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Mary Richards reportingOf all the careers and jobs out there, some say being a homemaker could be the most rewarding, and the most challenging. Moms say, some days they could go crazy, but other days they wouldn't trade it for the world.
Laurie Thorpe and her husband waited many years for a baby. When they adopted Joey, Thorpe knew she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom.
"The years of longing for it made it a non-decision for me. I wasn't going to leave his side for a second," she says.
Thorpe says she has so much joy with her son, but she often questions herself. "Am I doing enough, am I reading to him enough...and still find time for me."
Regan Barnes, a mom of four, says that's the challenge of staying at home. She says with other jobs, you have a boss or a job description, but being a homemaker is up to you. She says some moms interpret that as make sure your kid doesn't drink poison. Others feel they have to teach their kids to read the whole encyclopedia before kindergarten.
Barnes says sometimes it's isolating to be at home.
"Some days my baby is kind of boring! Other times there's so much to do and not enough time," says Barnes.
Thorpe says people sometimes think she has so much free time because she stays at home with her son. But these moms say there's nothing more fulfilling.
"I love how I am the light of my children's lives," says Barnes.
