"Survey finds stay-at-home mothers are more satisfied than any other profession"

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The job that makes us happiest? Housewife! Survey finds stay-at-home mothers are more satisfied than any other profession

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...rofession.html



It is confirmation of what many weary commuters have secretly suspected.

Research has found that stay-at-home mothers are happier than those who go out to work.

The survey said that if staying at home with the children were counted as a job, it would rank as having happier workers than any other trade or profession.

Only one in seven stay-at-home parents say they are dissatisified with their role, a level of unhappiness that is less than half that found among civil servants or salesmen and women.

The survey, carried out for insurance group LV=, asked more than 3,000 to say whether or not they were satisfied with their lives. The ratings recorded are the percentage who indicated they were not unhappy with their lot.

The country's two million stay-at-home parents – the great majority of them mothers – were recorded in the report as 'homemakers'.

They scored 87.2 per cent in the happiness ratings. The others in the top five were those working in: hospitality and events management – 86.3 per cent; creative arts and design – 84.4 per cent; the charity sector – 83.9 per cent; leisure, sport and tourism – 83.7 per cent.
The least satisfied were working in marketing, advertising and public relations, with a happiness rating of 53.8 per cent.

The others in the bottom five were: police and security officers – 59.4 per cent; salesmen and women – 67.4 per cent; civil servants – 70 per cent; shop workers – 70.8 per cent.

The report said: 'Homemakers are happier than people working in any other occupation, but they work double the hours most people think.'

The findings reinforce the results of large-scale research on well-being carried out by the Office for National Statistics, which has shown that stay-at-home mothers believe their lives are more worthwhile than their counterparts in work.

Government surveys have also shown that more than a third of mothers who go out to work would like to give up their jobs and stay at home with their children.

But women who stay at home to bring up families are under heavy pressure from the Government to find jobs and send their children into childcare.

Laura Perrins, co-editor of the Conservative Woman website, said: 'What this survey confirms is how satisfying the vocation of raising children at home, and all the work that this entails, is.

'Mothers who do this know what a responsible job raising children is. It is a shame our Government does not share this view.'

[Independent voter]

When it comes time for a man to die and they ask him what off all his accomplishments he accomplished which one does he value the most, he'll always say his kids, no matter how rich and successful he is.

[Ealyssa]

No shit ? Being rich enough to be able to not work makes someone happy ? Some serious research were engaged here...

And before all the "raising a child is a job", guess what ? Not rich people still manage to raise their kids while working, and do the laundry, cook, clean the house.

[Celista]

One one hand I'd love to be a stay-at-home mother. Sounds like a rewarding and cushy gig.

On the other hand I think hanging out with young children all day and doing housework sounds mind numbingly dull, also opting out of the job market for a significant period of time is career suicide.

[Mistame]

Of course they are. But the article goes a bit far. Raising children is not a job/profession. It's a life choice. Makes me wonder if the author is one of those who believes that stay-at-home mothers should be paid a "fair wage".

[GrinnersGrin]

Women have been getting unhappier as they are getting more free.
They were conned and told that Work would make them free.

My ancestors would turn in their graves if you said that in German.

[Blur4stuff]

The staying at home stigma is one of the things that always made little sense to me. The human race can't continue if kids aren't created. Someone has to raise them so who better than a parent or family member (usually)? Shouldn't a stay at home mom be one of the most important jobs? Kind of weird that full respect is given to women raising other people's kids for money, yet stay at home moms aren't seen as at least being equals.

[DeadmanWalking]

In the old days it was a 7 day a week job to raise children and clean the house, but modern inventions have taken the work out of the position and bad parenting + technology entertainment has taken the parental component out of the position.

Now that there are vacumns, dish washers, washing machines ect. the house chores for a week can be done in a few hours, usually all at the same time. Parenting these days is sitting your kid in front of a TV, Console or Ipad, some kind of monitor, what ever you have to do to keep your kid occupied so you don't have to deal with their behavior.

Most meals parents give their kids are microwavable, come frozen or are simple to make. Most parents these days can't even cook and buy take out food for the majority of the week.

Once the children are old enough to be in school the parent typically has 8 hours a day of absolutely nothing to do, some parents even drop their children off at school and the parent is still wearing pajammas because they intend to spend the rest of the day laying around in their PJ's.

So what do stay at home parents do these days? Well they use to watch Soap Operas, and some still do, but the majority of SO's have gone the way of the DoDo bird, only like 2 still exist. Most stay at homes spend their day playing around with facebook, farmville games, app games or reading books/watching movies. Some work out to maintain their figure.

But what they are not doing in the majority of their time is exactly what they claim they are responsible for, that being house chores, preparing meals and raising children.

[Hiricine]

Stay at home mom isn't a profession in the same way that not collecting stamps isn't a hobby. That being said, we really should have MORE of them, because raising kids is actually important and not something that should be farmed out (or stay at home dads, if its more practical to have mom work). The idea that this was feasible 40 years ago with a house and a pretty average job and now you need 2 incomes is a real tragedy.

[Jotaux]

I would love to be a stay at home dad! Of course we would need a housekeeper because I dislike cleaning.

[Celista]

I would love to be a stay at home dad! Of course we would need a housekeeper because I dislike cleaning.

What about a hot nanny?

[unbound]

No shit ? Being rich enough to be able to not work makes someone happy ? Some serious research were engaged here...

QFT

In this day and age, for someone to be a stay at home mom (and you'd get the same results for stay at home dads too), that means income has to be pretty high. Of course they are going to be happy.

[Jotaux]

What about a hot nanny?

Well I would assume I would be married if I was a stay at home dad and I'd rather not have a hot woman around all the time thats not my wife. I would never cheat but it would still bother me. I would also like taking care of the kids myself.

[Martymark]

It's much easier to be a stay at home mom today than it was 50 years go. Modern tech for cleaning and child distraction. Plus they aren't isolated, with access to social media.

[Celista]

Well I would assume I would be married if I was a stay at home dad and I'd rather not have a hot woman around all the time thats not my wife. I would never cheat but it would still bother me. I would also like taking care of the kids myself.

I have never felt inclined to cheat either, but a hot piece of man candy wouldn't bother me either.

[Jotaux]

I have never felt inclined to cheat either, but a hot piece of man candy wouldn't bother me either.

That dangles in front of you and you can never touch?

[Celista]

That dangles in front of you and you can never touch?

Honestly I have interacted with attractive men on a regular basis while in LTRs and have never felt inclined to stray. I just don't think I'm wired that way.

[Captain N]

Apparently this poll didn't bother to question Railroad or Truck Drivers' wives when they made that claim. I have never seen so much vitriol from women as when it comes to having to raise the kids and take care of the house when their spouse is in those two fields.

[classic username]

The staying at home stigma is one of the things that always made little sense to me. The human race can't continue if kids aren't created. Someone has to raise them so who better than a parent or family member (usually)? Shouldn't a stay at home mom be one of the most important jobs? Kind of weird that full respect is given to women raising other people's kids for money, yet stay at home moms aren't seen as at least being equals.

the human race can continue with a few billion less

[Hiricine]

QFT

In this day and age, for someone to be a stay at home mom (and you'd get the same results for stay at home dads too), that means income has to be pretty high. Of course they are going to be happy.

I think this is a bit of a misconception. You really can get away with a modest single income if you live a fairly frugal lifestyle. 2-3 bedroom house/apartment at a low cost, especially if the couple saves for a few years before having kids. On a case by case basis, most dual income families are that way because they choose to be, not because they have to be.