https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 10:26:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm/page/2#post-11311 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:28:23 +0000 skibobrown 11311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM. She never really went back to work once my sister and I grew up either. I would say that her decision to be a SAHM definitely affects my own decisions. While I really appreciate that she stayed at home to raise us, it upsets me that she let her very high intelligence level and ivy league education go to waste by never re-joining the work force. I have fought to make gains in my career, and I will continue to be a working mom while I raise my kids. On the one hand, I would love to take a few years off to be at home while my kids are young, but that isn't a possibility if I want to stay in my line of work for the long run. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm/page/2#post-11307 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:37:20 +0000 redredrose 11307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! My mom went back to school when I was young, and then re-joined the workforce upon completion. My dad has always kinda wanted her to stay home, but she says she'd go nuts without a job to go to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-11282 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:33:35 +0000 Liesal 11282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM. We owned a family dairy growing up, so she was always available to us and the cows. She didn't start working again until I was in college. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-11195 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:02:26 +0000 Sunshine1810 11195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM. I would LOVE to be a SAHM, I just don't know if we will be able to swing it financially. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-11121 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:02:56 +0000 eupenmalmody 11121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM and I loved it. She created scavenger hunts, played games, took me on outings to the zoo and other places, took me to piano, ballet, etc - it was the best ever. She chose to be an active participant in my life (as opposed to my DH's mother who was also a SAHM, but did not do anything with/for her son). As soon as this little one comes out I will stop working and I can't wait! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-11087 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:38:43 +0000 eeh 11087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my parents worked (and still do) but my mom went to work early and got home shortly after we got home from school and dad went to work after taking us to school. Then, when I was in 2nd grade my dad started his own construction company and has made his own hours ever since. Sometimes he would work in his shop in our backyard or be coming and go throughout the day. We knew we couldn't get away with much because we never knew when dad would come home.</p> <p>I do want to be a SAHM but I'm not sure it's because of my parents working situation so much as a result of my husband's work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-11062 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:22:54 +0000 Mrs. D 11062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I had a SAHG.</p> <p>A stay at home Grandmother! My Grammie looked after my sister and my cousins and I while our parents were at work, and it was awesome! We learned a lot from our grandparents, and got most of our values directly from them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10903 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:40:51 +0000 Amanda183 10903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep..my dad owned his own business so she would help out with that but she stayed at home with me and she also had a few kids she babysat for since I was an only child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10898 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:36:36 +0000 .twist. 10898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my parents worked full time. I stayed at a homecare place for a while and then when the same lady started working at a daycare my parents put me in the daycare so I'd be taken care of the same woman. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10895 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:34:54 +0000 Mrs. Maple Leaf 10895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM until we were in school full time then she went back to work part-time. By the time we were in HS she was back to working full time though. She doesn't work for the money though, she works to stay busy. She used to say she would go crazy if she stayed home full time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10891 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:27:21 +0000 Mrs.KMM 10891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep.</p> <p>Although, my parents own their own business so at some point after all of us were in school, my mom became the bookkeeper for the business. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10811 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:46:00 +0000 winniebee 10811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom stayed at home until my littlest brother (who is 6 years younger than me) was in 1st grade. Then, she went back to work part time. I think she would have preferred staying home forever, but 4 kids were expensive, and my parents very generously paid for our college educations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10789 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:08:47 +0000 ALittleP 10789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM until my younger brother was in 2nd grade then went to grad school and then to work as a marriage and family therapist. I'd love to be a SAHM but we like our lifestyle so I'll continue to do PR consulting from home and have the best of both worlds :) (Now just to get a babe in my arms)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10694 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:16:46 +0000 meaganceleste 10694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM until my youngest brother was in 5th grade. I loved having her at home with us during the summer and she inspires me to try to be a SAHM if I can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10681 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:48:35 +0000 runsyellowlites 10681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a WAHM until we started school and then she worked part-time (during school hours) until I was in the 3rd grade (when I started watching my sis after school)</p> <p>And then she began working out of the house full-time.. which lead to all the time till she started her own business. Then she just did that all the time. Yea... she is a self-confessed Work-aholic.</p> <p>Her not being around didn't really impose on me wanting to be a SAHM/WAHM.. moreso I wanted to be able to facilitate a certain family environment and am now home-schooling DS </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10678 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:44:51 +0000 HabesBabe 10678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, she was-- except for a couple of years when I was in primary school to be a real estate agent (during the worst market in the 80s). My parents are divorced, so it was just the two of us for a long time (I'm also an only child). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10676 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:43:53 +0000 Adira 10676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM until we were in school, and then she volunteered part-time so that she was still home with us. Later, she worked weekends when we were a little older, and eventually full-time during the week when we were in high school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10672 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:41:19 +0000 Rock n Roll 10672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM, but it never occurred to me to be one when I was young. I always thought I would work. </p> <p>Now that I have my kids, I wish I could be one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10570 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:07:39 +0000 Ree723 10570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM until my brother (the youngest) started school full time. She then went back to work as a teacher and worked at a school minutes from ours, so her schedule was essentially the same as ours. </p> <p>Apparently money was a bit tight when we were really young but she always said she wouldn't trade that time at home for the world. I'm really looking forward to being a SAHM as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10533 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:47:05 +0000 McSarah 10533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom worked on and off, but was a SAHM for most of my life. My dad was in the military and we moved around a lot, so it was hard for her to keep a job, even though she had a university education. I liked having her own, but I don't think SAHM is in my future... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10389 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:23:15 +0000 MaisyMay 10389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents owned their own business so instead of having a stay at home anything, we'd go to their work. This meant afterschool many days, all weekends, days off from school, summer break, even days when too sick to go to school. Unfortunately they were their only employees, so that's how we had to do it. It also meant that we very seldom had a parent at sports games, rather they'd pick us up after. It's not how I'd recommend doing things, but we survived. Because of that, though, I do want to make sure Hubs or I can be more present with our kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10383 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:39:51 +0000 Killer b 10383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom worked as a kindergarten teacher until I was 4 and my sister was 6. Then she was a SAHM when my dad moved us up north to work on these newfangled "cellular phone" devices ;) He had to travel a lot as he was a realtor for cell phone tower land, so she decided to stay home and be there when we weren't in school so we would have at least one parent at all times. It definitely made me want to stay home until my own munchkin(s) go to school, because I HATED my babysitter with a passion. She was so mean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10295 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:03:06 +0000 MH.Abroad 10295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Mom was a SAHM until I was 12, my sister was 8. I'll be a WAHM all the way through, and working outside the home part-time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10285 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:42:43 +0000 SweetMamaM 10285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both our mothers were SAHM, although FI's was a little more WAHM than mine. Our hope is for me to be a WAHM until our children start primary (elementary school) if finances allow, or I will substitute teach part time to make ends meet. Hopefully the small business grows enough to supplement FI's income! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10264 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:23:52 +0000 alongfarview 10264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, and looking back I think it was a really good thing for my siblings and myself. She volunteered a lot and kept up her credentials and has been back at work for the last 10 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10240 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:02:45 +0000 LazyLightning 10240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, my mom was a SAHM. She went back to school for another degree when I was in high school, but other than that she was always there for me. I think it would be wonderful to stay home like she was able to do--her influence (though it annoyed me as a teenager) always kept me on track. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10222 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:02:04 +0000 mrsjyw 10222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a stay at home mom from my birth until we moved to Michigan from Korea when I was 6 years old. She started working again when I was in 2nd grade and has not stopped since... She works every day, with a couple of Sundays off sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10201 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:29:11 +0000 chopsuey 10201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my parents worked a lot. I think that's why I always wanted to be a SAHM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10200 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:26:48 +0000 mynoahbear 10200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a SAHM until I started high school. Then she went back to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-mom-a-sahm#post-10197 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:11:55 +0000 MsMini 10197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my parents worked in careers that really fulfilled them, but they both had a good work life balance. That makes me want to model a good work/life balance to my kids, so that they also see enjoying your career but not letting your career overtake your life. </p>