Advantages for Stay-at-home Parents PART 1

Number One

There are so many advantages to being a stay-at-home parent it is impossible to list all of them. Let me give you an example of how I did it and you will easily see advantages

To start the day, my wife and I would have our first cup of coffee together without any interruptions. When she finished her coffee and went to get dressed, I would prepare her
breakfast. If she didn’t want breakfast, I would read the morning newspaper. We would then have another cup of coffee before she headed out to work. My next step was to prepare breakfast for our grandson. I would get him up and sit with him while he ate. When he was finished, we would both head off to get dressed for the day.

During the day I would do the washing, cleaning, and whatever else I had on my schedule for that day. When our grandson returned from school I had an after school snack for him. He
would then go and do his homework before going out to play. When my spouse came in from work I had a cup of coffee ready for her so she could sit down and decompress from her day. We
would talk about her day, my day, or whatever came up. When she was ready, she would go change out of her work clothes and I would set the table.

When everything was ready for the evening dinner, we would sit down as a family and enjoy the experience. After eating everyone would place their dishes on the kitchen counter and I would start cleaning them. My spouse would go read or tend to her plants. We had decided that the garden was mine but the indoor and hanging plants were her responsibility. Our grandson would head out to play or go to his room if the weather was bad.

I would get everything done on Monday through Friday, leaving Saturday and Sunday free so that we could do whatever we wanted. Most often, we went out to eat on Saturday evening. Usually it was an inexpensive family restaurant or take home pizza, and sometimes it was just a
burger and fries.

I got everything done before my wife returned from work, allowing me to spend the evening relaxing with her. Our grandson had time for sports, television, video games, and play.