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Carnival of the SAHM’s

Wired for Noise has posted The Turkey Hangover Edition of the Carnival of the SAHM’s!

Huh? What is that?

Basically, a collection of great posts by different bloggers about the stay at home mom experience.

Oh, and did I mention that one of my posts is listed there as well?

Stay at Home Moms (SAHM’s) are a Myth!

busywmanI see the following terms daily:

  • SAHM - stay at home mom
  • WAHM - work at home mom

What’s the deal here? Every mom is a WAHM! Those of who you work outside the home, work from home (as your career), or are just “plain” home (raising your family) are all WAHM’s. There is no such thing as a SAHM - this term just doesn’t give moms enough credit.

Here is a partial list of the jobs I hold down everyday:

  • child care specialist
  • chef
  • chauffeur
  • housekeeper
  • laundress
  • accountant
  • executive secretary
  • travel agent
  • blogger
  • personal shopper
  • psychologist
  • tutor
  • event planner
  • computer technician
  • photographer
  • videographer
  • family historian
  • media specialist
  • gardener
  • lawncare specialist
  • ms. fix-it handyperson
  • storyteller

Funny, people usually only do one of the above as a full-time job. Maybe they should refer to themselves as “SAWW’s” - stay at work workers ;) .

How many hats do you wear?