Recent content by fabmummy

Dear mummies (and daddy), thanks for your kind and encouraging words. I have let what people say/think of sahms rob me of the joy of spending majority of my time caring for my child and family. Perhaps I've been conditioned to think of my usefulness as a person as being tied to my career or how...

Hi Skiasia, yes you're right I'm learning to ignore what others say. I know half stems from sour grapes (I used to be a real big sour grape!) so I can't really blame my working mother friends from panning me. Lisapig, I understand how you feel. How about taking a 6mths maternity instead of...

Skiasia mummy, thank u for your kind words.A good friend I confided in told me I'm going through the 'teething' phase of a sahm. I realized I miss the sense of achievement and financial independence from working, though not missing the job/long hours. I get a lot of flak from people around me...

Dear mummies, I'm so glad I found this forum. I read your replies here and realize I am not alone. I have been a sahm for 6mths, and my journey has not been as easy as I thought. Psychologically the most difficult part is dealing with people's comments and perception that I'm wasting my life...