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[Gowgirl]

This! Just this!
I hate the term full time mummy but I am aghast at this popping up on my feed!

I'm a sahm...I can't remember the last time I sat on a wall swigging from a can and I haven't pushed a blue carrier bag round in a buggy for ages!

There's stay at home mums and then there's "full time yummy mummies". They're a definite "type". It's probably aimed at them.

Ugh, I can't bear posts like these. I am a housewife & pregnant with my first, & when she's born I'll be a sahm. Not that I'll ever call myself a 'full time mummy", but I really don't think me not working is anyone else's business. Dh works hard, is happy for me to stay at home, I enjoy it & we can afford it. But when I left work to stay at home I felt so much judgement from friends & family. Being told I'm against feminism, Dh is controlling me as I live off 'his' money, asked what do I possibly do all day, I'll get depression if I don't work? Since I've been pregnant it's 'you'll be so bored staying at home', 'baby will be too clingy' etc. I used to let it bother me, but then realised that it's really none of anyone's business if I stay at home, it doesn't affect their life &I'm not spending their money. Sorry, went a bit off topic there just get frustrated at times!

Laracroft- allowance makes it seem a bit it's basically an amount of cash transferred into my account every month to be used only by me, it can be clothes, spent on nights out, saved but it is compleatly separate from house funds.

every mum is a 'full time mum' you don't clock off at bed time ffs

mummy money allowance, that's brilliant.

I get it too Gowgirl , just for me, for being a wonderful mummy.

It just removes guilt about buying expensive presents and or jeans, plus much nicer if I want to go out with friends somewhere nice

You need different friends, OP.

Well the first bit is technically correct - being a mum (full time or otherwise) isn't a profession.

But the second bit is just a load of shite.

I'm so glad you said that peaceand love! All my friends are childless and my family would be horrified but I love my mummy money!

I can do what I want with it, it's a good amount, we are net contributors to the economy and take not a penny out in child allowance or benefits.
I can access any money from joint account but dh makes sure I get this just for me.
I don't really talk about money in RL, I don't know what my friends do.

I don't talk about money in rl but my sisters all work and as I said my friends don't have children and work full time, I know I wouldn't buy expensive shoes out of the joint account though....plus I really missed having my own money once I stopped working despite having joint accounts. Dh came up with the idea.

Wonder what they would make of me. 'Full time mum' because I lost my job after the NHS made me ill but don't claim anything and in fact am paying privately to get well again. That must be confusing for the type of person who would post that.

I hate the word 'mummy', and the term 'mummy money' is practically practically bringing me out in hives.

why do you even care about things like that?

If you are a SAHM, and happy about it, there's no need to be so defensive. Just ignore the idiots, really who cares? You know that your partner is working his socks off to provide for his family, (or you live off your own savings) why do you even feel attacked by that idiotic joke?

I'm a sahm. Before having my children, I worked full time and paid my taxes.

My DP is a higher-rate taxpayer and I can't even claim child benefit.

You wouldn't know to look at us.

urgh ive seen this

vile

I've seen someone post a photo of a newborn baby in a large industrial bin and the caption "share this photo if you would never do this to your baby girl" I've had to remove myself from it now it's just trash.

How about the share if you love your son/mother/daughter posts....
....obviously as I don't share I just put up with mine!

Gowgirl - I especially hate those posts!!

God, I've just had 2 days at home with my toddler, who is going through a "difficult stage" shall we say and I was desperate to get back to work today. To say sahms do "fuck all" is outrageous - created by a man or someone with no children I'd guess.

I'm planning to be a sahm if/when I have another baby. DH is a higher rate taxpayer, works long hours and travels for business, so I don't feel a shred of guilt for staying home and facilitating his career by looking after his children. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of us aren't living a life of leisure with a g and t and a Jackie Collins novel...

the photo refers to those on Facebook who specifically change their occupation to 'works at full time mummy' it is not referring to all stay at home mums.

"Mummy money"... Ugh