Shout Out to Sahm's

lol! My husband actually wishes he could stay home! I've gone to visit my best friend for the weekend twice and when I got home, the house was spotless and the kids were clean, happy and fed very well! He is awesome with the kids and has a TON of energy!

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Katie L. Yeah, he is super awesome! I love him to death! He actually totally suprised me with a date the other night. We hadn't had a date in about 5 months because he was away at police academy and work schedules and stuff. It was great!

Yes, when I went back to work last winter. I worked opposite shifts from him so at night and on the weekends he had to do all the child care. He begged me to quit my job and stay at home again. He has nothing but respect for how hard us stay at homes work every day.

Our 1st child was only about 6wks old when he was left with DH for the day while I went out. Literally as I was walking in the door, he handed my son over saying, "PLEASE 5 MINUTES! I just need 5 minutes!!!"

Hilarious!!!

oh yes, my dh feels it every day when he "gets to" go to work. i have been home for over 9 years now, and it's what i always wanted to do and i wouldn't change it, but there are days when i jokingly ask him if i can go to work and he can stay home, and he always says "no" lol!

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I guess I'm lucky, because the day after my oldest child was born, my husband was laid off from his job (great timing, huh?). So, instead of taking maternity leave, I went back to work right away so we could keep a roof over our heads, and my husband stayed home with our daughter for 6 months.

Since he was a stay at home dad of a newborn, up until she was crawling and getting into things, he has always shared the child care duties evenly with me (I work full time still) and he also helps keep the house picked up, and helps with the cooking. He knows this is not just "woman's work" and that we are both parents and partners! I thank my lucky stars every day that he was able to stay home with our baby (even though I wish it could have been me) - it has made a huge difference in his parenting confidence and in his willingness to share equally in household duties.

I lucked out. Mine can do just about EVERYTHING I can do. He's pretty awesome.

I don't come home to a trashed house or dishes piled up. I think he just DOES what needs to be DONE. AND he doesn't even expect a medal!

He does appreciate the things I do and how much time I invest in our son. He'd LOVE to be able to send ME off to work and HE stayed home but I'll NEVER have the same earning power that he does. I'd TOTALLY be cool with that but it's not going to happen in this lifetime.

That's awesome. I love it that your hubby said this! I think my husband gets it too and at the same time I know he kind of wishes he could stay home to spend more time w the kids. He loves his job though and he's super glad I am doing it.

I love he had a light bulb moment.

My husband tells me all the time he could never stay at home with the kids. He compliments me on what a great job I am doing and he can never figure out how I get it all done.

We joke about how if he stayed home the house would be spotless (he loves to clean...go figure) and the kids would be in threadbare pajamas and starving.

Go give your hubby a hug!!

High five to your hubby! And a flower for you! I hope your hubby appreciates that you are the regular poop cleaner upper! :)

I am a SAHM and each time my husband has to take care of the kids alone for an extended time (esp. when they were younger...they are 5 and 2 now), he would have a very similar reaction as your husband. To top it off...after my day "off" so to speak, the house is a mess when I come home b/c he can't clean up as he goes. I don't get upset about this, he is an amazing dad & husband, but I think when they are alone with the kids for so long, they are a little overwhelmed and cannot worry about a clean house.

My husband always says that he gets his vacation driving to and from work and while he's at work. Being a sahm is trying at times, but watching the kids grow up in front of me is amazing.

Working and being a mom is just as hard for you I'm sure. I've been there and it was a juggle to get the kids up, dressed, fed and off to the sitter or school when I had to go to work.

just recently yes.....i had to quit working after the twins were born which meant that hubby had to pick up an extra job, which is super h*** o* us both. I could tell he thought that I had it so easy staying at home with the 3 kiddos. well, wednesday last week I was admitted to the hospital and was there until saturday evening. my hubby didnt even have to go it alone, his mom was there to help some and watched the kids overnight while hubby went to his 2nd job, he called in to his reg full time job. he has since realized how hard it can be and how frustrating at times when they all need something at the same time and are all crying...LOL, he now has decided that he would not like to quit his job and stay at home and let me go to work, which before he said he could do it no problem...our 3 boys are all super young, Ian is almost 2 1/2 and the twins are 7 months old. pretty busy

No, I wish! Tell him THANK YOU! Just because we are SAHM's doesn't mean we don't work, we most certainly do! Kudos to YOU for working outside of the home too:) It's not easy being a mom who has a job outside of the home, away from her kids, dealing with co-workers, and risking your life everyday in traffic. Moms of all kinds need to praise each other. All of us moms make sacrifices for our families.

Yes. My husband watches our 3 kids 2 nights a week while I go to fitness boot camp. It's only 1 hour and half, but he's always so happy looking when I walk through that door. Other night he met me at the door with our youngest one sobbing, one in the bathtub and telling me that his mother had just called and he couldn't talk to her because he couldn't even hear her! He's told me many times over the years how he appreciate that i left a wonderful career to take care of our kids full time, a job he admits he couldn't do but wouldn't think of anyone else doing. It makes me love and appreciate HIM all the more when he verbalizes appreciate like that. Midwife Mom of 3

AAAWWWWW S.!!! Tell him THANK YOU!!!!

When Greg was about 6 months old, Bob came home from work and the house was a mess, dinner wasn't EVEN close to being ready and I looked like I hadn't showered all day - we were on the couch and I was vegging out to the TV...and he said "So, is THIS what SAHM's do all day - watch TV and eat Bon-bons?" I could've killed - I really could've - I called his mom and told her what he said....he came back in and apologized - yadda yadda...3 years later, after the birth of our 2nd son - my husband was laid off from his job....he was home for 6 weeks - he saw the things I did - not just the grocery shopping, feeding, bathing, etc....and BOWED to me...and still does...he realizes that just because they are getting older it's not easier...especially now - that again he's laid off and looking for a job - instead of diaper changes and feedings - it's summer camps, keeping them up on school work, planning play dates all the while maintaining the house....

TELL HIM I SAID THANK YOU!!!!

Today was one of those days for me where I emailed my husband to see if wanted to trade places. Me work, him stay at home. He said he wouldn't last 24 hours. Thanks to your husband! He's a smart man. You working mamas have it tough too! Hand those kids over more often. :)

What a man finally admits that it's not so easy afterall HOORAY!!!!It was only for 3 hrs not 24/7.

WOW that is impressive coming from him ;-)
and that was ONLY after 3 hrs !!! HAHA

He has said something to that affect to me a few times here and there about HOW much moms Do, SAHM and Working moms!
YOU BET YOUR BUTT WE DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO my husband has never said that to me..that I recall. He has said many times to me that he could do my job better. Yes I am a SAHM.

Seriously Candice?! Hang onto that man of yours!!!! I've mostly been a SAHM, but I can see the difficulties of BOTH sides for sure. Years ago my husband had a similar moment, and said something like "I do not know how you do it" when I got home. Made me feel like I wasn't crazy afterall :)