Comments on: Confessions of a Stay At Home Mom

By: Kaylee Gordon

Kaylee Gordon — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:38:00 +0000

I had to laugh when I read the part where you said you had idyllic visions of how it would be because I used to do the exact same thing! I always wanted to be a stay at home mom. I used to imagine how perfect everything would be…playing with my son in a very clean house, making him perfectly healthy meals every day, and myself looking put together with cute matching sweats and makeup on (because of course I will have even more time now to put on makeup since I won’t be rushing out the door to go to work!!) Oh, how silly of me… But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

By: Btuckerpdx

Btuckerpdx — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:41:00 +0000

Yup – that’s the way it goes, right? And the raising of a human being? One of the most important jobs in the world (I guess that’s why it’s also one of the hardest jobs…). Keep up the good work!!

By: law mama

law mama — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:46:00 +0000

Couldn’t have said it better myself!

By: L.Duncan

L.Duncan — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:10:00 +0000

Hi! one of my readers left a comment with a link to this post. Let me say, I feel you girl! I wrote a post similar to this last night and who knew that it would be so popular! Anywho, I can so relate to everything you’ve said in this post. Thanks for blogging what I call “your truth”! It really helps people to exhale when they read other blogs that show pretty images of their home all of the time!

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:30:11 +0000

Just want to say Hi and how glad I am that I found you and your blog! I think it was a link from BabyCenter.com. I live in Kensington, CA! My 2+ year old daughter starts pre-school tomorrow and I am headed over to Ichiban RIGHT NOW to buy some Bento box supplies. I still have to buy food too! Anyway, I was laid off when I was 7.5 months pregnant with my now 7.5 month old, so I really related to your posts! I just read Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Mom. Wish I had seen that a few months ago. I love that I recognize the post office, Totland and other things in your photos. I'm looking forward to being a regular reader in between job hunting, cooking, etc.!

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:56:42 +0000

I just read this (I know, sorry a bit late), but have to add my two cents! I've been both a stay-at-home and a working Mum (southern hemisphere) over the years, and can see the ups and downs of both. One thing I do know, is that when you are home with your kids, the house is always messier, there is more cleaning to do, more washing, and the house just always looks untidy, because there are people in it. I have a friend who just loves bringing her two little ones to my house, as she finds it so relaxing (read: I don't care that they trash the place), and loves the fact that my house is in worse shape than hers, it makes her feel good! Plus, my mother points out, `who wants to be good at housework?'.

By: karen lisa

karen lisa — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:59:28 +0000

This is all sooooo true. I am glad you wrote it! Even though I am a WAHM a lot of this applies to me because I have to play the role of SAHM too! And I don't think your living room looks that awful. Does that say something bad about me? LOL

By: wcopley

wcopley — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:51:31 +0000

I knew what you meant! It's not at all crazy that you sometimes stay home instead of going out. I only have two and it can be so hard — I can't imagine how people do it with three.

By: mamaneace

mamaneace — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:45:41 +0000

Ok, SAHM brain has struck again, as I notice I typed attic instead of attack. Duh.

By: mamaneace

mamaneace — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:44:41 +0000

The fear of that scenario is EXACTLY why I refuse to take my 3 kids (2,3 1/2 and 7) to the library by myself! I joke that I have turned my boys into agorophobics, because we rarely leave the house if we don't have to. I just don't want to (selfishly) put myself into a panic-attic-inducing situation in public! hahaha! And your living room is NOT AT ALL bad…