Im a stay at home mom and I love me job! I have 2 awesome boys ages 2 years and 7 years.
They drive me nuts sometimes but I wouldnt trade my life for anything. Those kids are my life.
How many other stay at home moms do we have here? and what do you do to keep your little ones busy during the day?

Im a stay at home mom. Kailey goes to VPK for 3 hours. But other then that, I am a sahm. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh im losing my mind!! lol. This year is all about me getting my education, so that next year I can get a good full time job, when kailey goes to elementry.

I am a stay at home mom of nearly 21 years now. My kids are now 22,20,17, & 16. 3 youngest are still at home. I kept them busy when they were younger by babysitting my sisters 3 kids near their ages. They played together and the older ones entertained the younger ones. I still am a sahm who keeps busy by babysitting for others while doing mounds of laundry and dishes for my bunch during the day while they are at school or work. I am presently keeping a 9 mo old little boy and his 6 yr old bro after school and in 2 weeks will have a 6 wks old little baby girl in the mix! Wish me luck!

I have been a stay-at-home mom for over 8 years.  I have really enjoyed it. This year my youngest started kindergarten, so I decided to go back to work.  I was hired and will be starting work next Monday with orientation this Friday. I am SCARED to death. My husband does not understand why.  I am totally worried about everything.  Not being there for my kids when and if they get sick at school. Or having to call in cause they are sick. Them going to afterschool, although the person they are going to I completely trust no one can care for your kids like you do. Basically I am just scared about screwing up and not being able to juggle a job and my 3 boys too.  Also since I have not worked in so long I am not use to being on my feet as much so I am a little worried about how I am going to adjust to that.  I love afternoon naps and will soooo miss my sleep too. Hopefully I will adjust and my body and my emotions will adjust just fine too.  You name it I am worried about it!  I just feel like there is so much pressure on me to do well.  My family has been on me to get a job, my sister (who has no children), brother-in-law (which is my husbands best friend) and now they got to my husband.  Why is it that just because you are a stay at home mom you are looked at as lazy that's what they think. I am now doubting myself and whether I can be successful at a job as well. I should not have let them get to me, but I feel like I am under a microscope and they are just waiting for me to fail.  I already had enough worries about going back to work they just add to it. Hopefully it all goes smoothly, I think that if something goes wrong I will crack and bust out in tears.
My kids on the other hand are very excited about it.  They are excited about going to after school care and mommy working. Hopefully I can make them proud.

Listen up Queenie - you can do it.  I've been in your shoes and I can tell you that it all works out.  Yes the kids will get sick, yes you will make some mistakes and so what!!!!!  Is the world going to come to an end?  No.  You need to put some faith in yourself.  Trust me, I have been both and staying at home with kids is wayyyyyyyyyyy harder (IMHO) than going to a job.  I am glad that I was able to stay home with my babies when they were little but I am also grateful to have a wonderful job with adult interaction.  You let us know how it goes.  I'm rootin' for ya.

Thanks pmeek and fearsgirl.  I didn't mean to make it sound like a pity post. I have just been having some serious seperation issues since my youngest started school and I decided to go back to work.  I have been a wreck of emotions.  Your words of encouragement brought me to tears it doesn't take much these days. I think I just need to find my place now. I feel a little lost.  I know things will eventually work out my heart is just a little tender right now.  My brain and my heart are on two different planets right now. 

The bad news is:     It apparently doesn't get any easier.  Mine are now 11 and 14 and on the first day of school I still tear up and say a prayer on the way out of the school parking lot.   Just trust in yourself.  It's so hard on us as women and as moms. I worry so much every single day for my kids.  There is so much thrown at them now and they are forced to be so mature at such a young age.   It's amazing how tough we can be!!!!!!!!!!!!  I'm rooting for ya.