I wonder if the IRS liked this one

I totally forgot about this until just now, but it's so worth blogging as I print these entries and scrapbook them. This year on our tax return my husband wrote down for my occupation: Domestic Goddess.

One of the millions of reasons I love him so much.

Why aren't you home?

I have an unpopular view about having children. It's gaining in recent popularity, but it's not the most popular choice: stay home with your child. How can anyone think their child is getting better care than they could give? Most mothers or fathers will give their own children better care than anyone.

I worked for a short time in a so called good daycare in a upscale area of Denver, CO. It was a horrible sight. The older children all seemed to have fun doing activities, but if you were in diapers you fell into a whole different lesser class category. Diapers left unchanged, thick green boogers on children's faces and dripping out of their noses, bottles propped up. Confused babies crying, the one year olds walking around aimlessly. They can say they hand-feed each baby their bottle but what if 4 or 5 need to eat all at once? Hand-feed a baby? What are they animals? "This is little Johnny and we hand-feed him on a daily basis, that's what makes him so tame."

I know some women need to work. But, in the same way that some women can't breastfeed. People need to be honest with themselves though. How hard is it to stay home and care for your baby? I'd file for assistance, cut cable off, turn my cell phone off, and quit eating out and work an alternate schedule than of my husband if it meant my kids didn't have to go to daycare. Many parent's find that a moms job isn't making a sufficient income to pay for daycare. It's sad parents don't get a tax break for staying home, but they do if they pay someone else [insert dumbfounded look here] but if you are lower income you might qualify for heating assistance, electric assistance, a food card, Medicaid. I'm not loving people who mooch the system, but if it's to stay home with a baby I'm all for it and it's not mooching.

What is the worst though are the newborns in daycare. Why did you even have children then? The detachment is crazy. I'm sorry if I've offended someone reading this but you can't argue, home is where the heart is...
Link...Newborn Found with Pacifier Taped in Mouth, Nursery Shutdown

Staying Home

Staying home is a sweet, sweet job. I’m paid in gratitude from my husband and satisfaction in seeing my kids grow up. (Unfortunately not all husbands are as gracious that their wives devote their lives to the children, but they should be!)

I can nap with the kids or watch a movie with them. I can type in my blog and update my website. I can eat when I want and do the housework as I see fit. Time for fresh air? Lets go to the park. Or six flags. Or take a day trip into the city.

No one it seems really cares about the housework but me, so I can do a crappy job if I want. When it comes to housework I’m an over achiever though, adding to my own insanity. (LOL)

Homeschooling is another can of worms. It’s time consuming, but also rewarding. We rarely get everything done that I set out to do. I noticed we get more done when my expectations are low. We are mostly unschoolers, so that helps as far as time constraints.

But, being a mom is a 24 hour job. And lots of over time. 2am barf clean up is in the job description, regardless if you are a stay at home mom or not. So is picking off dry applesauce off the dining room chairs.

I’ll never say I didn’t WORK all my life.

A research analysis completed by Salary.com reveals that stay-at-home moms would earn $131,471 in annual salary, including overtime pay.

On an online salary generator I was estimated to earn $223,447 per year, because of all the kids and extra work. And that's according to my geographical location, too!