In preparation for my research paper, I conducted a survey to 50 stay at home moms. I conducted my survey over Facebook to my many stay at home mom ‘friends’ near and far. Facebook was a great way to get a quick response to my friends living as far away as Texas. In my survey, I asked these mothers 5 questions. I chose questions that I will be able to incorporate into my research paper. The questions I chose to ask were :
1. Have there been times when you wish you would have chosen a career over staying home with your kids?
2.What has been the best/worst part about being a stay at home mom?
3. With the way the economy is, if you were handed your dream job today would you take it?
4. What advantages do your children have versus the children of a busy career woman?
5. Is the time spent and memories made with your children worth the money you would make with a full time job?
To answer the first question, 30/50 Moms said they have never wished they would have chosen a career over being a stay at home mom. Some replied, “ Being a stay at home mom IS a full time job!” One Mom had the opportunity to work in the professional world before entering Mom-hood. She said that having a full job before children, made her better prepared to be a mother.
Most of the mothers I surveyed agreed that the best part of being a stay at home mom was the relationships they are able to build with their children and being able to be involved with everything they do, one said, “living in the present.” They also agreed that the worst part would be their lack of adult interaction and conversation.
Over half of the fifty surveyed would not accept their dream job, if it was offered to them. They feel that being a stay at home mom is their dream job. The few that wouldn’t reject their dream job would only accept it because their children are grown, and they had nothing else to do.
Most Mom’s answered question #4 about the same. Their children have their mother’s love, time, attention, and they develop good qualities that children of a busy businesswoman probably would not posses.
Every Stay at home Mom I interviewed answered the last question with an undoubtedly yes. One Mom said it best when she stated, “ I am not sure how to answer that. I don’t think memories have a monetary value. I think being a stay at home mom is a financial sacrifice for every family -but personally- for my family- it has been worth it." - Joana Alvarado
1. Have there been times when you wish you would have chosen a career over staying home with your kids?
2.What has been the best/worst part about being a stay at home mom?
3. With the way the economy is, if you were handed your dream job today would you take it?
4. What advantages do your children have versus the children of a busy career woman?
5. Is the time spent and memories made with your children worth the money you would make with a full time job?
To answer the first question, 30/50 Moms said they have never wished they would have chosen a career over being a stay at home mom. Some replied, “ Being a stay at home mom IS a full time job!” One Mom had the opportunity to work in the professional world before entering Mom-hood. She said that having a full job before children, made her better prepared to be a mother.
Most of the mothers I surveyed agreed that the best part of being a stay at home mom was the relationships they are able to build with their children and being able to be involved with everything they do, one said, “living in the present.” They also agreed that the worst part would be their lack of adult interaction and conversation.
Over half of the fifty surveyed would not accept their dream job, if it was offered to them. They feel that being a stay at home mom is their dream job. The few that wouldn’t reject their dream job would only accept it because their children are grown, and they had nothing else to do.
Most Mom’s answered question #4 about the same. Their children have their mother’s love, time, attention, and they develop good qualities that children of a busy businesswoman probably would not posses.
Every Stay at home Mom I interviewed answered the last question with an undoubtedly yes. One Mom said it best when she stated, “ I am not sure how to answer that. I don’t think memories have a monetary value. I think being a stay at home mom is a financial sacrifice for every family -but personally- for my family- it has been worth it." - Joana Alvarado
I am excited to use this survey in my research paper. It will be fun to use my own information instead of borrowing someone else’s information for a change. It wasn’t easy to find all the information, but I know it will be very useful in the end!
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