What if my dream in life is to be a stay at home mom?

Instead of going to college and getting a boring job, I’d rather have a baby right after I graduate. And just focus on being a good mom. My boyfriend and I have been together 8 months. By the time we want our first child we’ll be together almost 2 years. What are the Pros & Cons of my dream?? Any stay at home moms have advice??

Answer #1

True, it would be really hard, especially with all the money issues going around, but if that is your dream, hell you go for it. If you do need extra money, you can sign up and do one of those online jobs (the “be your own boss” thing) and do that part-time for when and if you ever need extra money.

Answer #2

There is nothing wrong with being a stay at home mom. Your kids will benefit immensely from it.

It isn’t easy, it’s a 24x7 job. In essence, your job is to take care of the home and support your other half so that he can earn money. When he gets off work, you don’t. When you all go on vacation, you still don’t..

In this day and age of high divorce rates, you would be deluding yourself to believe that it can’t happen to you. So having an education and work history helps keep you employable in the event you land on the wrong side of the marriage/divorce coin toss.

I would suggest holding off becoming a mom until after you’ve had your education and at least a couple of years of employment.

Answer #3

Nowadays it’s hard to have a stay at home mom, because of the income and tough times we have now. Some people find it hard to manage money. My mom is a stay at home mom, she’s a really great mom also. Seeing I’m on an online school I get to see her mostly my entire day.

Pros; It’s fairly easy, maintaining the house, so on so forth. Being able to raise your kid more effectively. Not having to worry about being fired lol.

Cons; No prior education in a job if anything were to happen to where you needed to go back to work, not having enough money to support a family.

But hey, if its your dream, you should live it.

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