https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:49:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1053182 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:39:44 +0000 autumnlove 1053182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: we have the same schedule! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1053097 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:13:29 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1053097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like to work part time. I always thought I would be a WOHM, and long term probably will, but I really don't like my current job but also don't know how much of that is related to pregnancy hormones, so I am planning on taking a few months off after DD is born go evaluate a career change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1053089 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:11:04 +0000 artsyfartsy 1053089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be a stay at home mom no doubt. I always felt like that is my calling. With career and work I've always been like...meh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1053042 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:54:46 +0000 gilmoregirl 1053042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a teacher, and I really, really love my job, so I have no desire to give it up. Nor can we really afford for one of us to SAH. Teaching is exhausting, though, so keeping balance can be tough. </p> <p>If there were some way to teach and work part time, I'd do that. Part time is probably my dream life. I do best with some structure in my day, and going to work is really helpful there. Plus I like to get out of the house and have the interaction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052926 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:26:15 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1052926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@alleyflowers: I think it depends on if I enjoyed my job enough. It doesn't even have to be a job I'm passionate about, but if I find fulfillment and satisfaction in working every day while earning an income then I would most definitely prefer to be a WOHM. If I had to sacrifice time with my kids to work at a job I hated, then I would prefer to be a SAHM.</p> <p>Currently, I'm very happy with my job. I like my company, coworkers, and manager. It offers great flexibility. I'm a WAHM 3x a week, and WOHM 2x a week, which is ideal for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052910 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:22:05 +0000 indi 1052910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like @alleyflowers:, I would love a part-time position, but that's harder to find in my field. Usually it's "WAH/WOH" but still covering the same (or more) hours to justify your absence. </p> <p>I like the social interaction and intellectual stimulation of work, but if $ were no option and it was only a choice between SAH or WOH, I'd SAH and then volunteer or do some pro bono work on my own schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052636 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:25:26 +0000 meredithNYC 1052636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a SAHM, which is not something I ever imagined I would do. Like @hilsy85, I enjoy it most of the time - though maybe more like, 75% of the time? If I were working I just wouldn't make enough to do much more than cover day care costs. However, lately I'm beginning to wonder if work is something I need for myself and my personal development. I also recently read this article from the NY Times Magazine, which brought up a lot of questions for me:<br /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/magazine/the-opt-out-generation-wants-back-in.html?pagewanted=all" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/magazine/the-opt-out-generation-wants-back-in.html?pagewanted=all</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052581 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:12:25 +0000 Mrs. Train 1052581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a SAHM and I love it. Like @artbee: said finances are tight but we think its worth it to have me home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052560 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:06:27 +0000 pinkcupcake 1052560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I feel ya. It took me three yrs of law school, five yrs of working and a crapload of law school loans to fig out I don't like being an attorney -.- le sigh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052495 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:51:22 +0000 su9su9 1052495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If finances were not an issue, I would stay home. The baby stage was hard, but now that my youngest is almost 2 (my older one is 3.5), it's fun to be with them. I like taking them to the parks, library, and do crafts. And when they nap, I like that I can prep for dinner. </p> <p>In real life, I work PT, 24 hours a week, which is pretty ideal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052494 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:50:40 +0000 yellowbird 1052494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honestly would not want to be a full time SAHM. I was going stir crazy after 10 weeks of maternity leave! In an ideal world I would work 7am-2pm 5 days a week! I would LOVE that!! I love what I do, but I also love spending a big chunk of time with my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052473 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:42:27 +0000 BSB 1052473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the current breadwinner so we need my income. If money weren't an issue, I would have to think about it. My job, also, gives us our healthcare so I would have to work full time to get the health insurance benefits. My DH especially needs good healthcare because of his health.</p> <p>If I won the lottery, yeah, I would try being a SAHM but I have a feeling that I'll need some adult time and probably go back to work part time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052472 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:42:26 +0000 twinmama 1052472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a sahm and will be for quite awhile, but my ideal would probably be to work very part time, like 10 hours a week, while my kids were with family. I think that's more or less what I'll do when they start preschool.</p> <p>I love being home with them, but I think I might be a better person with some out of home work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052471 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:42:05 +0000 alleyflowers 1052471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Glitter: I think our feelings are exactly the same... part time would be ideal! I work in a man's profession with a lot of men whose wive's stay home. It's difficult to land a truly part time (30 hours a week or less) gig. :(</p> <p>@jmarionsmith: @pinkcupcake: I am so happy to hear you both having such positive experiences as SAHMs. I feel like I usually hear how challenging and stressful it is and that gives me a lot of hope if I ever decide / could even be ABLE to be a SAHM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052465 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:40:09 +0000 NavyRN2012 1052465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I could SAH full time, but I'd love to be part time. Unfortunately, DH is a SAHD and it makes more sense for him to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052464 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:39:28 +0000 LuLu Mom 1052464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Work part time (like 10-15 hours) just to get out of the house and interact with other adults. Our goal is to have me working part time by the time our kids go to school. I want to be the supportive mother and be able to attend all the school functions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052457 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:37:26 +0000 keiki_mama 1052457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way, I love being a WOHM! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052408 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:20:51 +0000 MrsMed 1052408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to work part-time, but I'm not sure that's a feasible option for me at my current job. I may have to give up much of the responsibility I've earned and it could be a major setback. I'm working on figuring this out now. Part of me wonders if I staying at home full time wouldn't be the best option for my family, but the risks seem to great. Leaving the workforce? I worry that I'll never be able to return to it. And when I do, my already limited earning power will be damaged. Does anyone else fear leaving the workforce entirely -- only to struggle to get back into further down the road? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052373 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:10:31 +0000 avivoca 1052373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love to work part-time. I've been a SAHW and it was not good for me, at least in the area where we lived. I prefer to work, but I think 24 hours a week would be great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052367 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:08:57 +0000 dolphin 1052367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i work part time now and pretty happy about it. i like being able to contribute financially to our family. BUT, if money were no object (if we won the lottery), i would totally be a SAHM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052351 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:05:46 +0000 doodlepoodle 1052351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I could work 9-3, that would be amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052335 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:59:37 +0000 Mrsbells 1052335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work full time. When LO was 12 weeks I hated taking her to the daycare but now I really see the benefit of it. My ideal situation would be to work part time, that would be the perfect balance of time away from her and time with her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052324 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:55:42 +0000 BananaPancakes 1052324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: Exactly this. I wish I could stay home now, but work part time once he's old enough for school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052303 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:49:06 +0000 Smurfette 1052303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would work part time. I love being a Mom but I like adult interaction during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052302 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:49:01 +0000 sorrycharlie 1052302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if I could find a job i LIKED, then work PT. but i am seriously lost when it comes to that...i have my master's, and don't want to work that field...expensive freakin' mistake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052290 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:46:11 +0000 sunshine83 1052290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would stay at home for sure. I'm hoping to make this a reality in the next six months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052289 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:45:52 +0000 hilsy85 1052289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I SAH right now and I enjoy it 90% of the time...the other 10% I wish I worked part time out of the house. Not for the money/financial reasons, but more to feel more productive to society and like I am using the (very expensive) degrees I earned. I also worry about what I will do when we're done having kids and they're all in school...if I haven't worked at all at that point, I will have been out of the work force for a decade--I can't imagine it'll be easy to get back in. So I waffle back and forth on looking for part time work now or staying a SAHM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052288 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:45:46 +0000 swedishfish 1052288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would work part time if I could. But I also bring home the bacon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052276 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:41:33 +0000 mediagirl 1052276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would find a job I ENJOYED and SAH part time. By part time, I mean I would work two days a week, 4 hours a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-stay-home-if-you-could/page/2#post-1052269 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:39:39 +0000 MrsSCB 1052269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'd want to work at least part time. My industry is hard to get into and, like @MsLipGloss, I'd be worried it would be very hard to get BACK into. I would definitely want to work when my kids are in school and I fear getting into a situation that I've read a lot of moms of older kids are in now -- basically they didn't work for years while their kids were young and they're now struggling to re-enter the workforce. </p>