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Well, a lot of you SAHM say you admire working moms. But what about those of us who don't work because we want to, but work because we have to? I *CANNOT* quit my job for any reason, under any circumstances. My DH simply does not make enough for us to even get by on by ourselves, let alone with a baby. We also could not afford health insurance if my work didn't pay 100% of mine (very rare and I'm very lucky). I grew up with a single mom -- she didn't have the luxury of doing anything but working full-time. And I married a man who happens to love what he does for a living (CMA) but doesn't make very much money doing what he loves. I look at SAHM and think how great they have it -- they're not missing anything out of their children's lives, can attend all school events (Mom was rarely able to because she always had to work), etc. etc. And most SAHM always look at everyone who doesn't stay home with a lot of pity, and it's like they can't understand why we would "choose" to work. And somehow there's the implication that we can't be good mothers because we work, or at least not "as good" as SAHM because we work and they don't. Most of you may have a choice of whether to work or not, but I wanted to say that there are those of us who would love to stay at home with our children, but simply cannot. Please don't assume I'm choosing to work because I want to.
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