You can thank an encounter with a very unpleasant “money man” for the following rant.
 

Top Ten Phrases About Being a Stay at Home Mom That Make Me Want to Kick People in Their Teeth

10.       Don’t you think you should contribute to society? (very rare, but has happened)

9.         Oh, so you don’t work? 

8.         When are you going back to work? 

7.         What else do you do? 

6.         Do you just stay home? 

5.         You’re so lucky to not have to work.

4.         Maybe you would more money if you actually worked.

3.         Work is soo much harder.

2.         You’re so lucky to have time to do all the errands during the week.

1.         I wish I could stay home all day and do nothing!

Admittedly there is a lot of repetition here, but you get the point.  I am sooo tired of people assuming that stay at home moms don’t work.  I work my butt off every day, all day.  I do not get a start time and an end time.  I do not get weekends.  I do not get vacations.  I do not get paid.  And, I LIVE AT MY JOB AND WITH MY BOSSE(s)!

Now, I get it, work does suck.  I love staying home with my kids (for the most part), I love that my husband is good at the whole work thing, but please, haters out there, GIVE ME SOME CREDIT!

My days start at around 6 am and end around 7 or 8 pm (that’s a 13-14 hour shift for those of you that are counting). 

During these hours I am the personal booty attendant to four little creatures who’s ability to produce bodily waste is world record worthy. 

I cook three meals and countless snacks. 

I do millions of loads of laundry and dishes each day. 

I transport 4 small humans with me everywhere I go (a task that requires 4 carseats, 4 jackets, 8 shoes and a bunch of screaming, yelling and crying).   

I keep two dogs from eating every toy in sight.

And, I maintain an every so cheery disposition while doing it—an exhausting task in itself.

I have about an hour or so after bedtime where I catch up on my internet activities and harass my husband to talk to me.  Then, its bed time for me so I can wake up and do it all again in the morning…or until someone wakes me up in regular 2 hour intervals during the night.

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So, in short, staying home with your kids is a challenge too.  Just because I don’t make any money doing it doesn’t mean I don’t contribute.  By staying home I am saving around $3000 in month in childcare (an amount that I wouldn’t be able to recoup through work) and my family’s sanity.

And that shall end my defensive rant, thank you for listening.