Big respect for SAHM's

[Daddypops]

As a full time working dad, I must admit that I have previously thought that SAHM's must have an easy life but after spending the last two days with 3 ds's under 4, I have to say ... "Please take me back to work !! " Never again will I be tempted to tell my wife that she must have it easy. In fact, I'd say, being a SAHM must be one of the hardest jobs in the world. I have the utmost respect for you all !

To all of you who have posted on this thread so far ... you are all doing the most important (and hardest) job of all ... bringing up the next generation and even if no-one else thanks you, I thank you all - you're fab ...

.. and so are you dw and I'm lucky to have you - and so are the kids (I know you will search on my name to find my posts

OK 'fess up .. who's DH are you Daddypops???

"I am new to mumsnet though my dw spends most of her waking life on it."

yes who is he?
three dds under 4, now that rules out most of us.

He's definitely not mine (unfortunately)

not mine either.

this makes a nice change!
what a nice sentiment and SOOOOOOO true

I get this a lot.
My mum ringing at 11 o clock in the morning
" what are you up to, did i just get you out of bed"
My friends
" It's alright for you we have to wait until the weekend before we can relax"
Mx
" have you any idea what pressure im under just now, while you just have the kids to contend with"

Burn them all, that's what i say

daddypops - I have a sneaky suspicion who your dw is - has she had a name change at any time in the past few months??

fairyfly, a girl my sister works with likened me to Victoria Beckham!!!!(I have 3 year old and am 6 months pregnant!!"
She actually said "Oh what does she do all day?"

I so wanna be there when she has kids!

C'mon Daddypops tell us tell us!

carla - I think his dw's old name was a bit fishy!! HTH!!

Yes the first thing i will say when my friends have children is well at least you will have a couple of months off work now, to sleep all day and watch this morning, ha ha ha

ff!

I would never do such a thing, i will send them flowers, buy them some arnica, and babysit

stuff the flowers, send them chocolate

Too cryptic for me WK!

think of rinks, carla!

I stayed at home for 7 months after baby and really did sit around reading and watching telly (but then immobile baby v. easy to look after).

I never seemed to find time to get anything done!

Now I work, still no time. And can't decide which most tiring. End of day with baby leaves me more ragged than work does but I do miss day time telly.

Flum, yes but it's quite different being at home 24/7 with 3 boys under 4!!

Being at home on maternity leave with ds1 was quite frankly a complete doddle for me! I should stress he was an easy baby and v. settled so I know that's not the case for every new mother.

Now two of them are running about like loons AND I've got a new baby - THAT's more tiring that work!

Gobbledegook - yeah thats what I meant, a baby is well easy in comparison and they sleep all the time. I loved it but was under no illusions that it would stay that way!

Kids are exhausting.

I think they should share all the jobs out so everyone works 2.5 days a week so they stay sane and get time with kids.

Dear Mp..........................

Good idea Flum!

carla - if I say she's recently posted on this thread and JoolsToo will have seen her recently - does that help??......And then i find out I'm wrong - hahaha!!!

WK, I'm think the same as mumsnetter as you.

Infact I thought it on the first post I read of DP's.

Kinda wish my Dh would log on and join in too.