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National organizations/mom things to do:.
Mamas Club.
Moms of Preschoolers (MOPS).
Junior League (yes, I remained in Jr.
League).
PTA.
The Little Fitness center. YMCA (A wonderful resource & location to go).
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thank you for sharing your experiences. it helps me alot as a stay at home
mom with like zero friends (that’s my fault) but still has an active life
outside of home. My daughter is 15 months now and I’m officially that stay
at home mom. I can’t wait to explore new things eventually.
We have a very 1950’s approach to our marriage too. It really works for
us. However, I would love for my husband to help with dishes. We have 4
children. I never thought about getting a sitter once a week. That would
help me so much with our 2 toddlers. Thanks for the idea.
My 15 month old is my boss, and im 6 weeks pregnant with baby #2. I would
love to volunteer at an animal shelter. But my daughter is a tornado hahaha
from day 1. I keep telling myself this baby stage wont last forever!!! My
fianca and i have the same type of relationship, and somedays it sucks. My
daughter is teething screaming for hours on end and im not trying to throw
up everywhere lol. Good to know im not the only one.
It will get better, and you might even miss this stage one day!! But this
is just one stage…the volunteering and other social aspects will come
later when the kids get a bit older. Try finding a Mother of Preschoolers
group-it’s a lifesaver!
I am stay home mum and carer for my husband who is very ill health who need
24 hours care I do everything in the house my son is only one who help me
I’m a stay at home mom of 3. Thanks for the tips.Just started my own
business http://www.miniowls.com
Ok, this is going to be a lot in a brief paragraph. I am an east coast
baptist raised girl with an associates degree, married to a west coast,
“Mormon raised” atheist warrant officer 2 of 12 years in the army. This is
my first duty station & we have both been married once before. He never
officially asked me to marry him, never actually proposed. I guess we just
beat around the bush about getting married b/c I got pregnant. Once my son
was 6 months old I got pregnant again (again, not on purpose). So I’m in a
new marriage, new life, new role, new place, two kids under two and our
marriage is at times dysfunctional and I don’t really have a support
system. The other wives on my street are wives of captains, special forces
officers, and majors. I don’t really fit in with these women. They are
strong women with masters degrees and have strong, supportive families. I
don’t have that, and barely have a successful marriage. I suffer from
clinical depression & prob seem like a hopeless cause.
Maybe get on the pill? “SAHM’s” need to realize that their decisions have
consequences. I paid $35 last month just on BIRTH CONTROL PILLS! anyone
care to refund me with the extra money you get in tax refunds for having a
baby? Part of your extra $10-15k extra?!
Alicia, thanks for sharing your story. I’m sorry life seems pretty
overwhelming right now. You CAN make small changes. Don’t beat yourself
up-just make the decision to do one positive thing a day!
I want to say I really appreciated this video, and I took notes. I wish I
could turn my life around and be so strong and successful.
hi marnie. I too was a stay at home mum from the age of 17 until I was 50,
in that time I was blessed to have 5 sons and 1 daughter. I loved my time
at home and although I got some comments on it on the whole most people
were quite envious I could be at home. I chose to do without a lot of stuff
my working friends had but really looking back it was only the odd girls
spa break or a shopping trip to London. I’ve been working 6 years and love
it but I know I made the best choice for me and my family and I’ve no
regrets. Feel very proud Marnie your boys will be away before you know it.
x
HAHAHA, How did I not go nuts, love it! lol. I’m a stay at home mom too!
Great vid! Blessings!
Thank you for this video. I am a mother of three young daughters and have
worked full-time (and then some) for the past 6 years of being a mother. I
am quickly approaching the stay-at-home/work-at-home status and I am so
scared. Scared of losing my identity – my skillset – my connections….
your words spoke to me. Thank you for sharing – I found it very reassuring!
This is the video that first introduced me to you when I saw it a few
months ago. I have recently made the decision to stay at home with my kids
(11, 14 & 15). I just have a few clients I need to finish up with and then
I am done! I was lucky enough to have control of my schedule so I have been
the room parent many times, been in the PTA, helped with the annual Hoedown
and also served on the HOA committee in which I also put together several
social events for the community. I have not been as involved in the last 18
months or so and I am really looking forward to getting back to giving back
and getting my kids more involved. Thank you so much for making this video.
almost 2 years later and I still love this video! One of your best, as far
as I am concerned, Marnie.
I applaud your courage in sharing your perspectives and posting this video.
Way to go Marnie go girl…your the bomb***** :)
Great information on being a stay at home mom, a mom, a wife, a friend, a
woman, and I like it when you and your husband provide information, too!
Thank you!
Many fathers in The nordic countrys are stay home dads. It is normal.
Thank you so much for this video. Very helpful to me in transitioning from
career life to sahm!
I love your bogs or vlogs, its amazing to me that here I am sitting at home
in Ireland listening and watching a lady from America talking about exactly
the same issues, concerns and idea’s. Your advice is very straight forward,
practical and all very positive which I love. Long story short, I stay at
home and my husband works, when he comes home ALL TECHNOLOGY is switched
off and not turned back on until 9pm!!! My husband is a wonderful man but
he can get distracted, so I am here to help, guidance if you will ha ha.
Thank you for your boggy things, I love other peoples perspective
I tried volunteering last year in my kids school. It was ok. The reason, I
stopped, was because going there costs extra in gas. It might sound like
nothing for some people, but we just can’t afford any extra money going
anywhere if we can help it. I walked a few times, also walked to pick up my
kids from school, but the weather is not always nice for that. Instead, I
focus my time and energy on things that save us money. I raise chickens for
eggs and meat, garden, do all the housework including cutting grass and
pool care. I also started youtube to share my tips and tricks on saving
money.
As a former reading specialist, I can’t disagree with you more. It is
extremely important to read with your child (or have them read to you)
every night as they’re mastering reading skills. Homework is important for
all kids to get extra skills practice on what they learned during the day.
Recess is just as important as classroom work-the kids need to be outside,
exercise and learn how to socialize with their peers. And you can do the
work for the teacher during the day while the kids are away if you really
wanted to do it. It just sounds like you are really busy doing other
things too.
I guess, I am too busy, because the fact that my kids get homework from
school, that requires a parent to help them, like reading 15 minutes a day,
or read the directions for the kindergartner, because otherwise they won’t
know what to do, because they can’t read yet, just irritates me, because
they can do all that in school, if they don’t waste so much time, or they
should only give homework that a kid can do by herself. The older kids can
do it just fine, but my older kids often say they would rather skip the
recess in the hot sun, and finish their homework at school to save time.
When I was volunteering there, I have seen a lot that, when the bell rings,
kids will line up in front of the classroom door, and then wait for the
teacher, that is getting her coffee and socializing with others. What a
waste of time and the poor kids get frustrated.
+My frugal life If you can, it’s always great to try to help out in your
kids’ class, because it teaches your kids that school is important. I
always had working moms that couldn’t be in the classroom ask for stuff to
do at home. I could send home stuff for them to work on for the classroom
with their child and they’d send it back in their child’s backpack. Maybe
you could try that-but it sounds like you’re really busy!!
You’re doing good work, people shockingly ignore the increased rate of
infant death when you hand your kids over to strangers in childcare and the
psychological damage it can do to a baby that feels its been abandoned.
They totally ignore the scientific literature on that.
I’m a 24 year old stay at home mom with 6 year old girl , 4 year old girl
and a 3 year old boy. I appreciate this video very much thank you