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• Stay At Home Moms Worth $122,000

  I was recently accused of inciting a mommy war between the "stay at homes" and the "working mothers." I honestly out-right guffawed. Because as a working mom who spends part of her time working from home, I've always felt sort of betwixt and between. And respected the heck out of both sides! Not to mention the list of stay at home dads and working dads I know (including some of my fellow 'Derby writers).  And now to show all you stay-at-home full-timers how much I think you're worth, a little math from Salary.com. In the "real" world, you'd be raking in six figures. Read More... Posted May 07 2009, 11:29 AM by JeanneSager with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: working parents, stay at home moms, finances, stay at home dads, salaries, economy, SAHM, Jeanne Sager, family finance, working mother, family structure

• Stay-At-Home Moms are the Best, Aren't They!

  Oh, for God's sake, Dr. Laura, put a lid on it. The conservative call-in radio show host (and her kid's mom!), Dr. Laura Schlessinger, has written a book that lays out her life's philosophy -- or at least the philosophy she's pounded listeners over the head with since her show first aired 600 years ago. "In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms," the introduction of which is excerpted here in the Wall Street Journal, appears to be one unwittingly fortunate woman's hearty pat on her own back for raising her child as she saw fit and admonishing those who didn't follow the same script.   Read More... Posted Apr 14 2009, 10:02 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 42 comment(s) Filed under: wall street journal, working moms, SAHM, dr. laura, dr. laura schlessinger

• More Ammunition for the Mommy Wars

  Working mothers have it so great... They get to spend all day on their own, talking to other adults, eating their lunch without a child hanging off of one leg, being able to use words longer than two syllables. Sure, they might miss the occasional school play, but at least they don't have to smell like baby poop all day. Stay-at-home mothers have it so great... They get to spend all day with their precious children, witnessing every milestone as it happens rather than as reported by a nanny or day care provider. They can spend the day in the park, enjoying the beautiful day as their children scamper on the playground equipment. They can wear sweats and t-shirts all day... heck, they can wear pajamas all day!  Which side of the debate are you on? Read More... Posted Mar 17 2009, 08:37 AM by KeriF with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: mommy wars, working mothers, SAHM, Keri Fisher

• Who Buys The Baby Products In Your House?

  We now present: The Diaper Follies. Scene: An apartment in Manhattan. There is a stench. It is coming from the baby. Read More... Posted Jan 01 2009, 11:15 AM by Brett Singer with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, baby, parents, babies, fathers, mothers, diapers, working moms, SAHD, working dads, SAHM, Pampers, Brett Singer, huggies, stay at home mom, stay at home dad

• Do You Have an Easy Bake Oven in Your Vagina?

  I couldn't resist sharing this call-to-arms by Womanist Musings about lingering gender assumptions, especially by schools: Read More... Posted Dec 18 2008, 06:00 PM by Miriam Axel-Lute with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: crafts, baking, Motherhood, working parents, schools, PTA, sexism, easy bake oven, SAHD, working mothers, SAHM, stay at home mom, stay at home dad, working fathers, volunteering, bake sales, Valentines cards, gender assumptions

• Working Parents Smackdown Part 2 – Dads With Jobs vs Moms With Jobs

  Part II of SAHD vs SAHM. This time we focus on the workplace: Read More... Posted Dec 17 2008, 12:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, mom, parents, dads, fathers, mothers, working parents, moms, dad, sexism, SAHD, working mothers, SAHM, Brett Singer, stay at home mom, sahd vs sahm, different types of parents, stay at home dad, working fathers

• Working Parents Smackdown Part 1 - SAHD vs SAHM

  Definitions: SAHD = Stay at home dad SAHM = Stay at home mom I've been thinking about some of the differences between these two types of parents. Now: Read More... Posted Dec 12 2008, 12:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, mom, parents, dads, fathers, mothers, working parents, moms, dad, sexism, SAHD, working mothers, SAHM, Brett Singer, stay at home mom, sahd vs sahm, different types of parents, stay at home dad, working fathers

• For a good marriage, women need to stay home

  What century is this? Read More... Posted Aug 20 2008, 10:00 AM by Brett Singer with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: marriage, family, wtf, women, feminism, men, experts, jezebel, wives, SAHM, Brett Singer, wife, husbands, crazy people, husband, stay at home wife, The Secrets of Happily Married Men, manly men, mike and juliet, ro black, Ro' Black, dummies, morons, Dr. Scott Haltzman, ward and june cleaver

• Dads Get Screwed For Staying At Home--Just Like Moms!

  Here's a problem many women who took a break from working outside the home to be with the kids have faced for a while: How to explain the blank space on the resume? The fact that being a SAH parent isn't given much respect, and the unfair impression some employers have that it means you aren't serious about your career have meant women have had a harder time breaking back into the paid workforce. But hey, problems like this aren't just for the ladies anymore. Ain't equal treatment grand? With increasing numbers of dads opting out to raise the pups... Read More... Posted Jun 13 2008, 05:01 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: dads, moms, working, sexism, SAHD, jobs, SAHM, career, employers, workforce, stay at home

• What is mommy worth?

  This story pops up every now and then. The question is: how much would mom get paid if her job were in the private sector? The Daily News reports on a study from MomConnection that has come up with a number for moms in New York. And… drum roll please… Read More... Posted May 07 2008, 09:35 AM by Brett Singer with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: news, mom, Motherhood, money, stay at home moms, stay at home dads, surveys, SAHD, salary, SAHM, Brett Singer, mommy, opt-in, opt-out, cop out

• Women Not Having It All, Having It All, Had Enough

  Meg Wolitzer has a new novel called "The Ten-Year Nap". It's about moms, mostly moms who left the workforce to stay at home with kids. It sounds good, and she says, "In fiction, stay-at-home moms have often been [subject to] mockery, and I think it's very sexist: the stay-at-home mother whose children are oversubscribed, who has reduced her entire brain to trivial things." We can totally use some better depictions of SAHMs. But I have to speak to the fact that once again, we are gonna get a small wave of "Can women have it all?" headlines and I'm over it. 'Kay, look, I'm going to answer the question of whether women can have it all... Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 05:29 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: books, moms, feminism, fiction, WAHM, SAHD, working mothers, jobs, SAHM, career, Meg Wolitzer, having it all

• Weekly Check-Up: If Work Stress Causes Heart Problems, Does That Mean Your Kids Can Kill You?

  There's been this story in the news lately: Work can kill you. Okay, the job itself won't necessarily take you out (unless you are a professional stunt person) but the stress just might, since it can be a big deal for heart disease. The finding came out of a long-running study of civil servants in Britain called the Whitehall II Study (the first Whitehall Study included examination of the link between social status and mortality, and it was a big deal, and don't even ask me how I know about it, but I have a dark past.) Anyhow, the minute I got to reading this, I immediately thought, "What does that mean for stay-at-home parents? If your job is raising your children, are you at risk for a hurting heart?" It's not far-fetched at all when you hear how the researchers measured stress... Read More... Posted Jan 24 2008, 09:31 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: health, research study, stress, heart disease, SAHD, weekly check-up, SAHM, job credibility, risk, social status

• Taser Party: Like Tupperware Parties, But With More Voltage

  Could this be an entrepreneurial opportunity for SAH parents? Only if you don't mind locking up the merchandise before Junior Tasers his sister over a breakfast cereal dispute. Truthfully, I have very conflicting feelings about the idea of Taser stun gun parties, which despite the press attention, so far just encompass one woman, Dana Shafman, selling Tasers Tupperware-party-style to women. Pro: I have this romantic affection for Tupperware parties, because I picture 1950's housewives getting to express secret business ambitions by pushing plastic containers on their neighbors. Con: The Tupperware party model was morphed into the strange sex toy party phenomenon, and much more heinously, the candle party. Eeek! No more pumpkin scented votives, please! Wow, I digress already. Okay, con: When Amnesty International opposes your party, it's not a good sign. And... Read More... Posted Jan 07 2008, 04:01 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: stun gun, taser gun, weapons possession, SAHD, tupperware parties, SAHM, protection, amnesty international