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12/16/2015
I'm a stay-at-home mom. I made this decision long before I even met my husband because my mother stayed home with me and it was a wonderful experience. When my husband and I were dating and talking about marriage, I said that after we were married and looking to buy a house, we'd base the home price off of his income only and not ours combined. That way, when we had children, I could quit my full-time job to stay home with the kids and we could still afford the mortgage.
His eyes got huge, and he was quiet for a while. He said "but we could buy a much bigger house if we both worked after having kids" and it was putting a lot of pressure on him to be the sole provider. I calmly explained that when we had kids I was not going to pay someone else to raise them. He thought about this for a couple of days, and then told me I was right. He had come from a broken home and was put in daycare, which he hated.
Now I'm a happy mother of a 16 month son and I've been able to stay home with him from Day One. This has not been easy financially, and we sacrifice something almost daily to be able to do this. We have a small townhouse, I don't have a smartphone, and we eat out only on special occasions. But we enjoy the little things and it's a small price to pay for the happiness we get from being together and knowing this is such a short time to have these precious moments with our child. When I hear the "we can't afford for me to stay home" excuse, I think it's nonsense. Like you say all the time, there is ALWAYS a way! Thank you for being the biggest advocate for stay-at-home mom-dom!
Carol
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