month son and I still find it to be the most difficult aspect of my life. I take raising my son very serious and I want to make sure I dot every 'I' and cross every 'T'. Basically I want to do right by him and if that means putting my plans and dreams on hold for a while then so it is.
The perception of a SAHM is very tainted I think. Watching tv all day and eating bon-bons are the last thing most sahm have time to do. A list of my daily activities include: being the nanny, the entertainer, the bath giver, the mom, then there is those other pesky little things like the housekeeper, the events planner, the financial planner, the errand runner, the cook, the wife, then back to being mom. That's all in one day only to wake up the next morning to do it all over again.
So for those who think SAHMs are lazy and don't work, I would say think again we do way more work than what we are given credit.
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