Being a Stay at Home Mom is a Job

I am a stay at home mom. I also work part time from home and I am a college student. My day starts early and ends late. I don't get to clock out, ever. If one of the kids wakes up in the middle of the night, I am the one that gets up with them. No time clock around here!!

A stay at home moms job is often down played as something easy and fun. While it can be fun, it isn't always easy. I have four children to take care of each day. I am their main caregiver. I get them dressed, feed them, change diapers, keep them safe, clean the house, run all errands, help them with school work, keep them entertained, do the grocery shopping, cook all meals, do laundry, and the list goes on and on. So why is it that many husbands feel that a stay at home mom's job is luxurious and kick back??

My husband has made remarks before that I must sit around all day eating Bon Bons and watching my soaps all day long. That couldn't be further from the truth. I do not eat Bon Bons nor do I get to watch my soaps during the day at all. I very rarely get to sit let alone watch television. I have a ten year old, four year old, two year old and 19 month old. With three toddlers in the house, I run all day long.

Any stay at home mom will tell you that their job is not the easiest. By the end of the day, you have heard all the screaming that you care to, you have changed at least four or five diapers per child, you have hear the words "I am hungry" or "I am thirsty" at least twenty times. Every time you sit on the toilet, someone gets hurt or needs something. Every time you get in the shower, you have many eyes watching your every move while they wreck the house. Every phone conversation I try to have has to be cut short because kids can't stand when their parents are on the phone and not giving them all the attention.