So, You Want to be A Stay at Home Mom?
What I wish I did to prepare to be a stay at home mom: I was young, naive, and, let's face it, life was very different 19 years ago than it is, today. Back then, as a young bride, I was religiously and socio-politically conservative, believing strongly that it was best for me to stay home. I also feared that if I took on a career we'd have gotten too used to the income to allow for me to stay home. These were all "stuck" mindsets I wish I had the influence, education, and gumption to overcome. Now that I am older and wiser, hindsight is 20/20. I always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, and my husband was supportive of that. However, I should have been more supportive of him, of us, instead of focusing so heavily on what I wanted. 1. I wish I had taken getting a career more seriously. There were options. For example, I could have simply finished at least an Associates Degree at my local college and then become a teacher's aide at my alma mater. That wo