stay-at-home parents

Hi, my name is Frankie, (age: 23) I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy boy named Lokii on 1.24.2014, and this is my first post in any community so, here goes.. It's been three weeks since my csection and I have been feeling overwhelmingly weepy, hopeless, and like a failure to my son because I'm...

Hello, I hope your day is going wonderful! Congratulations are certainly in order for your expected delivery or newborn babies! My name is Stella, a research assistant at the University of Toronto. Currently we are running a Canada-wide study that specifically focuses on new parents with...

Of course I’m the SAHP but my husband is a business owner and works from home with a very flexible schedule. Of course he could go with us to our outings which are 1-3 hours every few days but he never comes. When I show him pictures, he gives a sad face and says I wish I could have been there...

Include age ranges too please! I'm in a lunch rut and as my littlest's appetite has grown we have less dinner leftovers for lunch haha.

EDIT: We decided to go for it. As long as I don't chicken out with the rose colored glasses. Looking around the house and remembering all the firsts from my boys. First steps, first laughs, first words etc... and the height chart written on the wall. I'm crying and afraid. We have been given...

In the past my husband has said he doesn’t want our daughter to receive any clothes as gifts after age 1 because of the fear that getting the wrong size could cause body image issues (this is something I told him happened to me as a kid). Our daughter is 13 months and for one of her Christmas...

Fellow SAHPs, I need your advice. Context: We’re the only ones on the playground. I forgot we had stupid water balloons in the stroller, but my kids didn’t. So I indulge them by doing water balloons. We’re five minutes from home so it’s fine, but later on my 1.5 y/o has taken off her shoes and...

I’m the SAHD, my wife works full time, kids are 5.5, 3 and 7M. I love them so much and I’ve been the SAHP for over 3 years now. But they all seem to be trying my patience; my 3 y/o thinks it’s hilarious to not listen to me, my 5 y/o half the time refuses to listen to me, and my 7M old is super...

Laundry is the bane of my existence and I’m wondering if there’s something I could do better to simplify this routine and make me hate it less. Or maybe y’all could share your routine and show me that this is as good as it gets. I don’t know. Haha. Here’s how it goes in my house - -I decide...

So I’m talking to families with a full time SAHP that didn’t need daycare/preschool for childcare reasons. My son is 3 and would be just shy of 4 starting this school year if we enroll him in preschool. He still has two years until K due to missing the cut off date here by just two weeks. He...

Just wondering how you split things up so everyone gets a break? My husband works FT and I stay at home. I pretty much take care of everything for our baby. I am happy to! But I’m finding that I am met with resistance if I do ask for help (Like so I can shower, do laundry, etc.). I’m just...

I’ve had a heck of a day and just need some solidarity. I have an 8 week old newborn and 2.5 year old twins. I had to take the newborn to the hospital this morning after a scary incident. I put baby down after feeding him so I could put my finished bowl of cereal in the sink. In those short 5...

So, I am currently a (married) SAHM with one 2.5yr old and one 3 week old baby. I haven’t been married long & not sure how married life with shared finances should work. Currently, my Husband & I have been married for 1 yr & 6months. Although I moved in with him in March 2021 just 5 months...

Parenting young children is often exhausting and stressful. I experienced it! To cope with stress, music and meditation can be helpful. So I wanted to share "Pure ambient", a playlist with peaceful beatless ambient electronic soundscapes that helps me slow down, relax and which I listen to...

My girl will be 3 soon. She is pretty much pee potty trained. She’s only had a pee accident once in a blue moon and it’s always out of the house. Poop on the other hand…is always happening in her undies. We haven’t had a single poop in the toilet. I’ve tried stickers, positive reinforcement...

We live in an area where the pandemic is not taken seriously. But, our oldest (going into kindergarten) has health issues that put her in the high risk category. They just announced that masks with be optional for everyone, regardless of vaccination status. So, we decided that I will homeschool...

I don’t mean for this to sound complain-y, but I’m one of those people who’s mental health deteriorates when I don’t get out & about on the regular or have something stimulating my brain. I have a 4 month old daughter and as much as I love spending time with her, I am a single mum, and the lack...

MiL is pressing hard for a whole family vacation. I have stated my boundaries of no vacation with BiL and SiL many times. They are from a different planet with parenting ideals. They have a one year old and think my kids are “bad” with age appropriate behaviors for a four and two. My children...

Is anyone else a SAHP because you can’t afford NOT to be? I love being a SAHM but I also have to be bc if I was paying for daycare, it’d cost about 75%+ of my income. That’s assuming I could even get a spot at a daycare. I’d rather be home with my baby myself than make a little bit more money...

There are two thoughts I can't seem to fully process or dislodge from my mind, so I'm hoping this community of fellow SAHP's can help me out. (Thought 1) SAHP-ing is like serving in the military: Some people do it voluntarily; others are conscripted. In either case, as a society, we should...