Are you a happy SAHM? I know I am! ^_^

I just finish commenting a post from a blogging friend Twerlyn about her friend's comments that she's not happy because she's a SAHM and a wife material, no job which means no money (as what I understand it). Actually, it's none of her friend's or anybody's business if we have a job or not as long as we're not begging for food or money. A person who mind other people's business are pitiful. These kind of people are mostly not happy with their life and nothing to do but find faults in other people's life. I can understand if it's your own family who's worried if you have debts and doesn't have a job. So I disagree with Twerlyn's friend's judgement. I certainly know that there are SAHM's who are not happy being a SAHM but not all.

I have a pinay friend and Uncles here who also told me to work and their reason is it's different to have our own income coz we can spend our money the way we want to. I was at first irritated hearing those comments but my friend's experience being a SAHM who haven't experience working here in US when she didn't have the baby yet made me think twice that maybe I should take her word. She told me that it's hard to find a job once I have a baby especially if hubby want me to be a SAHM. I know that the only reason why they want me to work is... MONEY. I told hubby about it and his opinion is ... his money is my money and my money is his money. In short, there's nothing to worry about not having a job coz I can still buy what I need. All he wants is when he comes home his wife is waiting for him at home and not coming home with an empty house. Sweet isn't it? Yeah, even if hubby and I didn't have Claira yet he already told me that I don't need to find a job. So I asked, what I'm gonna do at home if there's no baby to take care of or if I'm bored? His answer is "Go shopping, visit your friends, go to the fitness center, go swimming, go to the park. Do what you want to do". Yeah, right. It's easy for him to say go shopping when I'm bored but a person like me who feel guilty every time I shop because I shop his hard earned money, no way! Shopping for me is really expensive coz I spend $$$ and not Pesos like in the Philippines. Hubby also told me to go out everyday so I can practice driving which I complain because of the gas expenses. hehe He told me not to worry about the expenses of gas coz that's part of driving. I then realized after going out almost everyday shopping and driving that the only thing I can stop the money from going out is to work. Yes, going out is expensive. Hubby and I talked about it and he was okay that I work part time as long as the reason is I'm bored. I got the job and stopped working when I was in my second trimester. I still wanted to continue working when I was pregnant coz I thought it's good for me and the baby but being sick at work everyday made me sick.

Now I enjoyed being a SAHM coz I can do anything without anybody telling me to do this and that. I can sleep late and wake up late, do chores at home if I want to and go out if I'm in the mood. Being a SAHM is not easy coz you have to juggle things from taking care of a baby, a house and of course yourself but it's the most rewarding job. Seeing my family happy also makes me happy. In short, I'm a happy SAHM and so are my friends here. I guess you noticed (if you're an avid reader of this blog) that I go out with my lady friends as our ladies night out and that's one of our husband's idea to give the wife a break, go out with friends and have fun (in a good way). I can say that we are lucky to have a husband who thinks that making the wife happy will make everybody happy. SAHM rocks! ^_^