I came across the acronym
WAHM today reading a parenting blog. It didn’t take me long to figure out the
writer meant ‘Work At Home Mom’. Expressions like this cause me to pause and
reflect on the negative stereotype that society has created for those who stay
home to raise children.
I remember waiting for my
daughter after school one day and having another mom strike up a conversation
with me. One of the first questions she asked was, “Do you work?” I have a bit
of a sarcastic personality and was tempted to say, “Nope, never lift a finger
if I can help it”. Does the general
public really think that SAHMs (stay-at-home-moms) sit around watching soap
operas and drinking coffee?
Ok I drink coffee, but I hate
daytime TV. And of course I work, every mother does!
I searched to find this job
description that I had seen as an email, way back when my children were
young, and I think it adequately sums up my work as a mother. For those not willing to read the job description, you can listen to this videoclip.
I understand there needs to
be distinction between those who work for a paycheck (whether inside or outside
the home) and those who chose to be ‘stay-at-home-moms’, but do we really need
to use the term “working mom”?
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