{"id":9231,"date":"2016-05-18T10:03:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=9231"},"modified":"2016-05-17T22:32:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T02:32:13","slug":"worse-parent-im-stay-home-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/worse-parent-im-stay-home-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I a worse parent because I’m a Stay-at-home-mom?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently wrote about my struggles of being a stay-at-home-mom (you can read about it here<\/a>). Not that I don’t love this “gig” and there’s really nothing else I would\u00a0rather do. My\u00a0post was to highlight the repetitive aspect of being a stay-at-home-mom and how there truly isn’t a real break. There is no 9 to 5. It’s more like 24\/7, much like parenting is for most people except I’m physically with my kids every second of every day.<\/p>\n

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Well, another not-so-great aspect of being a stay-at-home-mom dawned on me recently. Has being a stay-at-home-mom made me a worse parent? Is my parenting style inferior to those of others, my husband included, because I’m a stay-at-home-mom?<\/p>\n

In a recent playdate with a friend of mine, she had mentioned how she and her husband spend so much quality one-on-one time with her daughter on the weekend since they hardly see her during the week due to work commitments and other life demands. They basically settle with her on the floor, free from distractions like Television and their phones, and play with her, take her out, and so-forth. It got me thinking… Sure, I do all of those things with my boys too, but not ALWAYS! I’m distracted… I check my phone when I’m with them. I’ll plop them down in front of the T.V. so I can get a few minutes to myself, and I often encourage them to play independently even if I’m just sitting right next to them staring out into space with a blank expression on my face.<\/p>\n

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I also find that I’m less likely to be strict with my kids about every little thing. I pick my battles! My husband on the other hand, is much stricter. If we’ve selected a specific parenting philosophy, he’ll see it through with every situation that may arise. I on the other, select certain aspect on which\u00a0I’ll follow through. I know that it’s not ideal, and I’m sending mixed messages, but heck… I have to see my kids all the time. I can’t deal with tantrums all day long. I’m not built like that. If sometimes my kids want a (very high in sugar, no health benefit at all) treat before lunch and it will provide me with five minutes of alone-time and silence, I’m going to oblige. It’s just realistic… at least for me and my sanity!<\/p>\n

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Treats before lunch… mostly because I wanted Starbucks and I wanted to sit-down and enjoy my coffee!<\/p><\/div>\n

I know I’m being a little hard on myself, but this is the truth! This is how I cope with\u00a0 being a stay-at-home-mom and keep my sanity. It’s how I maintain a smile on my face almost all the time and how I can go to sleep happy at night. It’s not perfect, but it’s MY perfect. I know I’m not a great parent or even a good parent. Right now I’ll settle for “world’s okayest mom.”<\/p>\n

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I recently wrote about my struggles of being a stay-at-home-mom (you can read about it here). Not that I don’t love this “gig” and there’s really nothing else I would\u00a0rather do. My\u00a0post was to highlight the repetitive aspect of being a stay-at-home-mom and how there truly isn’t a real break. 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