I was on fb and a friend ( lets call her A) posted she got onto disability and is seven mnths pregnant. I asked why being that she is not disabled and on medical for her pregnancy. She said because she worked and I said oh. Another grl comments and says everyone thats pregnant gets disability. "A" says only if you worked so the girl comments oh ya I forgot what it is like to be a privelaged stay at mom.

So my question is....
does being a SAHM automatically mean I am privelaged?

side note: I worked for awhile when my son was 1. was not always an SAHM.

I am a SAHM because it was the best option for our family. I don't consider it a privilege.

Quoting Forrest Bondurant &hearts:" I am a SAHM because it was the best option for our family. I don't consider it a privilege."

I consider myself blessed to be able to stay home with my kids. I am though looking for a part time job at night to make a lil cash for myself and to help out a little but no one is hiring poo.

Quoting Simply Mom:" I was on fb and a friend ( lets call her A) posted she got onto disability and is seven mnths pregnant. ... [snip!] ... being a SAHM automatically mean I am privelaged? side note: I worked for awhile when my son was 1. was not always an SAHM."

I guess I am not understanding what you are trying to ask.

Quoting JessieLeeAnne:" I guess I am not understanding what you are trying to ask. "

 

I consider it a privilege that we are able to afford for me to stay home, I don't think I am privileged so I stay home.

I'm a SAHM because we can't afford to send DS to daycare. Even if I worked we still couldn't afford it. So no, I am most definitely not privileged. I am grateful that I get to stay at home with my baby boy every day, but I do wish we had the money to send him to day care, pay our bills, and have extra left over :/

I think it completely depends on the situation but definitely does not automatically make you privileged.

I stay at home because it is what made sense for us. I hated being away from my kiddo every second. I was miserable where I was, the money wasn't worth it, and luckily DH makes enough money that I wont ever have to work.

It's a privelage to stay at home with your children. Whether you have to or not. I guess it depends on what you mean by privelaged... Like, rich? We aren't rich, and I am a SAHM.

Its a privilege. Being a SAHM is no one's right. Not everyone is able or wants to stay home with their kids all day. Now...being a sahm doesn't make you privileged. That just comes off as spoiled IMO. I find that anyone who says something negative about being a working mom or SAHM is fighting with a deep insecurity about their current situation.

I am blessed my husband makes enough that I can stay home, however the reason I do is I can only get entry level positions and would only be able to work nights because it would not be enough income to pay for child care... and how would I work all night and have no sleep at all because my hubby works during the day? I think working moms are equally blessed. I want a job but the hell if I work to pay for just child care with no take home lol

I don't feel privileged.

The only time I get out of the house is to go grocery shopping. When I do that kidless, I take my time and insist everyone in line behind me go before me.

The only other time I get out of the house is when I take my daughter to her gymnastics class.

When I am home I am cooking, cleaning and/or chasing kids. The noise doesn't stop just because I have a headache, and the activity doesn't stop when I am sick.
The only reason I haven't gone back to work is because DH makes too much for us to get help with childcare, and I wouldn't make enough to cover the costs of it anyways.

Please, ask your friend to tell me where I am privileged?

I do believe it is a privilege. Not every family is lucky enough to be blessed that way. If you can, good for you.

Quoting Kayla [ ]♥:" It's a privelage to stay at home with your children. Whether you have to or not. I guess it depends on what you mean by privelaged... Like, rich? We aren't rich, and I am a SAHM."

 

It sounds like she was meaning that getting disability while being a SAHM was a privilege...not that being a SAHM, in and of itself is one!?

But, ya...I do feel very fortunate to be able to stay at home with my kids.