This came up in conversation with my family today and I wanted to see what you thought?
Is being a fulll time, stay-at-home mum/dad as hard a job as going to work 9-5?
Personally I feel like being a stay at home parent is easier because, well, you get to stay at home? I know you obviously have to do housework and look after kids (especially when they're younger and not at school) - and also its a 7-day-a-week job.
But going to work 9-5 plus the commute I think is really stressful as well, and if you aren't married to a stay-at-home person you STILL have to do all the chores and cooking yourself?
So my conclusion is: yes it's easier to be stay at home than work AND do everything by yourself, and it's less stressful being stay at home than working.
But apparently that's offensive to my family so go figure