Things you DONT like about being a SAHM

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Permalink Reply by Robin on October 24, 2008 at 5:49pm

Sometimes I'm envious of people who can leave a clean house to go to work... and come home to a clean house! There's nobody around to mess it up! With four homeschooled kids, I sometimes feel like all I DO is clean up!

And getting in a rut stinks too... going several days without leaving the house because it seems like too much of a hassle gets depressing!

So yeah, a self-cleaning house and a pinch of motivation to get the heck out of here from time to time would be nice! :)

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Permalink Reply by Robin on October 28, 2008 at 12:28pm

Been There Done That! It's pretty sad when you start to look forward to doctors' appointments or other usually unpleasant things just to get a little break. ;)

Crystal said:

I own and operate an in home daycare. So I don't get to go anywhere during the day unless my husband is off work and I have a Dr. appt. I Hate the lack of adult interaction.

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Permalink Reply by BuddynPumpkin on October 30, 2008 at 11:50am

Isolation and lack of adult interaction. Plus winter makes it so much harder to get out. It is already October and I am feeling a bit of cabin fever already. Not a good sign. I am bored with our toys, games & books. My youngest still takes a morning & afternoon nap, so we have a very limited time outside the house as it is.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on November 2, 2008 at 10:05am

BuddynPumpkin said:

Isolation and lack of adult interaction. Plus winter makes it so much harder to get out. It is already October and I am feeling a bit of cabin fever already. Not a good sign. I am bored with our toys, games & books. My youngest still takes a morning & afternoon nap, so we have a very limited time outside the house as it is.

Oh i understand. Its raining out, its crappy weather leaves us with less to do .

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Permalink Reply by Leeanne Ridley on November 19, 2008 at 3:56pm

I would have to agree with several of the mom's on here, definitely the adult interaction. My boyfriend helps were he can usually with baths when he gets home but I can't blame him for not helping because he works such long hours. He is exhausted when he gets home. I guess the only other thing is that I don't really get a break. Since he works so much I am always moving.

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Permalink Reply by Denise on November 29, 2008 at 4:19pm

I think just being at home with a kid sometimes can be frustrating. I miss just going out by myself and spending time with just the girls, no kids. I am in a play group which gets me out of the house, but sometimes, I find it hard to take care of another human being! I love my son, but I sometimes want to just leave him alone and go shopping. My husband works full time in retail so it's not like I have a set time I can do that. But there are always times that I am glad to be a sahm!

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Permalink Reply by Alice Hall on February 6, 2009 at 10:49am

Apart from the already mentioned Adult interaction and people thinking that I sit around eating chocolates while watching the soaps, I hate it that I don't get a break. I can just keep going and then realise that I haven't had lunch myself!
Another thing is is the whole 'Groundhog Day' feel to this lifestyle. You know what I mean: You spend the day cleaning and cooking and doing laundry, to wake up the next day and do it all over again.

this is NOT the easy option methinks!

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Permalink Reply by Katie on February 26, 2009 at 8:33am

Ditto! My husband works from 4:45 in the morning unti 4:45 each night so I can't exactly take him to work in the morning without the kids getting up at 4. We live in Michigan and it snows for 5 months so were stuck inside. That is my biggest complaint. maybe we should move down south......

Amanda said:

Cara said:

My worst part of being a SAHM is the lack of adult interaction. Right now hubby and I only have one car that he, of course, takes to work each day. I was never very much of a socialite before anyway, and now being home has restricted that even more.

Thank God for AMAZING sites like this one to find others who have many of the same things in common, right??!

SAME HERE! Ben takes the car, so if the weather is horrible, the boys and i are stuck inside! I have to walk to the playgroup, so if its raining hard, i wont go because i will get drenched!

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on February 26, 2009 at 9:53am

Something I don't like is the fact that my husbands hours got cut and we can't afford day care (which is something I totally don't want to do), but I need to get a job so we can get extra money. I want to get out of the house, but I can't do anything if I don't have any money to go out with. Just maybe to get something to drink while I am out or a snack or something. My husband has the truck so I take the bus everywhere. (I am hoping we get another car with our taxes.) I get stuck inside all day and it gets to me. I know I could go for a walk, but there really isn't anywhere to walk to where I live. No park or anything scenic. It's all dirt and freeway around here. I joined a mom's group, but their events lately are either out of my way cause I have to take the bus and it doesn't go there, or it costs money. Most of the women in this mom's group I have noticed are doing pretty well for themselves and I am not as well off as them, so I can't afford to eat out and do the movies all the time. So the lack of adult interaction is also a thing for me. My daughter is pretty happy most of the time, but I know she likes to get out and it gets to her when she is inside all day, so I walk her around outside just so she can get outdoors. I have been looking for a work at home thing, but no luck. It's getting to me.

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Permalink Reply by Marlene M. Linke on February 26, 2009 at 10:59am

After a 25 year high powered career in a very senior position at a Fortune 50 company, I now have no accolades, no "atta boys". Its tough not having my own money to spend. Its also SOOOO lonely some times! Staying at home with the dog is not exactly what I had envisioned when I was going to stay at home full time. I have to say that being a SAHM is totally different than what I longed for when I was still working with my first child. But....after all that, I wouldn't trade this for anything!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on February 26, 2009 at 11:25am

I know how you feel... I don't do many of the things my Moms club does when it requires money.. But not living near a park or having a place to walk must be hard on you.. Hope you are able to get a car soon, sounds like that would help a lot! =)

Jennifer said:

Something I don't like is the fact that my husbands hours got cut and we can't afford day care (which is something I totally don't want to do), but I need to get a job so we can get extra money. I want to get out of the house, but I can't do anything if I don't have any money to go out with. Just maybe to get something to drink while I am out or a snack or something. My husband has the truck so I take the bus everywhere. (I am hoping we get another car with our taxes.) I get stuck inside all day and it gets to me. I know I could go for a walk, but there really isn't anywhere to walk to where I live. No park or anything scenic. It's all dirt and freeway around here. I joined a mom's group, but their events lately are either out of my way cause I have to take the bus and it doesn't go there, or it costs money. Most of the women in this mom's group I have noticed are doing pretty well for themselves and I am not as well off as them, so I can't afford to eat out and do the movies all the time. So the lack of adult interaction is also a thing for me. My daughter is pretty happy most of the time, but I know she likes to get out and it gets to her when she is inside all day, so I walk her around outside just so she can get outdoors. I have been looking for a work at home thing, but no luck. It's getting to me.

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on February 26, 2009 at 11:28am

I don't mind at all when I have a long waiting room wait, lol.. You mean, I get to sit here and read magazines uninterrupted until the doctor is ready to see me? No Problem! =)

Robin said:

Been There Done That! It's pretty sad when you start to look forward to doctors' appointments or other usually unpleasant things just to get a little break. ;)

Crystal said:

I own and operate an in home daycare. So I don't get to go anywhere during the day unless my husband is off work and I have a Dr. appt. I Hate the lack of adult interaction.

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