Unemployed VS SAHD

Unemployed VS SAHD

It's completely acceptable for a woman to stay home with the kids. Traditionally, that's what women do, right? Tell a stay at home mom that she's unemployed and see what happens. Ten out of ten times she'll say that she has a job, she just doesn't get a paycheck. Now what happens to a man that stays home? He's unemployed. Or at least that's what some people and father in laws think! Not naming names! After about a week of staying home with the kids, I felt like I wasn't contributing. It's definitely a hit to the ego. I discussed getting a night job, but since my wife is working on her masters, there just wasn't enough time in the day. As it is, I'm working overtime as a sahd. My wife leaves for work at about 7:00am and gets home at 4:00. After a quick bite, it's upstairs to study. She's usually done by about 6:30 or 7:00pm. I don't take anything away from her because I know she works hard. But that doesn't change the fact that I'm responsible for these 2 for about 12hrs a day. Think about that the next time you get to go to the bathroom with the door closed!!!

It doesn't matter that I paid for a dream wedding, supported my wife through nursing school, bought her a car right after graduation, and paid the rent and then mortgage for 10 years. Some people just see a guy sittin' at home with kids running around. Well, guess what. It's just as hard a job for a man as it is for a woman. Sometimes you just have to push ego aside and do what's right for the family. In our case, I have to stay home, at least until these two go to school. Then it's time for a job with a paycheck. Family first, then career.