Ten Ways Being A SAHD Has Surprised Me
byI’ve been doing this SAHD gig for over six solid months now, and there have been some big discrepancies between what I envisioned and how it’s actually playing out.
I’ve been doing this SAHD gig for over six solid months now, and there have been some big discrepancies between what I envisioned and how it’s actually playing out.
Only two weeks until I’m a full time SAHD.
It’s been weeks since the sugar high of Easter, so I was playing on their withdrawal symptoms to turn my kids into my unwilling minions.
Part of getting kids to do things around the house is tricking them into going the extra mile.
“Why are you asleep?” was the first thing my wife asked me when she arrived home. “You’re supposed to be watching the kids.”
The hardest thing about looking after the kids while your wife is out working is making sure you’re awake before she comes home.
After cleaning the house with two kids, I believe I now have an inkling of an understanding how Batman feels trying to keep Gotham safe from The Joker and Twoface.
Sick of arguing about work vs housework and who contributes the most to their domestic bliss, a friend of mine and her husband recently spent a weekend devising a scorecard.
1. CUSSING
Housework isn’t a dirty word. The dirty words tend to come if I don’t help with the housework.
Over the years I’ve noticed that my kids are the most demanding and annoying just when I’m wanting some quiet time to myself. What…