5 Things Stay at Home Moms Do Not Sign On For

• Posted by Morgan M September 25, 2012 - Filed in Parenting - #parenting  #humor  #mom  #sahm  - 486 views

  About 3 months ago I became a stay at home mom again. I've been one before. Heck, I've been everything before- a working mom, a single mom, a single working mom, a stay at home mom, a work from home mom, a mom who took her kids to work with her; I'm pretty sure I've been in almost every angle of the stay at home mom vs. working mom debate, and even created a new angle or two from which to view it.

   

  Bottom line: I love being a stay at home mom. I do "work" during the day while the kids are at school- various things that make money and save us money, but essentially I'm a stay at home mom. I love being with my kids, watching them grow and develop and being an integral part of their lives.

   

  There are some things, though, that I did not sign on for as a stay at home mom (unfortunately, puke, piss and crap are things we do sign on for when becoming a stay at home mom- the kids' stuff, that is). No stay at home mom signs on for these things, but many of them just end up happening anyway. Well, not anymore. I'm here to lay it all out on the line, let people know that even though we are stay at home moms, there are things that were not included in this hidden contract that we signed... Don't go trying to add them now!

   

   

  5 Things Stay at Home Moms Do Not Sign On For:

   

  1. Becoming a Maid. We signed on to become a housekeeper, yes, but not a maid. In my opinion, there's a huge difference. A housekeeper cleans the house, picks up general mess, gets down in the dirty every now and then with scrubbing and cleaning like hell, etc. A maid picks up after every person in the house and does what you tell them to without asking questions. I'm no maid, thank you. Shoes left in the middle of the floor will be vacuumed around until you can get home from work/school to pick them up from  the middle of the floor. I do not throw dirty socks into the laundry unless they are my own. Any clothes that did not make it into the clothes basket before laundry day will not get washed. It's everyone's responsibility in this house to pick up after themselves and make sure what they need done is easily accessible for me. I will cover the main stuff in the house, but do not offer personalized service. Sorry, if you want that, hire a maid or personal assistant.
  2. Becoming Martha Stewart. I'll admit now, there are times in my life when I do...

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