{"id":1563,"date":"2012-12-04T09:25:54","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T14:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2023-09-06T02:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T06:53:15","slug":"confessions-of-a-stay-at-home-mom-sahm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/confessions-of-a-stay-at-home-mom-sahm\/","title":{"rendered":"Confessions of a stay at home mom (SAHM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I always imagined that being a stay at home mom would allow me to do some of the things that I didn&#8217;t get to do while I was in the workforce. I pictured myself visiting different neighbourhoods throughout Toronto, walking around, discovering new stores and enjoying the fresh air or a nice cup of coffee.\u00a0 That was all fine and dandy, until reality sank in.\u00a0 I had Kyle and hardly had time to get to know my own neighborhood let alone visit other ones in Toronto.\u00a0 Well, here&#8217;s a couple of other things I didn&#8217;t really expect to experience either, but I&#8217;m laying it all out so there&#8217;s no confusion about the realities of a stay at home mom (mine anyways).<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/confessions-of-a-stay-at-home-mom-sahm\/sahm3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1584\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1584\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm3.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"SAHM3\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm3.jpg 420w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm3-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I wear the same clothes\u00a0two days in a row if I know I wont be seeing the same people both days (my husband and son are exempt from this rule)<\/li>\n<li>I know the theme songs to 10 kid shows (and it&#8217;s not because I remember them from my childhood)<\/li>\n<li>I spend more time in the washroom than I really need too<\/li>\n<li>I let my 2-year-old get away with more than he should because I don&#8217;t want to have a bad day<\/li>\n<li>Many\u00a0of my child&#8217;s activities include shopping<\/li>\n<li>I can&#8217;t\u00a0DIY anything \ud83d\ude41<\/li>\n<li>I look forward to my phone blinking as it&#8217;s my way to communicate with the outside world<\/li>\n<li>I enter several online contests as a way to &#8220;contribute financially&#8221; to my family<\/li>\n<li>The iPad is my son&#8217;s best friend<\/li>\n<li>My favorite book to read is &#8220;magazines&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>My cleaning schedule depends on when we&#8217;re expecting guests<\/li>\n<li>I know kids love repetition but if I have to read the same book more than 10 nights straight I start to shake (and quickly hide that book)<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t always make my son&#8217;s food from scratch<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t buy organic<\/li>\n<li>I never wear sweatpants because I don&#8217;t want to fall into the stereotype<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t always compost because the garbage is more accessible. Hoping to <a href=\"https:\/\/grissmandumpsters.com\/neenah-dumpster-rentals\/\">learn more<\/a> about dumpster rentals.<\/li>\n<li>After 2 years as a SAHM, my cooking hasn&#8217;t improved<\/li>\n<li>Obtaining my MBA was a cinch compared to being a SAHM<a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/confessions-of-a-stay-at-home-mom-sahm\/sahm2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1583\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm2.png?w=300\" alt=\"SAHM2\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm2.png 420w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm2-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Even thought I can&#8217;t always describe in detail what I do all day long, I promise you I&#8217;m busy and exhausted by the time I put my son to bed<\/li>\n<li>I still prefer being a stay at home mom\u00a0over working outside the home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/confessions-of-a-stay-at-home-mom-sahm\/sahm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1582\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1582\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm.png?w=300\" alt=\"SAHM\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm.png 420w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sahm-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a stay at home mom, what are some of the things that surprised you the most that you weren&#8217;t expecting to feel or experience?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I always imagined that being a stay at home mom would allow me to do some of the things that I didn&#8217;t get to do while I was in the workforce. 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