Comments on: Mommy, Come Home: Embrace Your Life as MOM

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:26:40 +0000

@Gema McAlister, Your heart is in the right place. Maybe while you're home and learning new money-saving and homemaking techniques you can keep track of all the benefits of you being home (there are many!) With your hubby, compare those benefits and maybe he'll start to see how good it is to have you home. Most of all, you need to do what keeps you healthy for yourself and your precious baby.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:23:51 +0000

@Melinda, You can vent here anytime. It’s impressive that you are working hard to save and live frugally instead of making yourselves comfortable (two cars, etc.) on both incomes. Your hard work will pay off!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:21:49 +0000

@Diann @ The Thrifty Groove, Do we ever have it all figured out?! I know I don't!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:21:13 +0000

@darnold23, Now that fall has nearly arrived, surely I will start to dig out some of my crock pot recipes!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:20:33 +0000

@darnold23, What a blessing that your daughter had that relationship with your grandma. And how comforting for you to know she was in good hands!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:19:47 +0000

@Jacque Dixon, My time teaching helped me (emotionally) get through the infertility struggles, but I got REALLY attached to the people. By the time I held that baby, though, I was so glad I had worked out a job share. It wasn’t too long after that that I was DONE.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:18:14 +0000

@Lenetta @ Nettacow, I feel like I need to do FUN stuff when the kids aren’t here, but I’m not so productive… I usually just catch up on sleep.

By: Gema McAlister

Gema McAlister — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:07:48 +0000

I became a mom on July 12, 09 and my husband has really been pushing me to return back to work. I just found out from my therapist that he thinks that my postpartum depression is pretty bad, and he wants to put me on disability. I think that it is a blessing in disguise because I get to stay home with our newborn daughter, and I will be getting paid (although not my whole income, but at least it is something) and I can work on my blog that I just started for moms that still want to look fashionable, but on a budget.
I work in retail, and I was a personal shopper for Nordstrom, but now I am thinking that my calling is to be at home with my baby, do my blog to help people, and learn myself, how to save money and cook from scratch. I just wish that my husband really understood the whole SAHM & WAHM thing. He is going to be attending my therapist session with me next week, so he can hear from the dr. how serious depression is.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:37:32 +0000

Thank you for your blog. My heart aches because I am working full time with two little girls (ages 4 and 6 months) at home. I really want to be at home with them right now – more than anything – but we’re not in a position to be able to do that right now. Our problem isn’t debt, but my husband’s low income and our saving for a house. My income and benefits are too good. We’re pretty frugal, as our shared old car demonstrates.

I would have no problem having an identity as a mom; I’ve been hoping for it since we decided to get married. It just hasn’t been in the cards for us, and my husband asks that I keep working until we’re more stable. It’s been this way for four years now, and it’s leaving me depressed.

Sorry for venting on here. I just wanted to say that I am embarrassed to admit that I covet all moms who get to stay at home with their kids. I am praying for the same, and I appreciate your inspiration.

By: Diann @ The Thrifty Groove

Diann @ The Thrifty Groove — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:24:58 +0000

Did I have a have identity crisis? I still have it! I didn’t think I was going to be a mommy at this point and then surprise I have a little princess. So, I never really had the “choice”. I just wanted to do what I thought was best for her. But, yes, I still can’t quite figure out who and what I am. LOL