You are extremely valuable, stay-at-home mom. You may not always be told that what you’re doing is of any worth, but it is priceless. If we look at society today what is it that’s missing from the majority of homes? Families are falling apart. Divorce is common, rampant, even among Christians. Mothers are missing.
They’ve lied to us. We were told that we could have it all, do it all, and while we’re at it we should do the “Christian thing” and have some kids too. The church is failing at teaching women to embrace the role of wife, mother, homemaker. I’ve met far too many confused young wives and mothers who are conflicted over tangled desires of working outside the home, or staying home with their children. They feel something must be wrong with them to want to stay home. They look around the congregation only to find it full of working mothers, so they trudge on following the crowd, denying the calling in their hearts to come home.
Mothers who stay at home are often looked upon as those who couldn’t have done much in society anyway, so they might as well stay home; some even say stay-at-home moms are lazy.
Here’s the typical stereotype that stay-at-home moms deal with; several working moms state that at home moms are lazy.
But I say that as a stay-at-home mom you’re a world changer. The years you pour into your children are years that you will never regret. More importantly these years with your children you will never, ever, get back. When you’re old in your bed it will not be the career that you sought fulfillment in that keeps you warm; it’ll be the memories of your little ones.
This is all foreign to my generation. We’ve grown up with Oprah, career moms and infiltration of feminism into every fiber of society. It’s only by the power of the Holy Spirit that I’m even a stay-at-home mom. I remember looking at my first baby in his bed and feeling so conflicted over all the goals that my flesh had, and wanting so badly to be with him, soak him in, and never miss a moment. It was actually a rather frightening step for me to stay home. The Holy Spirit impressed upon me that being home with my baby was more important than any other goal that I thought was pressing. Thank you Lord for your mercy.
The line has been drawn in the sand outside of your front door. You declare that being home is worth the investment. Enjoy whatever season you’re in with your children, enjoy your husband and your home. Enjoy being salt and light. As a stay-at-home mother and homemaker you are actually a warrior too. You are warring against the lies of this broken generation by investing yourself in your home to impact the next generation.
What would you say to those who think stay-at-home moms are lazy?
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I would say to those moms, “Allowing others to take on the great responsibility to educate your child academically, socially and morally, so you can have more time and money to have your hair done, your nails done, get more facials, take more vacations away from your kids, have more babysitters cover your weekends away, and buy more expensive homes, cars, etc.., is lazy. And an incompetent government, no less.
This is a sacrifice that is completely worth it. Maybe it looks like we have more time to ourselves. But no one else does my cleaning. No one else does my laundry. I don’t hire a nanny. I fed each of my children every single meal until they got to table food at 4-6 months of age.. I keep them safe and know where they are at all times. I take them grocery shopping. I take them to all of their dr. appointments. I prepare all of their meals. I teach them reading, writing, math, science, geography, history, the Bible, music is mixed into everything they do, they learn art, do domestic chores, they take part in sports, will join the philharmonic, 4-H, boy scouts, or other groups as they get old enough and find an interest. I spend 85% of my waking time with them. How about you? How much time do you spend with your child? Lazy? I think not.
It really does get down to “quality quantity time,” doesn’t it? Spending nearly every waking moment with your children is worth it!
Yes it IS worth it, though harrowing at times, they have full access to the one who loves them most (besides God!). I know it doesn’t make me a ‘better person’ and sometimes moms do feel led to do more outside the home, but to say this is lazy is just so wrong. And it is such a huge privilege!
No, many stay at home moms are very hard working! I am one of them! It is hard work at times, it definitely is a work of heart! I thank God for allowing me the priviledge of staying home. I am blessed. Thank you for posting!
Thanks for posting. The hardest people to deal with who have a bad attitude toward you for being a SAHM is family. Glad to know I am not alone in my choice to be SAHM and homeschooling my daughter.
WOW! Sometimes you just need to hear this.
We are the best of friends and hubby is proud to say that we homeschool our daughter. 
He is the principle and I am the teacher. hehehe. Our children are 28,21,8. We are looking forward to homeschooling college . 
My Father In Law told us as a couple for my husband ( his son) to make the money and for me to stay home and be with our children. I was trying to do it all and work around the kids and be the perfect wife. I had lost weight and was tired all the time . Our marriage was strained to say the least. We did some changes. I now homeschool our gift who came as a surpise from God after our older two were on their way to adulthood.
I heard Jim Bob Duggar say once that you’ll never regret spending TOO MUCH time with your family. I love that because it is so true! I don’t want to miss anything that my kids do or say. I love to see them get excited over learning something new or just listening to them play together and being silly. It makes me a little sad that my husband doesn’t have the same privilege of being with them all day every day since he has to work. I honestly don’t understand how some moms can say they couldn’t stand to be with their kids all the time so that’s why they send their kids to public school and have a job outside the home.
That is exactly true Stephanie, and thank you Jim Bob!
Thank you for this post. My leading to be a stay at home mom was the hardest decision for me to make. I love being at home with my children now and we are even new homeschoolers enjoying even more time together. Due to my husbands job we had been considering me leaving the home and going back to work. I am so blessed by this post just reaffirming our decision for me not to do that! Thank you for reminding all of us of our value!
At first these “lazy” comments made me angry. Then the Lord put compassion in my heart for these ladies. How sad it is for them that they think chasing the almighty dollar is more important than their family. How empty their lives must be. They have to fill their time with things and activities. I pray the Lord will touch their hearts and they will accept His leading. I know not all women will be mothers. Isn’t that why we should cherish the blessings of husband and child(ren) we have been given?
“No success can compensate for failure in the home.” David O. McKay
This can be hard to remember, especially when we are tending to a housefull of sick kids or cleaning up a big mess. The verse that heklps me keep perspective most is Matthew 25:37-40 “Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
When we serve and care for our children we are serving our Lord.
I hear you Amy. That is such a powerful verse. Makes my heart burn to adopt as well…
I beleive that each one of us, male or female, should follow whatever it is that God wants us to do. If that is to stay at hoe with the kids and homeschool them (which I am a big advocate of) then thats great, and in no way lazy. If that is to go to work, then great. Whatever God calls us to do should be our main thought in all of this. If men are led by the Lord to stay at home and homeschool and look after the kids, then fine, thats cool, if they re not , thats good too.Same with women. I dont think either ‘side’, although we should nt be taking sides, can call each other lazy. Also, I think it is terrible that homeschoolers dont get the money off the government that schools get for each child, its just out back into the pot if they dont take up a school place, which is wrong, it should be given to the family. This is the case in britain anyway
It sounds poetic and even justified for homeschoolers to receive money from the government for homeschooling. But that is actually extremely dangerous. Whatever the government gets its claws on, it controls. I don’t want the broken system having any authority over our “Holy Spirit-led Homeschooling.” But you’re right, our children’s heads are worth a literal price to the school systems.
You know, I never thought of it like that before. Thank you
Wow! I am honestly appualed that working women would call SAHM’s LAZY! While I am sure there probably are some of those out there… I truly believe that women who Run to work for validation and identity are also running away from their God given personal repsonsibility to raise their children. When I meet women and they find out I am a mom of 6 and home school they often say how do you do it! They say “I could never have that kind of patience!” The reality is that I don’t have more patience, I am just allowing God to refine me, by letting Him use my children to point out when I am not patient and when I am sinful and selfish…
I am going to be praying for these women… I am concerned for their children, for our future generations… imagine what will happen with these disengaged children? I wonder what will happen if some of their daughters choose to be SAHM’s~ I feel sorry for them as well!
Thanks for posting this Jamerrill… I am not always aware of the intenense attakcs we are battling out there! We need to pray hard!
I absolutely love what you said and I want to keep it and quote it over and over again! This is the exact feeling I have had over the attitude of other women but have never been able to say! The part that you said about not having more patience but allowing God to refine us is amazing and exactly how I feel! i am a mother of 4 and I get backlash from my husband’s family as well as others from choosing to live modestly and stay at home and homeschool. My mother-in-law accuses me of not providing my children with a good education and sheltering them…. it hurts when those things are said to me but then I remember all the times when i was a child and I was being made fun of in school or when my mom was at work and I was wishing she was at home. It’s when
I think of those moments that reassure me I made the right decision.
I have given more to my children by giving up the outside job and staying at home with them. When I had the career minded mentality I too thought stay at home Moms were a bit lazy and “What did they do all day”. Boy was I in for an eye opener when I began to stay at home. It is the hardest most rewarding job I have ever had. But now I have added a job to staying at home. I have become a full time teacher to my stay at home kids.
Thank you for writing this. I think it can be difficult when we don’t get outside validation (a paycheck or evaluation– although my husband offered that once as a joke
and much of our hard work goes unnoticed. Our reward is not now, we will see the fruit later as our children get older–at least that is what I hear. But I love being with my children and want them to know that.
I agree with a lot that you have to say. God has called each of us to follow his plans and it doesn’t always look the same for each situation. I would love to stay home and have desired to long before I was
married or even thinking about marriage. My husband and I cannot afford for me to. I sometimes feel discourage by these posts because you don’t always take into consideration all situations. I also teach in a public school system which I love very much. I think God has placed me in my school for a purpose. I think homeschooling is wonderful and have nothing against it but I also am thankful that Christian parents send their children to public schools. How do we plan to reach the world for Christ if we remove all the Christians? I’m not saying I agree with all the decisions public schools make but I do believe Christ has called us to be the salt and light…therefore praise God for my Christian students. I try to find light and Gods calling in all situations. I think SAHM’s do an amazing job and by far one of the hardest workers! I just hope people can be sensitive to other side:)
Michelle,
For many years my husband wanted me to work and I honored him and did so. I believe first we must honor our husbands. Over time my husband did begin to see that I needed to be home 100%. It still may not always work out mathematically on paper, but the Lord has been faithful to keep me home. It got down to us stepping out in faith and believing that the Lord would provide. My own mother worked full-time much of my childhood.
Onto your next point, “I also am thankful that Christian parents send their children to public schools. How do we plan to reach the world for Christ if we remove all the Christians?” Public school is not a child’s ministry, I wrote an article about it here. I strongly encourage you to watch the movie Indoctrination. As a Christian educator it would be very beneficial to you and your children.
Thank you for sharing your prospective.
What would I say to someone who says SAHM are lazy? I would invite them over to shadow me for a day or week… and tell them to bring their running shoes- they’ll need them…
This was my answer exactly… I think for many it would only take one day in my house before they threw up their hands and decide that SAHM’s are NOT lazy! I have 4 kids under 8 currently homeschooling 3 of them while also trying to occupy my 3yr old( that’s enough to wear me out most days) oh and don’t forget to keep the house clean, the laundry done, and fix whatever random thing the 3yo breaks when you take your eyes off him for a second!!! LOL…. Makes me tired just saying it all but guess what, tomorrow morning I will get up and start it all over again and LOVE it!!! Those days I don’t so much love it, my Gram reminds me that the Lord sends the rough days just to remind me how great the good days are!! What a privilege to spend my day teaching, training, and loving my gang!!! I am SO blessed!!!!!
While I would never say a SAHM is lazy I am offended by the ton of hour article that a working mom can’t be or isn’t those things. I don’t work to get facials and pedicures i work to psy bills and feed my fsmily. I nursed sll four of my children, i make laundry detergent and cleansers and dish soap from scratch. I NEVER vacation without my family. I clean my own house, do my own laundry, take my children to all their appointments, make their BLD, bake with them, do homewotk (and even homeschooled), volunteer at three different schools, go on all fieldtrips, am room-mother to two classrooms, instruct them on manners and the Bible and everything else under the sun , discipline and love my children. I am a loyal and lovibg Christian wife to my husband. I AM salt and light, I sm the glue that keeps my.household together and functioning. All while working forty hours a week outside the home as well. We all work hard and need to quit tearing each other down to build ourselves up.
I hear you Buffy. I have been a full-time working mom, while homeschooling. I worked 40+ hours every weekend being a charge Nurse on the graveyard shift to feed my family, pay our bills, and be home 7 a.m. Monday through 7 p.m. Friday to be full-time homeschooling mom. My heart is not to tear you or other working moms down. I’m encouraging moms who DO stay home that what they’re doing is *worthy and valuable.* It’s also to encourage stay-at-home moms that it is okay for them to desire to stay home; staying home is even a goal to seek after for those who aren’t there yet. SAHM’s, or those who’d like to be, need reassurance too. Bless you in all that you do.
I needed this–there’s days when I totally believe what I do at home is not worth a bit compared to all the working moms around me. I’m one of few in my church and circles that stay at home.
Wow! I’m stunned that seemingly educated and successful women would claim that stay-at-home moms are lazy on national TV. What other responsibility is more important than caring for your children? I feel sorry for these ladies (and those like them) who miss out on time spent with their kids building memories. I especially feel sorry for their children.
I get this a lot from working friends: “Oh, you are so LUCKY! I wish I could do that.” My husband’s response is: “There is no luck about it. We made a choice and made decisions to support that choice.” I also hear “Oh, I could never homeschool! I couldn’t stand spending that much time around my children!” and I will admit, on days when I have a raging migraine, I really do kinda wish for a quiet place to hide
But there is a downside that needs to be remembered and it is one that worries me greatly — what if something happened to my husband? As a SAHHM I don’t have a fall back for lost income. For that reason, I am trying really hard to come up with creative solutions — either an ‘at home business’ which my children could help with or a degree in something that would allow me to work from home. That is one thing those Working Moms have over us — if worse came to worse, they can support themselves and their families, at least partially.
My two cents. As I said, this is an ongoing worry. I keep seeing friends whose husbands have lost their jobs. Guess I am a bit scared.
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What would I say? Nothing, I’d let God deal with any anger that comes into my heart because of these other women. He has a Will Plan and Purpose for each and every one of us. I have nothing to prove to any of these women and I don’t know the shoes they have to fill. It sounds like they need the Lord.
This is so encouraging! I’ve gotten tired of seeing working women condemn homemakers and vice versa. When I see homemakers being judged, it makes me sad because I see nothing wrong with making choices that value home and family where possible – it’s not a stupid or lazy choice at all. Personally, I think homemaking/work from home are best and what I’m called to, but I also know women for whom that simply isn’t going to be an option. Judging each other instead of encouraging and lifting one another up divides the body of Christ where I think we really should be united. Thanks for posting this.
Clearly Buffy, you aren’t who that response would be meant for. There are a lot of moms out there, especially like the ones in the video who do what they do for their own selfish or lazy reasons and then turn around and call SAHM’s lazy. And they’re just plain wrong. It doesn’t mean all moms who work outside the home are wrong. But in response to such an ignorant blanket statement that SAHM’s are lazy, yes, there is an indictment on the soul of every mom out there who does actually sell out their kids for selfish gain. I personally know a lot of moms for whom my own response would be appropriate, at least f they’re were to call me lazy. Honestly though, I think even the most superficial of them have expressed the desire to be able to stay home with the kids. We don’t live in a nice house, or go on many vacations, let alone real nice ones, it’s a huge sacrifice financially. And obviously some people couldn’t possibly make it for a variety of valid reasons. The question really for me was only about those women who make that assertion. So please don’t take it as an insult to you or anyone else in similar shoes.
Wow…it is a bold statement to call SAHMs lazy. Lazy defined: Disinclined to action or exertion; naturally or habitually slothful; sluggish; indolent; averse to labor; (1828 Webster’s Dictionary). When I read what lazy means, I don’t see myself in that description. SAHMs work hard. We tend to our home, our marriage, our children, our faith, etc. Not to mention the services we might perform out of the home in our community and within our church. I may not have a “job” where I get a “paycheck” but that doesn’t make me less or lazy. I am so very thankful I get to stay at home, homeschool my children and the payment outweighs anything monetary. I have my children at home for such a short time and I have a responsibility to them and an accountability to raise them in the admonition of the Lord. By staying at home is how the Lord called me to do this. He CALLED me! He CHOSE us! I love it! And I am not lazy.
) If you stay at home, be encouraged. You are right where the Lord called you to be. There is no shame in that. May the Lord bless you.
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
What a beautiful post. Too many times, stay at home mothers are looked down upon. This is wonderful testatment of how important the role is.
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I finally got the courage to stay home…my son is 3.5…love it. Should have done ot sooner.
It’s sad to see young women so brainwashed by our society that they really believe that the job of being a mother is a lazy person’s job (or non-job). Women need to stick together and educate young women. This is not the right thinking!
I agree Heidi. I think this is a subject that we need reminders on often, especially since society will not tell mothers to stay home.
Thank you for this! As a new SAHM, I’ve had those conflicting thoughts and emotions. I know that long term, I’m making the right choice, but sometimes… well, you know.
You’re welcome…it’s the “you know” that I wrote this for…we all need a good reminder!
For me, being a stay-at-home wife/mom is the only place that I have peace and contentment. I know that being here is fulfilling the call that God has placed on my life…it IS my career. Our oldest daughter who will graduate homeschool this spring desires to be a full-time wife/mom as well. She feels God calling her to forego college and learn things of the home. You wouldn’t believe the amount of people who say, “What will you do if your husband leaves you? How will you support yourself if your husband is killed in a car accident?” I say, “WHERE IS THEIR FAITH?” All-in-all, I encourage her to follow hard after God and listen to the direction He leads. In doing that, she will live a life that is fulfilling and one that bears much fruit for the Kingdom!
By some people’s standards I am lazy. I send my kids to public school and then I’m at home all day long.
I read my Bible, take LONG LONG walks by the creek thanking God for the world He made, I enjoy sitting in my chair drinking a cup of tea, etc. I have very little stress in my life because I have decided to remain a SAHM while my kids are in school.
When I read the Bible I don’t feel that I have to be productive 24 hours a day in order to glorify our heavenly Father. My heart goes out to the people who think they have to be busy all day long – this includes SAHM moms and working outside the home moms. It is very difficult to be a “Mary” in our world of “Marthas”.
Right on! I have to admit that I do have some lazy days, but 98% of the time, it’s hard work being at home. Most women can’t hack it, they just have to get away from the kids and chaos…I think that’s lazy!
Planning to stay home when our first baby comes in May!
And I’ve found almost equally disturbing as the people who think SAHM is lazy, is the ones who say “awww . . . you’re going to stay home” in this patronizing “isn’t that sweet” voice, OR the ones who are jealous and bitter about it, the ones who think that I think I’m better than they are.
It always frustrates me when I hear of working moms being so unkind to SAHM’s. As women, it is our job to love each other, build each other up, & support one another in whatever unique calling God has led us. I believe working & motherhood can be done very poorly, but it can also be done very well. But I find the same to be true of staying home…many women are exceptional at it, but it,too, can be done very poorly. It is only by the grace of God that ANY of us can bloom where we’re planted!
I’m about wrapping up the last one for college. It was worth it, it was hard at times, it was wonderful! I got to do this job! It is a hat I get to wear for all eternity!
Congrats! College, wow…it’ll be here in our house all too soon!
I definitely think it is a blessing to be able to stay at home if you are able to. I am a Christian working mother married to a Christian Husband. We have a 4 year old and I am the bread winner of the family. My husband does not work yet we send our daughter to nacy accredited daycare. When I was a child, my mother was divorced so she had to work, but she scrapped by to make sure that I was in a good Christian Lutheran school. The world is changing at a rapid pace and I do not want to send my daughter out to the wolves. Here’s the problem, because of stereo typical Catholic schools, my husband is so against sending her to a Christian school of any sort. Our daughter is very bright and he acts as if academics is the most important thing. But I know that the knowledge of God is the Begining of Wisdom. He feels that we can teach her what we need about God and the send her into the world which he believes that she is covered by God (which she is). He does not want to shelter her and feels that my want to protect her is out of fear. Please pray that we can come to a solution that honors God. Thanks.
I was very moved by your blog post. So moved that I wrote a post about it on my blog http://my4pickles.blogspot.com/2012/02/lazy.html
It saddens my heart to think that some women have such nasty, negative opinions on SAHM’s. I have 4 kids and I would gladly let them see what I do all day long. I rarely get any “me” time. I’m not being a Martyr, I’m just being a good Mother! My children didn’t ask to be born, instead I asked God to bless me and He did, 4 times! I think society no longer views children as blessings, just burdens instead. How incredibly sad is that! The breakdown of the traditional family is what is wrong with society nowadays. Kids have no one to look up to, no morals or manners being taught at home, even worse, there’s nobody at home! I’m very aware that many Mothers have to work just to put food on the table. But sadly, many do it to eat expensive dinners out, even cheap fast food every night, vacations, nice clothes,that 2nd car. I stay at home and work very hard, planning out cheap, healthy menus, clipping coupons, sacrificing and doing without to stay at home. Making almost all of meals from scratch to save money is hard work, but cheaper than buying processed, pre-packaged foods! I don’t think that is lazy at all! There’s always two sides to a story! Although I think that when you have a baby, you should stay home to raise your own child, I don’t go around preaching and think bad of others that chose not too!
That is what I am so proud about myself. Okay I maybe a stay at home mom but the best job ever that a mother can accomplish is taking good care of her family and guiding her children…that’s the best part ever. Thank you for this post
Yes indeed … thank you very much. I also shared this on fb. I can not believe the audacity of some folks who claim that stay at home wives and mothers are lazy. They surely must not have tried it or if they did were NOT doing it correctly.
Thank you for boldly speaking out about the need to parent our children! Your frankness and unashamed support of biblical womanhood has given me such encouragement! Thank you and may God bless you!
I am a sahm as well, and my beloved husband has been struggling with alcoholism for years… He has been to treatment and is sober now for just over a month, and I have been struggling… I used to keep such a pristine, clean and tidy home. Now the dishes pile up, the laundry piles up, and I even go 2 days with out a shower… I just seem to have lost my motivation… My husband and I separated on Dec.30th/2011. We are moving back in together in a couple weeks… Maybe that will help. Our four children are my world, and I love my husband more than anything which is why I decided to separate. It was the only way to ‘kick his butt’ into gear. Make him realize that he needed to go to rehab… I want to be back into the place that I once was, where all of you ladies are now…
First off, I would like to say thank you for writing this piece. I hear almost exclusively demeaning language surrounding discussions of stay-at-home mothers and motherhood in general more often than not. I feel that this is a particular problem in my generation. I was actually just having a conversation about this last night with two friends of mine. (As a side note, we are all pretty young – I’m still a couple of weeks away from my 23rd birthday – unmarried, and currently childless. We were discussing major post-college life changes – I will be married in a couple of months, and all of my other girlfriends have been accepted to the graduate programs of their choice. From there we branched off into a discussion about general life satisfaction and how we think we will achieve it with these paths that we have just begun to travel down. My friends were dumbfounded when I said “If at the end of my life I can look back and say with confidence that I have been a good wife and a good mother I will be completely satisfied.” The idea that this sentiment can be shocking and even offensive to some troubles me. But what troubles me equally as much is the idea asserted by so many people from both sides of the argument that you must choose – be a strong, independent, feminist woman OR be a loving, godly, mother and wife. Feminism absolutely does not mean demeaning and belittling motherhood. Staying at home and raising a family absolutely does not mean that I have sold my soul to the patriarchy. I wish we could stop framing our discussions of womanhood and motherhood in these dichotomous terms. I wish “feminism” and “feminist” would stop being used like they are dirty words. Women need to stop fighting each other and respect each others decisions. It is not wrong to have a career or be a feminist. It is not wrong (and it’s certainly not lazy) to be a stay-at-home mom.
I am now 48 years old and my children are 18 and 21. Staying home with them was the best decision that I ever made. I do not regret the time that I spent at home, nor do I feel I wasted my time, as some would have me believe. I have so many, MANY wonderful memories of being able to interact daily with them, starting from Day 1 in the hospital and continuing on until the end of their high school years. Precious memories. Yes, my husband and I struggled financially, but it was worth it. And, being a stay-at-home Mom was the HARDEST JOB that I have EVER HAD. Oh my gosh….I used to call my Mom and say, “Can I please go back to work now? Then I will finally be able to get some rest!” haha
Thank you so much for writing this. It speaks what us stay at home moms are truly worth. I am lucky enough to be able to stay at home and be with my family and keep the house nice tend to the dogs cook and spend precious moments with my child that I would otherwise miss. My husband and I BOTH decided i would be a home-maker and i am not lazy in any way. I even help with the home business at times. I would rather be at home making sure the house kids and fur babies are taken care of than work all day and miss out on precious moments with my children and not getting to see my hubby on a regular basis. I think we need more stay at home moms. I would’nt have my life any other way. It doesn’t mean we don’t struggle but it just means we can’t have everything we want. I would rather have this feeling of love and accomplishment than have a million things that money can buy!!! Thank you ALISA for sharing this post with me. May GOD be with you all. And if your a homemaker more power to you. We always get judged and yelled at for not working but you know what. Sorry to say most people couldnt handle being a home maker compared to a job