Career woman or Housewife?

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Permalink Reply by The Alchemist on July 19, 2009 at 5:48pm

Ill be a stay at home dad if i have to

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Permalink Reply by TheTruthForReal on July 19, 2009 at 5:51pm

i prefer staying home because i'm no longer missing my kids grow up. i'm also not as tired as i was when i was working. the downside is feeling like i'm not contributing enough because i don't contribute financially. it's taken me a while to adjust, but i'm good with it. it's not permanent though. i'm going back to work when i finish school. we don't have 250k a year coming into the house so we'll both need to work for a little while longer to save for retirement and college and all that business.

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Permalink Reply by pinkngreendiva on July 19, 2009 at 6:03pm

it's funny you say that because a lot of women I know that stay at home feel the same way you do...they say they feel like they're not apart of society...my aunt is (was) a stay at home wife and she said that when she would entertain guests at home she felt like she did not have any intelligent things to say except "ga ga goo"...LOL!!!!....so when my little cousin got old enough to go to school...she went back to work!...

TheTruthForReal said:

i prefer staying home because i'm no longer missing my kids grow up. i'm also not as tired as i was when i was working. the downside is feeling like i'm not contributing enough because i don't contribute financially. it's taken me a while to adjust, but i'm good with it. it's not permanent though. i'm going back to work when i finish school. we don't have 250k a year coming into the house so we'll both need to work for a little while longer to save for retirement and college and all that business.

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Permalink Reply by TheTruthForReal on July 19, 2009 at 6:06pm

it really can become a sheltered situation if you don't maintain a social life and read the newspaper and stuff like that.

pinkngreendiva said:

it's funny you say that because a lot of women I know that stay at home feel the same way you do...they say they feel like they're not apart of society...my aunt is (was) a stay at home wife and she said that when she would entertain guests at home she felt like she did not have any intelligent things to say except "ga ga goo"...LOL!!!!....so when my little cousin got old enough to go to school...she went back to work!...

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Permalink Reply by Asia Alexander on July 19, 2009 at 9:12pm

I have to have fulfillment as well. Not that kids aren't fulfilling. But I would continue with my career.


You find balance.

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Permalink Reply by Princess101uk on July 20, 2009 at 1:44am

I'll be honest and say I don't think I can be a stay at home Mum.

I know what I'm like when I'm not working, miserable as sin, but that's because I've been the breadwinner for so many years and can't even begin to imagine not doing that. I think it's also about my independence and how much I associated my worth with working. I love knowing I'm getting paid and no one can tell me s*it coz I'm making my own money.

I also realise that I don't want anyone to have financial control over me if I'm not bringing in my own~~a great fear of mine.

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Permalink Reply by pinkngreendiva on July 20, 2009 at 5:43am

You know what...a lot of my girlfriends have said the exact same thing...they wouldn't know what to do if they were to stay at home...I too don't think I could do it even though I would want to for the sake of my kids...I like my independence too....I don't know...I'm slightly twisted on this one...

Princess101uk said:

I'll be honest and say I don't think I can be a stay at home Mum.

I know what I'm like when I'm not working, miserable as sin, but that's because I've been the breadwinner for so many years and can't even begin to imagine not doing that. I think it's also about my independence and how much I associated my worth with working. I love knowing I'm getting paid and no one can tell me s*it coz I'm making my own money.

I also realise that I don't want anyone to have financial control over me if I'm not bringing in my own~~a great fear of mine.

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Permalink Reply by LCJ on July 20, 2009 at 6:02am

Same here...
I enjoy my career {in IT}, even when I feel like pulling my hair out sometimes (LOL). Nevertheless, I strive to have fulfillment in every area of my life.

Asia Alexander said:

I have to have fulfillment as well. Not that kids aren't fulfilling. But I would continue with my career.


You find balance.

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Permalink Reply by SexyyRedd on July 20, 2009 at 6:13am

Depends on how much money his is able to bring in. But, for the most part, it will be easy to hop back in the job field if I had to, I just dont know. Hard to say.

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Permalink Reply by Elle on July 20, 2009 at 7:27pm

I'm an accountant and I love my job as well but I would give up my regular 9 to 5 and become a housewife...when my son was born I didnt go back to work until he was 3 and i missed communicating with adults and having conversions but since blogging is so popular now...I would be okay with just chilling at the house if I was to be given that option....(side note my man says he thinks that I am completely lying about staying at home) But if he only knew ..I go to work because nowadays you need that extra income...

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Permalink Reply by Songbird on July 20, 2009 at 7:54pm

I would rather be a career woman any day, because a man can up and leave you and I believe you need to have something to fall back on.

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Permalink Reply by Tonya on July 20, 2009 at 8:26pm

Career woman. I like making money. I'll be holding a baby up under one arm while still getting my hustle on.

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