Why do people look at being a SAHM as lazy ?!

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Me and my husband went to dinner the other night with some friends and they asked me what I did and I told them I’m a SAHM and they gave me the weirdest look and acted funny the rest of the night and whenever I tell other people who ask me they look at me like seriously how can you not work that’s crazy .... I’ve even had people tell me it’s lazy when it’s far from it I’m constantly busy I’m barely home tbh like why can’t people just mind their own business they have their job and I have mine 😂 smh my husband wants me to take care of our child because he doesn’t want someone else raising it when our child becomes older I’ll start working but just not at the moment because the first few years are important !

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EXACTLY! we don’t get lunch breaks or coffee breaks we work TWENTY FOUR SEVEN! no one gets how hard it is, especially mentally.

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im a sahm and im always cleaning, doing laundry, cooking, making sure the house stays clean. I make sure to always have a meal for my husband when he comes home. A lot of people think that sahm just sit on their ass all day which is true for some people (i dont want to judge) but i have a friend who's house is a complete mess, theres trash all over the floor, the table is crowded with crap, the kitchen counter is the same, the sink is loaded with dirty dishes, piles of clean laundry on the bedroom floor, carpet unvacummed, which is fine if thats how you like to live but that makes the rest of sahm look the same 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I honestly don't know. I think a lot of people who think that don't have kids. I stay at home with our toddler and I'm EXHAUSTED. Between keeping up with all the household stuff and chasing him all over the place, I'm going from the time I get up to the time I go to sleep. And my son still doesn't sleep through the night so I'm up multiple times as well. I try to remind myself that my husband knows how much work it is to take care of the home and raise our son and that's all that matters, but it is frustrating when someone belittles you for it.

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I thought the same thing before I had a child. He is an absolute endless ball of energy... I have my own income but I’m essentially a stay at home mom now.

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They probably only think of careers as some sort of 9-5 office job. If they could open their Perspective a bit and not be judgemental that would be great! Women can generate wealth from the home, we’ve also been doing this for centuries 😂 a penny saved is a penny earned. I’d much rather grow my own food and be a full time mother than go out to work for someone else. I come from a family of entrepreneurs and we all learn to gain independence from a young age.

Why do people look at being a SAHM as lazy ?!

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