Are Stay-at-Home Moms Happy?

Posted by Melissa Chapman Jun 16, 2006

Are stay-at-home Moms happy? As a stay-at-home Mom I can't speak on behalf of all the other stay-at-home Moms out there, but I can speak for myself. Am I happy being a stay-at-home Mom? First of all, I don't think anyone can possibly be happy all the time-24/7- I don't care who you are or how you spend your days. I think that life is full of all sorts of emotions and our days can be filled with both happy, sad, frustrating, quiet, bland, exciting, boring, surprising and yes even happy moments. So to answer the question, yes for the most part, I do feel quite content and happy being a stay-at-home Mom. I don't feel that my life is not fulfilling, in fact I feel quite the opposite is true.

For me, as a stay-at-home Mom sure each day may be filled with a little routinized drudgery- cleaning dishes, doing laundry, preparing meals, changing diapers, and the list goes on.... But each day is also filled with surprises, and new revelations. Watching my son progress from walking to running across the room, or eating his first piece of chocolate, or finding a new spot to tickle him, or hearing him call me Mama when he needs my help, or when he just comes over to me to kiss me.

Or the fact that I get to pick my daughter up from school everyday and hear all about her days events, without rushing or being preoccupied with other thoughts or activities, or sitting with her and playing Barbies and eating dinner together. While I might not be spending my day brokering a high profile investment deal, or managing an office, or working as a full-tome journalist, these moments that I share with my kids, these blocks of time, really do fill my life with, dare I say it, real contentment and happiness. I really do enjoy being able to be a stay-at-home Mom, so I guess I am happy.