Stay at home moms: Beat the Boredom Blues

WOW! My boyfriend stays home with our daughter which I'm thankful for because at this time we can not afford daycare, and he hasn't been able to find work. I also have 3 other children. My oldest I had to no choice but to go back to work and get daycare for her when she was 6 weeks old. With my twins, I was able to stay home until they were 2. I would never judge anyone on how they want/need to arrange for day care. We all have different situations, and what works for one, may not work for another.

I am a stay at home mom to a two year old. YES it means my husband works out of the home and I work raising our son. GASP traditional roles at work here! Why? simply, my husband made more money at his job than I did at mine. And if I stayed at my job, most of my pay would have gone to the second car payment, additional gas, insurance, and daycare for my son. Not to mention the additional eating out because both of us worked all day outside the home and no one wanted to cook. I resent that ppl say I "live off a man". No, I raise his son. When my son reaches school age, if an appropriate school is found for him, i'll go back to work outside the home. Until then, my JOB is my son.

I'm really not interested in getting into yet another battle of the moms, Shine seems to enjoy inciting those debates. But I'm at home with my kids and I would kill for a little boredom! I feel sorry for the moms who find raising their kids boring. For me, it is the most thrilling, fulfilling and non-boring thing I could be doing all day! And to the husband who has issues with his wife, look into what it would cost you for a one on one nanny to come to your home to watch your kids.

Yet another person who doesn't want to take responsibility for their actions. Guess what? When you decided to breed and have kids, you implicitly accepted the fact that your life would no longer be exciting, stimulating or enjoyable. So if you're bored, perhaps you need to get a job and stick the kid in daycare. Your needs are more important than a needy, whining, helpless infant.

If you are so bored taking care of YOUR child go back to work and let someone else raise YOUR child.

I am a stay at home mom so I know those comments about being able to sit around all day and sponging off my husband are just crazy. The saying goes that a stay at home mom does the equivelent of 2 full time jobs - count em, 2!! Stay at home moms dont get breaks or vacations or even something as simple as talk time with other adults. IT IS HARD WORK, I'm telling you! I agree with the post about people just need to mind their own business though, geez.

Questmr- sounds like you have some things you want to say to your wife...

Well, Kym, there are actually some men, including some liberal ones, that want their children to be raised by their own mother....gasp!!! Imagine! Children being raised by their own parents!!!!!!! And.....gasp!!!!....men who are willing to work for it to happen!!!!!

Then again, I don't know how in the world a mom has time to be bored. My problem is quite the opposite.

Boredom? Really? My wife is a stay-at-home mom. We have two school aged kids who are gone during the day and a two year old at home. I can't get her to clean the frickin' house, do the grocery shopping, or cook a damned meal. I work two jobs, racking up 75 hours a week, and she exercises, goes to parks, sits on her butt at her sister's house, visits friends, and screws off all day. But you should see her reaction when I say she doesn't work. Oh boy...out come the, "you think being a mother isn't work" lectures. Gimme a break. If she ever tells me she's BORED, I'm going to divorce her lazy a$Z.

I wish people would mind their own business. If you like to work great. If you want to stay home and that works for your family, that's fine too. Don't tell others they need to get a job to be a productive member of society. I don't enjoy finding my self worth in a JOB.

I am at a stay at home mom of 2 young boys. These are some good ideas, so Thank You Fox! However Kim, some of us that are bored while being at home with a toddler and an infant would like a part time job but no one is hiring. I don't feel that I'm living off my husband, when he is the one who suggested being a stay at home mom and I WANT to a job that doesn't involve changing diapers and making all day.

That's funny, I thought raising a child was a job. Oh, that's right, when both mom and dad were at work from 9am-5pm, you all fed, bathed, clothed and entertained yourself. Because we all know that babies can do all this from the day they are born. Day care is a scam. We all know they are just telling us babies need 24 hr supervision, just to get money from us. And stay at home moms/dads are just lazy good for nothings that sit around eating bon-bons all day.

Wow, it's interesting how STUPID the comments are to this article.

I have to agree with Kym. If you are bored at home, at least get a part time job. Especially if your children are old enough to be in school.

I thought the dems were for all that welfare and social services programs, not the republicans.

Of course this story comes to us from Fox News....want to beat boredom...GET A JOB! Quit living off a man and actaully take care of yourself...a novel idea for conservative republicans i know , but one to consideer none the less.

I've never been to an intellectually stimulating business meeting. They are typically void of intellect.

Gotta agree with you, Kym.

Hey Questmr have you ever thought of DOING IT YOURSELF!? Believe it or not your wife's job-which is taking care of your child that you had TOGETHER is way more important than your job. SAHM have the most important and rewarding job in the world. And Kym you apparently have been under a rock for the last few years but no one is hiring. And have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe a mother wants to raise her child?!?! :O so unheard of! Jesus Kym get off your pedestal.