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Short of winning a multi-million dollar lottery, I can't ever imagine feeling that money were no object; so its hard to answer! I like working, making my own money and securing a more comfortable and stable future for our family, so I work even if we don't absolutely need my income to pay our bills.
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I am nodding my head at so many of the comments, I don't really know what more I could add at this point!
I think if you and/or your spouse are working, then you're not financially secure, unless you have living expenses in the bank to last you until retirement. Nothing is gteed any more and the social programs in the US aren't nearly what they should be, so I feel like if I am able bodied, I should work in some capacity.
I am the odd one out that I actually like working!
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I am a SAHM and wouldn't change it. Finances are pretty tough right now.... but worth it to DH and me for me to be able to stay home with LO.
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@looch: I like working too.
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@littlek: high five!
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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.
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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.
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I would work part time if I could. But I also bring home the bacon!
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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.
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I would stay at home for sure. I'm hoping to make this a reality in the next six months.
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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.
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I would work part time. I love being a Mom but I like adult interaction during the day.
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@kjpugs: Exactly this. I wish I could stay home now, but work part time once he's old enough for school.
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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
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If I could work 9-3, that would be amazing.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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No way, I love being a WOHM!
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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.
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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.
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@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.
@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.
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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.
I love being home with them, but I think I might be a better person with some out of home work.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
In real life, I work PT, 24 hours a week, which is pretty ideal.
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@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
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I am a SAHM and I love it. Like @artbee: said finances are tight but we think its worth it to have me home.
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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:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/magazine/the-opt-out-generation-wants-back-in.html?pagewanted=all -
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.
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.
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@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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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@Mrs. High Heels: we have the same schedule!
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