I have worked since I was fifteen years old and now I am 43 years old. I stopped working one year ago August when I moved to Oklahoma from Wisconsin to get married to a nice deaf guy who has full custody of three small children. I also have two daughters who are now adults who are living on their own. I have experienced working full time and raising children and now I am a full time housewife and mom. I can honestly tell you that I prefer to be full time housewife. Why? Because I have more time to keep the house clean, go shopping while children are in school, etc. That way when our kids are home from school, I have time to help them with homework and make supper. My husband works in changing night and day shifts every two weeks, so he needs me to be there for our kids. When our kids are sick, I could take care of them. In the past when I worked, it was hard to find a sitter who would take care of my daughters who were sick, so I had to take time off from work pretty often, which my supervisor was not pleased with. Also, after work I felt tired and just wanted to relax, but I was bombarized with so much to do with house, having to help my daughters with homework, etc. My ex husband helped some, but it was still very hard. I taught my daughters to help out in the house, but it does not always work. I remember being tired all the time. Now I am full time housewife, I truly enjoyed being with my husband's children AND also had some fun time with them as well! I may sound old fashioned, but I prefer being a full time housewife if husband can afford to support us on his salary. We are not rich...I cook most meals instead of going out to eat, dont buy lots of clothes, etc but it is all worth it. I have more time to help kids with homework, plus I bought some workbook and math flashcards as extra assignments at home to help kids improve their schoolwork to make it easier on them at school.