I know only one! It seems like there are a lot more SAHMs on HB than in real life (my real life). I'd LOVE to be a SAHM!
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I know three: my stepmom and two friends.
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My BFF and one of her sisters are both stay at home moms. And then one of my husband's friend's wife stays at home (she would have made less than what good day care costs so there was no point in working). And then some of my husband's cousins work part time and SAH part time. But most of my friends don't have kids yet.
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I'm a nanny, I meet a LOT of SAHMs. We run in the same circles.
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I only know 2 sham in real life.
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@mrs. bird: when I was a SAHM, I knew a lot of nannies! I miss my nanny friends!!
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Tons. Lots of us in Portland.
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2 friends from my mom's group, and 1 friend from home.
I don't think i could be a SAHM. Part-time would be the most ideal!
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2 off the top of my head. DH's bff's wife and her friend who is also a hs friend of DH's. they both can't get jobs that would offset the cost of daycare (3, 2 children respectively). so it makes sense for both of them.
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Everybody in my area! At least until the kids got to be school-aged. My mother, mother-in law, stepmother until her kids were aged two, lots of DH's cousins and their wives. Only one of the wives at my husband's workplace (small business) works out of the home. I'd say it is very common here!
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Lots. Near me I can think of four off the top of my head but I know of lots more that live in my hometown, and more that live near me and work PT. edit to add- it would be much more if I weren't 23 in a city where people have kids typically later!
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I know 1! The other one went back to work when her 3rd LO was 4 months old.
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Interesting. Most of my friends (and even outside of my circle of friends) are WOHMs or WAHMs. So the discussion of me staying at home was never discussed. I'd love to though!
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In my own generation, just one, but her kid is going to kindergarten in the fall, so she's wanting to get a part time job. Her husband lived abroad for work though, so I can see especially how it would have been hard for her to work and essentially single parent. Other than that, my aunt is/was a stay at home mom. Her kids are now mid twenties and she still doesn't work.
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Well, I do know a couple but they are friends that no longer live in my state, so I only "see" them on FB. Most of the SAHMs I "know" are on HB or FB. And on my neighborhood listserv I see that there are moms who stay at home because they always meet on Fridays but I think some of them work part-time or WAH.
So, basically IRL I don't know any. Pretty much all of my mommy friends work and even though some of them would like to SAH it's just not financially feasible.
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Every mom on my street is a SAHM, except me. It's a big ole clique
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Lots of women around me SAH. And have nannies!
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Uhh... I only know one working mom! Everyone else I know is a sahm! Okay, thats a lie because I know several working moms at my job, but everyone I know who I dont work with are sahs!
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None.
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All the moms I know are SAHM's.
There were a few I knew who went back to work after baby, but ultimately quit.
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NONE where I live, and I am a SAHM, so yes, I'm LONELY!!
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I would say the majority of them are SAHM or WAHM (mostly SAH).
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None. A few of DH's friends' wives are part time WOHMs and another is a part time WAHM. All the other mothers in both of our social circles are WOHMs. I know that my SIL would love to be a SAHM, but that doesn't seem to be feasible at the moment.
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my sister and my cousins wife are SAHM. my brother is a SAHD
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I know quite a few, I live in a very "traditional" area so it's not uncommon to have SAHMs. Lots of families sacrifice the luxuaries to have be able to make it work, so it's not necessarily all wealthy families (although a few are!)
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All the moms I know. I would absolutely love to stay at home but it won't work for us financially right now.
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Not many. Most of the SAHMs I know are not SAHM by choice; their salary was less than childcare (especially after having 2 or 3 kids) so they had to quit working. Some are happy at home, others are definitely not, and I really feel for them.
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3! My cousin in law, a HB'er and a ex co-worker's wife. But she runs a at home day care so technically WAHM?
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A bunch! Especially after I joined a couple of meetup groups! Most if the girls I used to work with end up being SAHM. Even if they went back to work for a little bit, the difference in take home and daycare was minimal. My school friends have tended to go back to work because they make more $.
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Almost everyone. I only know a handful (maybe 2 or 3) working moms.
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None! But I'm one of the first of my friends to be TTC. I do have a few friends and family members with babies, but they've all continued working. I would love to be a SAHM, I just don't think it'll ever be in the cards for us financially.
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2, my grad school friend and a neighborhood friend
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I am one
I have a friend who stays home, and two friends that are mainly SAH and one works one day a week and the other works from home part time.
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All of the mom friends I hang out with are sahm's! I'm friends with 6, but know more
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In my neighborhood it's about half and half but the SAHMs are very cliquey. All of my friends are WOHM, with one exception.
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I know lots. Maybe around 75% of the moms I know SAH. And most of the ones that do work , only work part time. A lot of those SAHM's sell stuff, though. Like Thirty-One, Scentsy, or Rodan + Fields. And not hard core; just let people know they sell it, then host a party once a year.
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I know a lot since joining a Moms group! My friends from work are mostly WOHMs, I'm one of the few that decided to be a SAHM for awhile.
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Tons. DS was born in NYC and practically all the moms I knew were SAHMs. Now we live in a city full of expats, so many of the women are not even allowed to work because of work visa issues. I can't think of one mom I know who works outside of the home. I am both WAH/SAH.
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When I was working I knew almost none. Now that I am one, that's all I know!
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6. my SIL, and DH's cousin's wives, plus 3 of my sorority sisters.
I have a friend who stays home, and two friends that are mainly SAH and one works one day a week and the other works from home part time.
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