I don't believe in it

[2+2macht4]

I guess no one should return to school either. I better drop out since homework is required and takes away from my time with my son.

Oh and house keeping I better hire a maid because cleaning my house takes away time from my kids

and a cook since cooking dinner takes away times from my kids

just sayin. I think someone be trollin.

[BBBmOm]

Trollin...trollin....trollin...

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[Janine]

I'm a bit confused. You are a SAHM who has an issue with WAHMs. So why did you post this in the WOHMs forum? We are neither SAHMs nor WAHMs here. But to address your original comment, not everyone has the luxury of being a SAHM. And some women like to work. Being a WAHM does not equate to neglecting your kids any more than cooking dinner or cleaning equates to neglecting your kids. Many WAHMs work when their kids are napping, before they get up, or after they go to bed. Or when their kids are playing by themselves (as kids like to do from time to time). Or when their spouse is at home. Or they may even involve their older kids in their work. To make a blanket statement that all WAHMs must be ignoring their kids is a bit much.

[mamochkagreen]

All I was saying is that I don't see how working at home can be done with little kids (little, like under 5). To me I don't see it possible with my kids going "mmom" every 5 minutes. There was nothing personal addressed to any one. Whatever. I don't even care anymore.

[BLargy]

There is opinions and than there is rudeness.I am not a very good stay at home mom,I can't figure out where sahm get there magical powers.Now I know its possible because my mom did it with five kids.Awohm has the same skills its called multitasking.There job is just like adding another chore to do for the day.So if thats not possible I guess my mom couldn't be taking care of us and doing 8 loads of laundry preparing meals teach me to read check my brothers homework clean the bathroom do the dishes........Just cause I can't do it doesn't mean someone else cant. It's important to be respectful of others and be a little less close minded.

[Janine]

Originally Posted by mamochkagreen All I was saying is that I don't see how working at home can be done with little kids (little, like under 5). To me I don't see it possible with my kids going "mmom" every 5 minutes. There was nothing personal addressed to any one. Whatever. I don't even care anymore.

If you are honestly curious, perhaps you should go to the WAHM forum and nicely ask them how they do it. There are many WAHMs on DS that balance work and kids quite nicely, and they could teach you many ways to get work done without neglecting your kids. But seeing as how no WAHMs frequent the WOHM forum, the women in this forum are not going to be much help on what WAHMs do.

[2+2macht4]

I am a sahm, I just read the latest posts O_O

[Pyrodjm]

Originally Posted by mamochkagreen No it's not. I really don't understand how someone could do work at home with kids in the house. I'm not trying to be mean to any one. I have trouble getting things in the house done with the little ones.

I think it's kid of silly to decide that others can't do something because you can't or couldn't mange it.

I'm trying to figure out your not "believing in it". Is it like when folks say they don't believe in premarital sex, meaning that they wouldn't do it because the oppose it morally , not that they believe that it is physically impossible or that no one else could possibly manage it?

Lot's of people work from home, produce results, earn income and support their family while their young kids are home.

I know women who craft while their kids play, do online and computers jobs that can be done at odd hours, some bake or some even have jobs at home that include their own kids like childcare.

It's rude to decide that all work-at-home parents are neglecting their kids simple because you do think you could handle the situation without doing so.

[BLargy]

Originally Posted by mamochkagreen Can do what? Stick their kids in front of the TV for 5 hours?

You are right that sounded not at all like a personal attack towards the moms that this particular forum is for. If your going to say something like this and not expect people to address it ,than that is not very rational in itself.

[pharmmama]

I can see how some would believe working at home with little kids would be impossible without the TV babysitter or locking them in their rooms. Quite frankly, that's the kind of at work at home parent my husband would be. He is a terrible multi-tasker and gets frustrated easily. It takes the right kind of person to be able to work and parent at the same time. And I do count SAHM as working, just not for pay.

I actually do both WOHM and WAHM right now. WOH full-time and then WAH as much as I can to try and transition to full WAHM. And I'll say right out that the kids only get 1 hour of TV a day at home (30 min in am and 30 min before storytime and bedtime). I am generally WAH while the kids are awake and during naptimes. Sometimes they even help me. DD loves to place the labels on the boxes and DS loves moving the boxes to the shipping cartons. Then they'll get bored and go ride bikes, color, or swing. So it IS possible, entirely possible, to do both and not neglect your kids in the least.