Working moms are happier than stay at homes

[observer]

http://msn.careerbuilder.ca/Article/MSN-761-Job-Info-Trends-Working-moms-are-happy-moms-survey-says/?lr=int_camsn&SiteId=INT_MSN_Articles_CA_EN761&sc_extcmp=INT_MSN_Articles_CA_EN761&cblang=CAEnglish

So, is it better to be a happy mom that has help raising the kids? - or a full time mom - that is feeling frustrated because that's what she's doing - being a stay at home mom?

[longtallsally]

This debate will be around forever. Thankfully, women can choose one or the other or both. Surely, they don't need dubious studies to tell them what makes them happy.

[kishgo]

I did both and I must say, staying home was more satisfying for me. Less time 'running' around, made healthier food choices, everyone was organized, had time for me. But then I became a single mom and all of that changed. No choice. I had to buy the groceries and pay the bills. My older son noticed the changes quite a bit.

[observer]

I DID have the choice - but as much as I adored my children - I found being a stay at home mom quite stultifying (is that a word?) I was fortunate that I was able to go back to work part-time - to be out in an "adult" world for a while - and use my mind - and felt that was a great boon for me.

I did "use my mind" to offer the children all kinds of creative stimuli that I could think of - but that wasn't enough; there was no adult response and conversation etc. about that; so I have full empathy with those moms who want to be "out in the world" as well as being as relevant as they can to their own children - and to the children's upbringing, exposures and values.

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