The Stay at home parent/spouse thread

diets_and_daiquiris · January 2019

TheFitHooker wrote: »

I could totally do my work at night and whatever during the day, I don't have a car so I usually do the housework during the day and play on here or FB, do my workout and add my food to the database. I do my work at night when everyone is in bed. When I have work to do. I take crochet orders and fill those. I also am a photographer but on a break from that right now due to the no car situation.

Ah that's like me, I draw portraits of kids and pets mostly. I do have to stay in some days just to make up my hours as I can't do it all in the night but even if I get my *kitten* to the gym those days I feel better.
Hope you get a car sorted soon and you get some freedom back! X

HappilyDistracted · January 2019

I would have been a SAHM with career hobbies if it was an option. Unfortunately, that's a luxury in my world.

Chef_Barbell · January 2019

SAHM of 5 here. My youngest is 2. I also do some work from home. It's definitely something I feel blessed and lucky to be able to do.

Lounmoun · January 2019

I have been a sahp/spouse for 19 years. I homeschooled my child.
We are a 1 car family and my dh works out of town. There is no public transportation in my town so we walk places. The town is only about a mile across so it isn't too bad except in winter where no one shovels their sidewalks when there are sidewalks. Makes me want to stay home.

Francl27 · January 2019

I'm a SAHM too. It never made any sense to work, first I never heard back from the jobs I applied for, second, with two kids in elementary school, I would spend 3 months' wages on daycare in the Summer anyway because I would never make much money (and what about sick days, Holidays, Spring break etc?). So I basically just gave up looking years ago (which was really depressing, to be honest).

The worst for me is that this is a very thankless 'job'. But I got to remember that my bosses were pretty ungrateful when I was working too... but at least I was getting paid for it! It IS nice to have free time when the kids are in school, for sure (even if a lot of it is spent doing housework). My friends are jealous that I can do it. It's just lonely and depressing at times. I have dogs to keep me company at least.

I'm going back to school next week though (12 hours a week, plus homework, obviously, I figure it will take me 3-4 years to get my degree at that rate). With what's been going on this week... I'm not even sure it's a good idea. I need to count on my friend to pick up my kids from school once a week, our Spring break won't be the same week, then there's half days, and what am I going to do when my kids are sick? The only reason I considered it is because my friend can pick up the kids if needed (his kids go there too), and my husband has a flexible job and can work at home if needed. But just today I got two phone calls from the school, had to pick up my son because he was sick last week... I'm kinda dreading it. One of my kids has ADHD (the first meds we put him on don't seem to be working), the second one has speech issues... there's never a dull moment.

Chef_Barbell · January 2019

I can't wait to go back to school after the little one starts school.

ChrysalisCove · January 2019

I’m a SAH, homeschooling mom. It works very well for us

We are far from “home all the time,” though; that sounds tough!

We live overseas in an area where public transport is the norm - it’s cheap, clean, and convenient. There’s rarely a day when we don’t go *somewhere* and (weather permitting) at least half the week we spend more time out of the house than in it. DS participates in two sports, we are part of a homeschooling group that routinely schedules park days and field trips, we volunteer, explore the city visiting parks, museums, and natural areas, visit the aquarium and zoo... there’s a ton to do!

At home once lessons are complete for the day we cook together, play tabletop or video games, read, make art, etc.

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