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No guilt. I feel right about it. However, I think about my work 24/7 because it is a part of who I am and I have taken lo around town on shoots. So, I guess I am not really a sahm but I am not not one either.
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No guilt here! Love my SAHM job. So proud of my SAHM job. Wouldn't want it any other way!
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Oh no, I'm in the minority here because I feel TERRIBLE that I love WOH , especially since I hated my job before maternity leave! Its just that... SAH with a baby sucks so much!!! So.much.guilt.
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Very little guilt as a WOHM. I would feel more guilty if i stayed home since that wasnt the best choice for our family
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I don't feel guilt over working and DD going to daycare. It's what's better for me, mentally, which makes me a better mom. I stayed home for the first 5 months with her, and granted she was colicky, but I was going crazy. I often lost my patience with her, and overall I just wasn't happy. I think I'd feel a little guilty if she had to go to daycare 5 days/week, but luckily my parents help out 2 days.
I feel guilty when she gets hurt. Like this past week, she face planted out of the stroller onto the street and now has a big ole nasty scrape on her nose and upper lip. Totally preventable and I feel like an awful mom for not buckling her in but we were only walking a block home from the park. But, I also know that she'll heal up just fine and probably won't remember it at all.
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No guilt here!
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I've felt guilty both ways. But looking back I wish I hadn't. I think I mostly only felt guilty bout SAH because I being seen as "just" a SAHM. But I wish I hadn't spent a minute worrying about it, my staying home, even when I didn't love it, really worked for our family. There are a lot of things dh got to do in his job and that we got to do as a family because I wasn't working. I still think the ideal situation (for me!) would have been a part time job.
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I'm a WAHM and felt tremendous guilt when I was still trying to figure out a schedule and balance.
We hired a caregiver so I could have dedicated office hours, which allowed me to have the perfect family-business-wife balance.
I don't feel guilty at all anymore.
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@scg00387: yeah I have some of that too from that perspective (went to an all women's college, and I feel like some of our alumnae would be rolling in their graves at the thought of a woman choosing to be a SAHM and giving up a career path!).
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@hilsy85: those degrees still benefit you and lo and the world!
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@Greentea: ehhh not sure how much good they're doing anyone with me at home with LO
But I won't be at home with kids forever, so hopefully they'll come in handy in the future!
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@hilsy85: I totally disagree. The critical thinking skills and life experiences you've had benefit your LO as well as the general community (that you have more time to be out in during the day!). I know you had a similar academic path, at least undergrad, to me and I think it made me a better parent (and, of course, will be helpful to re-enter the workforce in the future). Speaking for myself... of course I'll be best suited to organize a playdate since I have a masters in public administration!! (tongue firmly in cheek).
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