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I think you misspelled changing diapers, doing laundry three times a day, spoon-feeding broccoli puree, scraping dried broccoli off the floor, shopping while tr
by thematrixturtle 5y ago
I think you misspelled changing diapers, doing laundry three times a day, spoon-feeding broccoli puree, scraping dried broccoli off the floor, shopping while trying to contain a squealing octopus, etc.
- coryrc 5y agoOr watching and helping form your own child into him/herself, meeting your friends for casual lunches in the park while your kids play, playing goofy games, having time to make nutritious meals instead of heating frozen foods, etc.
- cgriswald 5y agoGrandparent was responding to the ridiculous notion that being a homemaker is like being on vacation with kids. No one is disputing there can be benefits to being a homemaker or having one in the family.
- coryrc 5y agoBeing on vacation with kids is far harder than being at home with kids!
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 5y agoInterestingly, you're both right. Turns out you have to take the bad with the good, or more accurately TANSTAAFL
- stickfigure 5y agoIt's... really not that bad? Actually, it's pretty fun. I work from home, wife doesn't, that makes me the defacto stay-at-home dad. It's definitely playing the startup game in "hard mode" but I love not missing a thing.
- zdbrandon 5y agoAlso work from home and 100% disagree. Can hardly get anything done with a 4 month old.
- stickfigure 5y agoOh no! Well, it gets easier as the kid gets older. But they say every kid is different so YMMV. I only have the one, he's 4, and he's pretty easy. Suerte.
- d0mine 5y agoThe statistics for what it is worth is 56% (kids) vs. 39% (no kids) women chosen "homemaker" option i.e., perhaps diapers are not as important.
- jjav 5y agoAll of these are orders of magnitude more pleasant than daily standups etc. As a man, I had the fortune to stay at home for several years with my child and it was the most wonderful time ever. Sure it's a lot of work, but also a lot of joy.