Are you an unhappy stay at home mom? That's only natural. Don't feel sad or guilty about it. You work so hard and do so much for so many for so little (well...it seems that way sometimes). That's not the real truth though. Let's take a look at this in actuality.
People don't realize how exhausted you are (physically and mentally). They don't understand that the task you have taken on is more demanding of your time and energy than any office job where you'd be working 9-5. You need the strength and physical constitution to endure disease (Aren't you the resident nurse?), fatigue (How many sleepless nights have you survived through?), and deprivation (Aren't you denied a lot?).
You don't even want to get me started on deprivation. (Oh well, now I have to rant about that for a minute!) Sleep deprivation (I already mentioned that, didn't I?), sensory deprivation (Who really wants to cuddle with you when you smell like baby throw-up?), and social deprivation (Ever wish you had an adult to talk to?). Not to mention nutrient deprivation (I can't even venture a guess about how many days I have existed only on bread crusts and table scraps). Okay, okay...I'll get off my soapbox now.
No matter how you look at it, being a stay at home mom is not for the fainthearted.
Do you spend a lot of time wondering to yourself how you got in a position where you feel totally taken for granted and unappreciated? Let's face it...most of society thinks that you are worthless (as in having little value, profitless, trivial)
Well, I'm here to tell you that this assumption is NOT TRUE! Three cheers for YOU!
You are faithful, reliable, devoted, loyal, trustworthy, decisive, genuine, dutiful, caring, loving, steadfast, affectionate, considerate, understanding, giving, selfless, helpful, hardworking and organized.
Should I go on? After all, I am talking about me too!
Being a stay at home mom has its own benefits which most people never seem to recognize. Being a stay at home mom is an awesome responsibility...a God-given commission which you should be proud of. You are being entrusted with the most valuable occupation of them all. Anyone who doesn't realize that is a jerk with a capital J.
So...the next time that you think that you are an unhappy stay at home mom change your attitude by remembering that in many ways you are the motivation and inspiration in your children's life. Smile because they need you!
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