OT: Give it up for stay-at-home parents! - The Orange Mane

jhat01 · 01-23-2009, 04:49 PM

Man...I'm on a 90 day vacation from work and my wife is TDY....So I'm home with twin 2 year olds and a 3 month old. I'll tell you what, there is no harder job on this planet then staying at home taking care of the kids. So If there are any home makers on this board...here's to you! I don't know if I can make it for the 3 weeks she's gonna be gone

Bronx33 · 01-23-2009, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhat01

Man...I'm on a 90 day vacation from work and my wife is TDY....So I'm home with twin 2 year olds and a 3 month old. I'll tell you what, there is no harder job on this planet then staying at home taking care of the kids. So If there are any home makers on this board...here's to you! I don't know if I can make it for the 3 weeks she's gonna be gone

You sir have my condolences and pity stay strong soldier just remember you are not a PBJ making machine you are the king of that messed up castle.

Popps · 01-23-2009, 05:02 PM

I'm thrilled to be able to have my wife being a full-time Mom. We wouldn't have it any other way.

Spider · 01-23-2009, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Popps

I'm thrilled to be able to have my wife being a full-time Mom. We wouldn't have it any other way.

you and me both .........

ghwk · 01-23-2009, 05:13 PM

Ha ha, you have 3 kids who have their own personal slaves for the next 10 years or so. Things just magically appear for them whenever they beg, cry, grumble ask nicely etc. Plus they don't even have to wipe themselves!! Life doesn't get any better than that! I miss many things about my kids' (now 5 and 9) early years but diapers is not one of them.

Yes our wives work their butts off. My hat is tipped even further to the single mom's out there....

Atlas · 01-23-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhat01

Man...I'm on a 90 day vacation from work and my wife is TDY....So I'm home with twin 2 year olds and a 3 month old. I'll tell you what, there is no harder job on this planet then staying at home taking care of the kids. So If there are any home makers on this board...here's to you! I don't know if I can make it for the 3 weeks she's gonna be gone

Call me sexist, but Women are just naturally better at raising kids then men. They are better cooks and better disciplinarians. They have IT. Of course there are exceptions but it's hard to argue this. After my daughter was born my wife stayed home for two and a half years before we sent her to daycare. If you can do that I highly reccomend it even if you have to make serious budget cutbacks. It's worth it.

scttgrd · 01-23-2009, 05:47 PM

Im a stay at home dad and I love it, I pretty much run the house. All my wife has to do is go to work, I handle everything else. She loves it too because she is very well taken care of.

Spider · 01-23-2009, 05:49 PM

I dont know how my wife handles the triplets , I guess when it is a labor of love , nothing is to hard ........... When I come in off of a run , they maul me , we hug , wrestle , play etc ........ then I let my wife escape for a few hours from them , by the time my wife gets back , I am half way up the wall

scttgrd · 01-23-2009, 05:55 PM

It was certainly a change for me, I was a commercial door fabricator and service tech. I got laid off and our family daycare moved away around the same time. So it was decided I would stay home for a bit. Almost 3 years later and my wife is thinking I should get back to work soon, but not too soon.

gunns · 01-23-2009, 07:08 PM

I stayed home with my 6 kids until the youngest was 3 and the oldest was 14. To this day I say it's much easier going to work than staying home with the kids. But I'm thankful I had that time with them.

Ray Finkle · 01-23-2009, 07:17 PM

I love Mira (who is 2 and change) but don't see how people can watch them every day....I'd looney....Again, I love her....

CBF1 · 01-23-2009, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atlas

Call me sexist, but Women are just naturally better at raising kids then men. They are better cooks and better disciplinarians. They have IT. Of course there are exceptions but it's hard to argue this. After my daughter was born my wife stayed home for two and a half years before we sent her to daycare. If you can do that I highly reccomend it even if you have to make serious budget cutbacks. It's worth it.

I will debate this until the end. Some of us men are damn good cooks, do not sell us short on this skill set.

Atlas · 01-23-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunns

I stayed home with my 6 kids until the youngest was 3 and the oldest was 14. To this day I say it's much easier going to work than staying home with the kids. But I'm thankful I had that time with them.

Some experts say that your children are who they are gonna be by the time they are two years old. I think your children were much better off with you than in daycare.

Atlas · 01-23-2009, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBF1

I will debate this until the end. Some of us men are damn good cooks, do not sell us short on this skill set.

HAHAH I also said there were exceptions!! I covered my ass on that!!

01-23-2009, 04:49 PM	#1
jhat01 Ring of Famer Knuckle Dragging Homer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Langley, VA Posts: 1,799	OT: Give it up for stay-at-home parents! Man...I'm on a 90 day vacation from work and my wife is TDY....So I'm home with twin 2 year olds and a 3 month old. I'll tell you what, there is no harder job on this planet then staying at home taking care of the kids. So If there are any home makers on this board...here's to you! I don't know if I can make it for the 3 weeks she's gonna be gone

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

01-23-2009, 05:02 PM	#3
Popps TEAM FIRST. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 29,786	I'm thrilled to be able to have my wife being a full-time Mom. We wouldn't have it any other way.

01-23-2009, 05:13 PM	#5
ghwk Ring of Famer DOOM BOOM! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,853 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Doomacus	Ha ha, you have 3 kids who have their own personal slaves for the next 10 years or so. Things just magically appear for them whenever they beg, cry, grumble ask nicely etc. Plus they don't even have to wipe themselves!! Life doesn't get any better than that! I miss many things about my kids' (now 5 and 9) early years but diapers is not one of them. Yes our wives work their butts off. My hat is tipped even further to the single mom's out there....

01-23-2009, 05:47 PM	#7
scttgrd Just treading water Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Aurora Posts: 1,288 Adopt-a-Bronco: Brandon Mashall	Im a stay at home dad and I love it, I pretty much run the house. All my wife has to do is go to work, I handle everything else. She loves it too because she is very well taken care of.

01-23-2009, 05:49 PM	#8
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	I dont know how my wife handles the triplets , I guess when it is a labor of love , nothing is to hard ........... When I come in off of a run , they maul me , we hug , wrestle , play etc ........ then I let my wife escape for a few hours from them , by the time my wife gets back , I am half way up the wall

01-23-2009, 05:55 PM	#9
scttgrd Just treading water Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Aurora Posts: 1,288 Adopt-a-Bronco: Brandon Mashall	It was certainly a change for me, I was a commercial door fabricator and service tech. I got laid off and our family daycare moved away around the same time. So it was decided I would stay home for a bit. Almost 3 years later and my wife is thinking I should get back to work soon, but not too soon.

01-23-2009, 07:08 PM	#10
gunns I WANT DEFENSE! Defense, defense, defense Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Always Hoping Posts: 11,661 Adopt-a-Bronco: Defense	I stayed home with my 6 kids until the youngest was 3 and the oldest was 14. To this day I say it's much easier going to work than staying home with the kids. But I'm thankful I had that time with them.

01-23-2009, 07:17 PM	#11
Ray Finkle DOOONNNTTTTT CAAARRREEE! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 7,412	I love Mira (who is 2 and change) but don't see how people can watch them every day....I'd looney....Again, I love her....