SAHM wanting to work but hubby doesn’t support

I don’t want this post to sound like I’m bashing my husband but I feel like he is unsupportive of any career goals I have because he wants me to be a sahm. I love staying home with my baby. He’s the best thing in my life but I’ve always had multiple jobs since I was 16. I’ve always been super ambitious. I recently began writing a business plan and touring locations to open a business and he is now telling me to wait. Meanwhile two days ago he’s showing me 50s housewife dresses he’s found online that he thinks I’d look good in. I just can’t help but think he doesn’t want me to work or find fulfillment outside of the home even though he says he’ll support me. I love him and our son but I don’t want to change who I am in motherhood. I don’t know what to do or say
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You should do whatever makes you happy!

I would have a serious talk with him about what you want to do. Starting a business comes at a price. Are you the one currently managing the bills or is he? If it is him, maybe he feels like you guys do not have the money to start a business right now and does not know how to tell you? It seems like he does like the idea of you being a SAHM, maybe try to ease into working again and do something part time?

Say exactly that

So he’s trying to go back to the Little House on the Prairie days where the women are basically seen as property, even though it’s not advertised as that. It’s sit down, shut up, and do as you’re told bc you don’t have the finances to actually do anything about it. Where they want us to help support their careers while squashing ours. Bc surely men live forever and we don’t need a way to support ourselves if something were to ever happen. They don’t care about all that though bc they won’t be here to have to worry about it.

Funny how husband thinks differently I don’t think he likes me to be SAHM! He rather for me to go to work!!!!

I say compromise is necessary in a marriage. Maybe if you talk y’all can reach an agreement like after a couple years of being a sahm you can get back to your career or something like that

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