Club SAHM

[MummyThreeStreams]

DS1 brought home an orange NTUC Income kite from school today. Does anyone know how to assemble it? I have assembled the sticks, but dunno where to tie the string…

[janet88]

Angelight mummy has written a great article on SAHM. It sure strikes a familiar cord for all mummies.


Honestly, I dread holidays and weekends...as it is, the both of them fight and argue over the slightest thing. Just last night, they drove me nuts at Cold Storage over the flavour of yoghurt to buy. Or else they will want this and that the whole day...right after a meal, they want cookies or some other thing :mad: I'm like a maid washing bowls all the time.
If kids pester to go out, I make hubby look after them so that I can shop in peace.

[Angelight]

Poor Janet mummy. I know how you feel... :hugs: Being a SAHM is definitely not easy, especially with more than one kid. Jia You, Janet! :rahrah:

janet_lee88:

Angelight mummy has written a great article on SAHM. It sure strikes a familiar cord for all mummies.

Honestly, I dread holidays and weekends...as it is, the both of them fight and argue over the slightest thing. Just last night, they drove me nuts at Cold Storage over the flavour of yoghurt to buy. Or else they will want this and that the whole day...right after a meal, they want cookies or some other thing :mad: I'm like a maid washing bowls all the time.
If kids pester to go out, I make hubby look after them so that I can shop in peace.

[smartmummy]

I just tired and bored for more than two yrs without my DH help.I am waiting for his help.He is studying and working.So I am the one do shopping,bring kids out,house keeping and everything.At home also they are fighting outside also fighting :mad:

I do 5 Roles.
Maid
Mother
Wife
Teacher
Friend

[Angelight]

Smartmummy, you may want to consider getting a maid if your finances allow. This will free you some time for yourself, eg. don’t have to worry abt household chores. But then again, having a maid also brings its own set of problems…

[jedamum]

i love being a SAHM as long as i don't have to crack my brain on what to eat/cook for meals every single day! :imdrowning:

[snowball]

i have been a SAHM for the past 7 weeks for my Pr1 boy n Pr3 girl.


If given a choice, I prefer to be a working mom to a SAHM

When I was a working mom weeks ago, I knocked off at 5:30pm and reach home before 6:30pm for \"mom's home cooked dinner \" with my kids, chat with them or relax with hubby till bedtime at 10pm. This routine remain unchange everday, and by the 25th of each month, my paycheck pamper my kids n myself

But i feel my life is not fullfilling so i decided to try out my new post- SAHM...

Being a SAHM for the past 7 weeks are surely tiring, i hardly have my own private time.

However, the only and main different is, i am feeling great now. My daily routine is challenging and satisfying. I feel very tired at the end of everyday because i am doing all the chores together with them; I do daily revision with them, bath n shower them, fetch them to N fro school, chat with them, shout n scream at them, .......yes, very tiring, but, i enjoy doing all these greatly.

Their smiles melt my hearts.....

[BeContented]

jedamum:

i love being a SAHM as long as i don't have to crack my brain on what to eat/cook for meals every single day! :imdrowning:

I feel quite the same about having to crack and kill brain cells on every meal. :scared:

[smartmummy]

Angelight:

Smartmummy, you may want to consider getting a maid if your finances allow. This will free you some time for yourself, eg. don't have to worry abt household chores. But then again, having a maid also brings its own set of problems...

My DH always said hire a maid.I only don't like maid.headache.coming sep his studies finish.then he can help a bit like bring kids to the playground,shopping together,going out together,mopping the floor.
thanks for ur suggestion!

[sssdarlings]

My children are bigger (youngest is 6yo). When any of them start quarelling, I just go lock myself in my room or enjoy my coffee scrub (my no1 effective destresser! ;)). Oh, i observed this the other day- when I ignored their squibbling and whining, and walked away, the tone changed and the annoying behaviour was immediately aborted!


i read this on my reader-

http://raisinghomemakers.com/2011/why-every-moment-matters-when-youre-a-mom-dont-let-them-slip-away/

I dont meant to romanticise SAHM as its far from ideal and takes alot to keep our sanity intact and the day going (laundry/ dishes/ homework/ housework etc etc- we all know the grind ;o) ...For me, I just keep reminding myself that all too soon, they will have their own lives and the flat will be too quiet. I already get preview of empty nest every afternoon when all are in school. Nobody needs a crisis to remind us to appreciate what we have...