Melissa Stanton: Stay-at-Home Motherhood
Being a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) in today's world is filled with challenges and expectations that you have time to "do it all." Add to the mix the constant demands of their newborn, infant, or toddlers, older kids various activities schedules, and the housework that never ends. "Free time" you hear rumors about is just that. For those opting to stay at home with their children, despite all of the obstacles and challenges this "job" entails, there is no "job" with higher "benefit pay"!
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- Making Stay-at-Home "Mommy Friends"
- Social Security and Stay-at-Home Moms
- Why Stay-at-Home Moms Are Often Too Tired for Sex
- Why You Can't Get Anything Done
- Why You Can't Get Anything Done
- You're Having Twins...or more!
- Your Time Off Really Needs to Be Time Off
Melissa Stanton
Melissa Stanton is a mother of three (including twins) and the author of The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide: Field-tested strategies for staying smart, sane, and connected while caring for your kids (Seal Press/Perseus Books). A former senior editor at LIFE and People magazines, Melissa does not sugarcoat, sentimentalize, or reduce to slapstick the realities of stay-at-home motherhood. "Stay-at-home moms are often told how lucky they are "not to work,'" says Melissa. "But stay-at-home motherhood, especially when it involves small children, is nothing but work!" Through her book, articles, blog and appearances, Melissa helps new and veteran stay-at-home moms survive -- and enjoy -- their stay-at-home careers.
