Stay at home mom or working mom?

Question

Just wondering who here stays at home and who works and what are your thoughts on it? How do you like it? What don't you like?
I'm a stay at home and while I love spending time with my daughter the routine can get boring at times and I feel like I'm always trying to find something to occupy us both while my husband is working.

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My husband and I both have careers. We work opposite shifts. I work mornings 6-2:30 and he works 3-11. We have 3 small boys. I often get to telework and stay home, but 1-2 days a week I go downtown. Sometimes I travel for work as well.

I love my job. It is flexible. I am often home having lunch with my kids. I'm there to pick my biggest up from school. I'm available to breastfeed my little man during conference calls. I can rotate the laundry on my break. I'm able to help my husband pack for an evening at work. I have the best of both worlds. I make great pay doing something I love to do and I'm often with my family. I can't complain.

With my first two kids I didn't have as flexible of a position and they were in daycare. It was still worth it to me because that's partly why I have he career I have now. I've worked hard for a long time. I'm going on 10 years with my organization. I've worked towards a better future. Leaving work and being a SAHM means I wouldn't have had the opportunity to advance my career.

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I'm home 5 days a week and I work the other 2. It's nice because by the time Friday comes I need that break! But I work with dogs so if I'm not with kids I'm with dogs and sometimes I feel really... unsocialized.

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I worked full time M-F 8-5 for the first 3 years of my sons life. I recently became a stay at home mom. I miss working and having adult interactions but I am so glad for the extra time I get to spend with my son.

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I stay at home. I love our morning routine. We have a gym about 15 minutes away that has child care so everyday we get an hour or so to do our own thing. I'm always looking for something to do in the afternoons though. Summer is easier because we can go to the park but when it's raining or cold it's more difficult. There's an app called pearachute in our area that you can drop in to mommy and me classes. We will also go to the library. Once a week they have story time or play group.

Stay at home mom or working mom?

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