Housewife Guilt

Re: Housewife Guilt

• girlygirl422 member

  

  May 2014

  I must agree I have been a SAHW for almost a year and I have gotten many comments about not working. My response "if you think I don't do anything try to live in my shoes for 3 days and you will change your tune" I take care of my husband, parents and inlaws, run errands take them to dr appointments and shopping when they need to go, as well as cooking and cleaning. My advice is if you and your husband are happy with your situation and it works for you then who cares what everyone else thinks. As far as feeling guilty when have a day that I am exhausted and want to watch a movie relax or have me time I feel guilty but then think about what I do the other 6 days of the week.

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• lbacalla member

  

  June 2014 edited June 2014

  
  

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• flounder31 member

  

  June 2014

  I think your friend's are responding to their own issues which is completely unfair.  To be honest, I hate today's expectations that women have to work, raise kids, and find time to look great by eating well and going to the gym.  If that's your life, and you like it, great!  But, there's no law that it should be everyone's life.

  
  

  I would shut their comments down right away.  It's not your job to explain yourself.  If they say, "Oh you must be so bored doing nothing all day,"  I would respond with "What's that's suppose to mean?" or "That's not a polite way to talk to someone"  or just a simple "I'm ending this conversation right now.  Gotta go!"

  
  

  It's your life and you deserve to be happy doing what you want.  And, to be honest, no one at the end of their life requests their boss and co-workers to come and comfort them or looked back on their life and thought, "Wow I'm so glad I worked all those hours instead of sitting with those boring kids of mine all day."   People remember precious moments with friends and family and if you are one of the ones fortunate enough to receive that time, take advantage of it.  

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