If you have a baby how long would you want to quit ya job and raise ya kids at home ?

Question

If you have a baby how long would you want to quit ya job and raise ya kids at home ?

Answer 1

I plan on staying home until they are at least in preschool. This of course would vary depending on how many children I have. But right now we have a preschool age range on our minds.

I think I need to be here with them through some of the most crucial stages in life. Since I'm a teacher, once they are school age I'll be off with them in the summers and on other vacations and I'll be able to pick them up from school.

It seems like  a pretty good plan to me.

Answer 2

I have a daughter, and I stay at home and raise her.  I definitely prefer it this way!

Answer 3

Forever myself!

Common sense tells me that's not always the option, so I would say at least 4-6 months.  build the bond

Answer 4

Never had or will have a baby-so I've always supported myself, and have often supported my partner. Not all women and men are interested in having children, nor can quite a few afford to have a partner stay at home to care take children.  

Answer 5

Ideally, I think it's best to stay home for a few years, and then work part-time when they are older.  

Answer 6

Man i really envy these mothers on here who take decades off from work to spend time with their kids.

If i had a kid i'd never be able to do that.

Ah well, i like working too, luckily i dont have to support anybody yet.

Answer 7

Actually, we've discussed me staying home for 5 or 6 years or more.  Depending on the number of children.  Maybe longer than that if we stay in good financial shape.

The job I'm working now is less than challenging.  I'm in no hurry to rush back into the workforce unless A. I have to for financial reasons or B. I find a good job in my area of study.

I'll probably stay home for a while (till school age) and then volunteer or work part time.

Answer 8

I stayed home for 14 years.  I didn't really have a number in mind, when I started, but that's about how long it took to feel like I had done all the school volunteering that I, and the kids were up for.

Answer 9

When I got married and we started a family, I quit working and stayed home for 12 years. I truly believe that my kids have benefited from it. I work now that they are in their teens and can be more responsible.  My husband had a good enough job for us to get by, and daycare is expensive.  

Answer 10

Seriously, who wants to work if it's nothing invigorating, challenging and passionate, just to get the bills paid and all the necessities you need, a redundant life of repetition that most fall into. For women, we are making 70 cents to a mans dollar today, working fulltime. For mothers it is 60-65 cents, for single mothers, even less. And the more disadvantaged you are, the more hours you need to work, the less you get paid. It's a messed up system I tell you.

But if you asked any woman, if she could stay home with the kids with a secure income, it might be a no-brainer, this is why some mothers are looking for home businesses to run. But, if she still wanted to pursue a passion, go to college, and set up another example for her children, that would be the way to go, we can have other passions besides our kids, and issues to fight for, ( a career should be a crusade,d**n't) just like the men in our lives.

But it all boils down to one thing, Kids ARE work, if a mother was paid for all the work and services she performed in the household she would be making an average of $130,000 a year.- No small piece of cake.

It's an unpaid job, and most say after becoming a mother they feel more unappreciated and valued by society, sooo messed up. It's pretty clear that society doesn't do much, and let's men get off the hook way too easily, and really needs to work on letting us breastfeed in public!

And just to let you in on something, most jobs do not have paid leave for maternity. So, if a mother did want to take time out it would have to be within what her job and what her bank account allows.

Most mothers don't get that much time, either, it's usually an average of 3-6 months, sometimes less. I think it should be atleast a year, until your babe can walk and talk a bit, and play with the other kids. Because really, cribs lined up in a row aren't that appealing.

I would say I would prefer not to return and work my *** off for someone elses benefit, and start my own business going. Maybe even a non-profit organization for mama's out there. So we can tell em' we want the whole freaking dollar.

Answer 11

Till they are adults, I think if you are going to be a parent you should put 100% effort into it and be a full time parent.

Answer 12

I stayed at home with my son for 11 years ... and yes I'm a guy .