I’ve been a SAHM now for 7 months with my dear daughter V. I haven’t worked sinced June 2006 because my husband and I moved to a remote base and I couldn’t find a job in my field (chemistry). My hubby is a physician in the Air Force. I must admit I really struggle with missing working, but also enjoy being a SAHM. Before I had my dd, I worked as a chemist for about 7 years and enjoyed it very much. I used to be fine with daycare (before I had kids) and figured I would use it in the future when I had a baby, but now I’m not so sure about it. I can see how much work it takes to take care of an infant. I have also been able to experience motherhood w/o the pressure of having to return to work. I remember when I used to work full-time, I would get up about 6AM, commute to work, work until about 4:30, commute home, work-out at the gym, eat dinner and veg on the couch. I was totally spent by the end of the day and barely wanted to talk with my hubby. My dd goes to bed around 6:30-7PM. I can’t imagine working all day and then spending about 2 hours with her a day. I would miss out on so much. However, I also am bored a lot and sometimes resent the fact that my husband doesn’t have to deal with these issues. My hubby asks me which one is more important to me, but honestly I don’t really know. I think I want to work for me and my needs, but I choose to stay-at-home because it’s what my dd needs. Also, I’m trying to look at the bigger picture and know that in the future I will never look back and say I wish I had worked more over spending the time with my dd.
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