[Chickensoup]

She stayed at home after marriage. While she had been healthy up until the day she died, they really didn’t have much to talk about her life and I think it was a bit of a waste. I lost a friend who was disgusted with me not using my advanced degree.

She didnt understand that what I was doing was more fun and more creative than anything I had ever done, including defending my thesis.

As an at home mother I was busier and more happy than at any one time in my life.

Some people have the lives that they want.

[KYGrandma]

I agree, being a stay at home Mom was the best time of my life. I had a career after the kids grew up, which was not half as rewarding. The money was great and put them thru college, but I hated it. Quit corporate and went to work for the family hardware, which we just closed. I am looking forward to retirement, with time to cook creatively, sew and craft. I am now proud of my daughter who is staying at home raising her two, soon to be three, kids. She had the career and now wants to raise her kids and let her husband have the hassle of working.