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Stay at home Moms appreciated enough, hmm, maybe in other homes, but not in my house. Maybe I should rephrase that. My four children ages 2-13 appreciate me for the most part, There is always the "I love you" from my little ones, and the "thank yous" from the older ones. They may take advantage of me in ways and fall back on the old "well Mom will do it" safety net, but at least I know that years later when they have children of their own that they will most certainly appreciate every thing I did for them while they were growing up. Of course they also have the bonus of being so cute and loving that you can get over their lack of appreciation much easier then lets say, your husband. The one that I think we stay at home Moms most want to feel appreciated by, is the one that is hardest to get the "thank yous" from. Our significant others who work out side of the home seem to never feel, that though our jobs are different, and we receive no monetary compensation for our efforts, that it is a very real job. We have many hats to wear through out the day, and many people to wear them for. If we slack off for a day we are the ones who pay for it, by playing a game of never-ending catch up. For the most part our job also lacks the sight of seeing a job that is completed because face it there is always more laundry, dishes, and messy rooms. We will wake up to them every day.

If you also have to work part time outside of the home, then it's even worse because while you are gone your job at home does not get done for you. The few hours a week I work outside the home, I joke that it's actually my day off.
Lack of appreciation and all I still love being home with my kids and feel fortunate that I am able to do so. When they are grown then I'll go and get a "real job" and get all the appreciation I need every pay-day.

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