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Do you think being a working mom is harder or easier than being a stay-at-home mom?
Asked by Work It, Mom! Team, 11th Feb Answer this now »
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Amber 28th Feb
I
really
really
agree
with
what
Alison
(Feb
11)
says
below,
how
MONEY
really
is
a
pivotal
factor.
I
hate
to
say
it
but
the
more
ya
have,
the
easier
it
is
both
ways.
I
personally
am
in
a
financially
challenging
situation,
working
full
time
with
a
6-month
old.
After
working
a
full
day
(having
gotten
up
at
4-5
am
to
breastfeed
and
get
baby
and
me
ready
for
day)
I
come
home
to
making
dinner
(or
hubby
does
it),
dishes,
take
care
of
baby,
collapse,
repeat.
Everyone's
right:
they're
both
really
tough!
But
I
will
go
out
on
a
limb
and
say
working
moms
have
it
tougher.
There's
no
pain
like
having
to
separate
from
your
child.
MaryP 15th Feb
They're
both
hard.
Different
women
will
find
one
or
the
other
the
harder,
depending
on
their
make-up
and
their
circumstances.
For me, I never found that being a mother is "the hardest job in the world". It's challenging at times, as all good jobs should be. I certainly believe it's the most important job in the world. But, sleepless nights and tussles with teens regardless, I've never found a job I enjoyed more. And most of the time, I've felt like I knew what I was doing and was ready to do it. "Hardest job in the world"? For some, but not for all. Just like any other thing in life, not everyone experiences it the same way. The question makes me uneasy, though. It's a springboard into the mommy wars, and I'm pleased and relieved to see that we haven't taken the discussion in that direction. Good on us!
momof2lovelies 12th Feb
I
have
done
both.
I
honestly
think
it
is
by
situation
and
can
not
be
compared
fairly.
Working moms have a different kind of hard. There are different emotions and challenges that a SAHM mom has. I have friends that are SAHM with F/T help, and cleaning services - now that is great. When I first stopped working I only had my son - it was fun. Now with my little girl, it's a little harder but manageable. It really can't be compared fairly. I think everything is about balance. The one thing is when you work outside the home you have a little "me time" you can pee in peace. At home I never have any ME TIME and I have kids knocking on the door all the time. My husband works from home too so we are ALWAYS TOGETHER(I mean that in the nicest way):))
Kathy 12th Feb
It
depends
on
what
the
situation
is
and
where
you
are.
Where
I
live,
I
have
a
90-minute
commute
to
work
after
I
get
my
son
to
school...so
I
am
definitely
envious
of
the
moms
I
see
power-walking
with
strollers
and
Snuglis
in
tow
through
the
neighborhood
while
I
am
sitting
in
traffic.
But
that
is
not
the
case
everywhere..and
I
realize
that.
Uhura 12th Feb
There
is
no
answer
to
this;
It's
situationally
dependent.
KC 12th Feb
Probably
a
tie,
like
Kate
says.
I
will
say
that
after
staying
home
with
my
k
son
this
past
week
I
was
EXHAUSTED!
The
entertainer
(me)
ran
out
of
ideas.
ha
ha.
The
house
was
barely
clean
and
dinner
didn't
get
started.
I
told
me
hubby
that
this
staying
at
home
gig
was
tough
and
I
have
a
new
appreciation
for
what
my
sis
did
(x3).
WOW!
Boysmom 12th Feb
I
don't
think
so.
I
think
stay-at-home
mom
is
a
toughest
job
in
the
world.
Even
though
stay
with
little
thing
is
fun,
it
is
sometimes
hard
to
be
satisfied,
especially
when
someone
says
"
oh,
you
do
not
have
a
job."
They
have
to
have
very
strong
self-esteem
to
stand
on
what
they
believe
what
is
the
best
for
their
kids.
Therefore,
I
believe
the
stay-at-home
mom
is
the
greatest
mom
in
the
world.
Pammy 11th Feb
I
think
it
depends
on
the
individual
-
it
is
a
personal
viewpoint
not
a
measure
of
workload.
For
me
being
a
full
time
at
home
mom
would
be
harder
-
I
don;t
particularly
like
kids
(I
love
my
own)
and
I
hate
cleaning.
Plus
I
need
to
intensely
tax
my
brain
with
numbers
and
problem
solving,
I
also
need
the
intereaction
with
the
outside
world
on
a
regular
basis.
My
hats
off
to
every
full
time
at
home
mom
PS anyone who says you don't work -needs to walk a mile in your shoes!
Diane 11th Feb
It
just
depends
on
a
whole
host
of
factors:
your
personality,
your
relationship
situation,
what
your
kids
are
like,
their
ages,
your
family's
income,
the
benefits
situation.
I've
met
happy
and
unhappy
working
moms,
but
I've
met
happy
and
unhappy
WAHMs
and
SAHMs,
too!
nicu101 11th Feb
This
is
definitely
a
hard
one.
I
think
the
two
are
equally
hard
for
different
reasons.
As
a
working
mom,
it
was
harder
emotionally,
not
being
around
my
kids.
As
a
WAHM,
it's
harder
physically.
I'm
up
when
the
kids
get
up,
chase
them
all
day,
and
spend
nap
time
and
the
precious
hours
after
bedtime
doing
my
work.
Moms
can
never
win!
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