Comments on: What is a “full-time” mom? http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/what-is-a-full-time-mom/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:08:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dawn http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/what-is-a-full-time-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-10917 Dawn Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:17:58 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5689#comment-10917 As a WAHM-to-be (the mom part, I've been working at home since 2001) I couldn't agree more with most of your points. BUT... I do need to point out the same judgment you are accusing others of... <<> If WAHMs and SAHMs and WOHMs (work-outside-the-home) don't want to be judged by our "full-time" / part-time, whatever, why judge what careers WAHMs take? If an Avon lady can earn a salary, or even whatever her family requires in terms of income, why is that any less legit than someone who is a paralegal? Honestly, I admire your friend for being a WAHM and putting in that many hours... those are the hours I typically put in as a freelance writer, but I'm going to have to cut back when the baby's born. I just don't believe I can do it. But if my Mary Kaye lady can make enough income working 20, 30, 40 hours a week, whatever... is she not a WAHM? Does she not deserve the same respect, on the WAHM playing field, as a paralegal? Let's look at it the other way--what percent of the "working" part of WAHM is she? (vs. the Mom part?) Very, very good insightful post and like I said, I agree with about 90 percent of your points. It's a tough battle... and I haven't yet thought about how I'll answer that question when it comes up. (Although I'm such a shameless networker, that most people who know me know I'm a freelance writer... I'm sure I'll get a lot of: "Are you still writing?" Which I'll answer with my standard: "Anything that pays!" LOL Dawn Dawns last blog post..<a href="http://allcotmedia.blogspot.com/2008/09/inspiration-e-marketing-and-powerful.html">Inspiration, E-Marketing and Powerful Women</a> As a WAHM-to-be (the mom part, I’ve been working at home since 2001) I couldn’t agree more with most of your points. BUT… I do need to point out the same judgment you are accusing others of…

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If WAHMs and SAHMs and WOHMs (work-outside-the-home) don’t want to be judged by our “full-time” / part-time, whatever, why judge what careers WAHMs take? If an Avon lady can earn a salary, or even whatever her family requires in terms of income, why is that any less legit than someone who is a paralegal?

Honestly, I admire your friend for being a WAHM and putting in that many hours… those are the hours I typically put in as a freelance writer, but I’m going to have to cut back when the baby’s born. I just don’t believe I can do it.

But if my Mary Kaye lady can make enough income working 20, 30, 40 hours a week, whatever… is she not a WAHM? Does she not deserve the same respect, on the WAHM playing field, as a paralegal? Let’s look at it the other way–what percent of the “working” part of WAHM is she? (vs. the Mom part?)

Very, very good insightful post and like I said, I agree with about 90 percent of your points. It’s a tough battle… and I haven’t yet thought about how I’ll answer that question when it comes up. (Although I’m such a shameless networker, that most people who know me know I’m a freelance writer… I’m sure I’ll get a lot of: “Are you still writing?” Which I’ll answer with my standard: “Anything that pays!” LOL
Dawn

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]]> By: Heiddi http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/what-is-a-full-time-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-10893 Heiddi Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:49:13 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5689#comment-10893 Thanks for writing this! I have always stated that I'm a full time mom. You don't take off the title once you hit the office entrance! I don't stop being a mom when I go to work. My motto has always been, "If my son's okay, then I'm okay" and then I can do my job effectively. I had no choice but to work. I couldn't stay home. I wish. Thanks again for writing this. Heiddis last blog post..<a href="http://skyravensays.blogspot.com/2008/10/on-menu.html">On the Menu</a> Thanks for writing this! I have always stated that I’m a full time mom. You don’t take off the title once you hit the office entrance! I don’t stop being a mom when I go to work. My motto has always been, “If my son’s okay, then I’m okay” and then I can do my job effectively. I had no choice but to work. I couldn’t stay home. I wish. Thanks again for writing this.

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]]> By: jennifer http://blogs.babiesonline.com/parenting/what-is-a-full-time-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-10876 jennifer Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:26:02 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5689#comment-10876 I have ran into that same type of lets call it "small mindedness". I got to stay home for 6 months with my son before i had to go back to work. i mean i had to go back to work or we would be living in a van down by the river!! I would dearly loved to stay home with my son, but the bills just don't pay themselves!! Every day im at work i run into at least one person a day who thinks i am the worst mother in the world for putting my son in daycare and working. some times its just not an option to get to be at home, and people shouldn't make me feel any less of a mom for it. I have ran into that same type of lets call it “small mindedness”. I got to stay home for 6 months with my son before i had to go back to work. i mean i had to go back to work or we would be living in a van down by the river!! I would dearly loved to stay home with my son, but the bills just don’t pay themselves!! Every day im at work i run into at least one person a day who thinks i am the worst mother in the world for putting my son in daycare and working. some times its just not an option to get to be at home, and people shouldn’t make me feel any less of a mom for it.

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