stay-at-home parents

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...

I’m a SAHM to three boys— a 4.5 yo and twin 1.5 yo’s. I’m basically drowning in chores and tasks all day long and feeding meals to everybody, changing diapers, changing them again, doing baths, etc. So what I’m wondering is, what do other SAHP’s eat during the day? Lately I’ve been resorting...

Right now I'm a (mostly) SAHP for my 2.5ish year old, I do freelance occasionally and since we have no family around we currently have them in day care 2 full days a week. However, we are having another baby and due in the fall. I realized I don't think I can handle the schedule we currently...

Due to a cascading series of events, I ended up with school pictures for 4 y.o. scheduled at 8:15am, my annual check-up with OBGYN at 9am, a dentist appointment at 9:45am to remove the stitches from a surprise dental procedure last week, and Spanish class for 4 y.o. at 10:45am. I had both my 4...

We live one block away from my 1st grader’s school. Sometimes we are late to school, as in like 30+/- minutes late. This is due to these combined factors: my 5 y/o doesn’t go to bed early, doesn’t get up early, doesn’t move quickly in the morning to get through the routine and get out the...

Came home from work and instead of the old "what do you do all day?" Question he asks the 13m old "what did you guys do today??!" I started with a detailed report "she woke up at 5:30am was whiney and clingy all day I fed her x y z." He says that's not what he means... he really thinks I sit...

Did any of you choose to skip preschool for your little? My baby is under a year but I already have people asking me about preschool, when I’m going back to work, etc. when I’m reality, we are trying for a 2nd have 0 plans to go back to work and plan on skipping preschool. The other night when...

We just had our first baby last week and my husband returns to work next week. I want to start operating on a system close to what we will be doing when he goes back.. curious how you guys handle this! He works from home 3 days a week and in the office 2 days a week. When he’s home he needs to...

Like seriously F off. And screw the equality argument. As if women aren’t doing literal work too. Or is it not equal because it’s “womens work”. If someone was a nanny and made 50k a year, is it still lazy???? Mega eye roll.

This is a pretty specific situation but I can't imagine that I'm the only one in this boat. I tried google-ing different combinations but I just couldnt find any helpful information and this is the last resort before going and meeting with a tax accountant person (that's what they're called...

I am a first time mom, currently 24 weeks pregnant. My baby is due in late August and I have started SAHM life now. I’m hoping to adjust and begin a routine of daily and weekly chores that I can then adjust as needed when baby comes. Routines and habits don’t come easily for me, as I have...

How do you do it? I see a lot of posts on here with people saying being a SAHP has meant their house is tidy and I’m over here like, how? Some days and weeks our house is in great condition and I’m on top of everything but there are other days where every room is a total disaster and the...

My husband and I have been seriously discussing the possibility that I quit my job to stay home. We have a 2.5 yo and 6m old. One of the (many) things I’m grappling with re this decision is my 2.5 yo’s school. He’s been in full time daycare at a small Montessori that we LOVE. He goes from 9:30-5...