stay-at-home mom

My high school daughter’s homework assignment was to ask her parents if they went to college and how many career changes they had made – in other words, did going to college or not make a...

stay-at-home mom

After listening to you for years, I decided to stop being selfish with my life and my choices. I was a single mom, and I did everything I could to make sure I was with my baby from the day...

stay-at-home mom

I had my first child when I was 31. I had been at my job for several years, so I didn’t want to “give up” on them once my son was born. I put him into daycare when he was six weeks old and...

stay-at-home mom

When we married in 1965, my husband and I both knew I would be a stay-at-home mom. I worked after we were married for one year, until I got pregnant with our first child. We were so happy...

stay-at-home mom

Several years ago, my husband and I bought a couch from friends. At the time, we couldn’t afford a new couch, and we were pleased as punch to get one in such great condition at a low price.

stay-at-home mom

My husband and I have three grown children, and I was a stay-at-home mom. When my middle daughter was nine years old, I was offered a part time temporary position at the local university...

stay-at-home mom

Dr Laura is prompted by a call to question how it is that so many women can leave their babies in day care in spite of missing important milestones and the everyday joys of being someone’s...

stay-at-home mom

My parents owned a business and my mom worked there full-time. Fortunately, my grandmother lived with us, and she was always there for my sister and me. One of the many awful memories I...

stay-at-home mom

I came to be a stay-at-home mom after the birth of my first child back in 1986. Everyone I knew and worked with dropped their kids at daycare. I just assumed I would too. When I was seven...