I'll be honest. Some days I feel like my job sucks big, hairy monkey balls. (Sorry Mom.) But most days I love it. Why? I'll tell you why. And in a top ten list, no less. (Idea courtesy of Mama Kat's Weekly Writing Prompts.)
Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Being A Stay At Home Mom
#10 - The break time snacks rock, and I never need to find exact change for a vending machine.
#9 - I am my own boss, and I get to boss around four kids, plus a husband, plus a nephew three days a week. I am a powerful woman.
#8 - The dress code is loose. I can wear pajamas all day long if I want to.
#7 - I get to be present to witness all of my kids' firsts. Like the first time Ethan called his brother an ass.
#6 - I never have to drop my kids off at daycare and know they might feel that heavy homesick feeling of missing mom.
#5 - I get to eat macaroni and cheese for lunch. Oh, wait... Let me go puke for a while...
#4 - I get to play teacher this year, which means that I can force my sons to make paper mache butterflies if I want to, and then tease them about it later on.
#3 - When the cosmos align just so, I get to take naps.
#2 - I can add to my job description anything I want. Photographer, creative chef, artist, decorator, literary critic... And I can find the time to do it all, if I really want to. Sometimes the lure of #3 wins out, though.
And the #1 reason I love my job? Seeing these cute faces every second of the day...
19 comments:
Fantastic list! So true...the cosmos must align to get any sleep around here. Is this your first year homeschooling?
You just gave me a much needed laugh! And I am very, very impressed that you ever find time to nap..do tell. Whiskey in their juice? NyQuil popsicles? I really need to know. 4 hours a night just ain't cuttin it.
Getting 5 kids to settle down enough for you to take a nap? Yeah, there's definitely got to me some cosmic alignment going on there. You're pretty amazing to balance all of that.
I am very jealous of your job. When my husband gets a new job, I think I might start angling to take yours.
Great list. Cute kids. I can't wait to be a mom someday! :)
I would like to make paper mache butterflies, please.
Your boys are adorable! I can't wait to have your job!
I feel like I hit the lottery when I get to take a nap, but sometimes it doesn happen.
LoL Nice! I do envy the naps. I keep advocating for implementing "siesta" in America, but so far it's not going anywhere. Hmph.
I love that you were there to hear those special first "you are an ass" words....ahhh, music to a mom's ears. But the future blackmail you are scoring with paper mache butterflies? Priceless!
On a side note (my junk-candy twin) I had some Giant Chewy Nerds yesterday....like blobs of Nerd Rope. Thought of you.
I love the dress code. That's probably pretty much at the top of my list. Ha!
aw, jeez. it's the hardest job on the planet. you deserve a raise!
I'm a lil bit jealous of #7. Not gonna lie.
I'm also jealous of your job - most of it anyway! Especially the dress code. I miss jeans....
Thanks for the great reminders!
Who knew...we've got the same job!! ;) I love it too...on most days. ANd then there are THOSE days...you know the ones!!
What sweet faces!! I bow down to you...Oh Mother of FOUR boys!!
Who knew...we've got the same job!! ;) I love it too...on most days. ANd then there are THOSE days...you know the ones!!
What sweet faces!! I bow down to you...Oh Mother of FOUR boys!!
Love your list, really, I want a (payed) job like this!
I am so jealous! I feel like a stay at home loser now that the boys are in school! And to have four boys, lucky dog!
There's a lady that I see every day when I pick the boys up and she's pushing a stroller with two babies in it and one little guy that either walks or rides on the back.
I bite my tongue as she walks by, so that she doesn't start to fear for the safety of her kids. I want to yell at her and tell her how lucky she is and how she'd better enjoy it, becaue it won't last forever.
I'm turning into a crazy person at home all by myself!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a stay at home mommy!!! Best job in the entire universe (and the hardest too)!!
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