Alternative "Stay-at-home-mom" Titles

Hmmm, if you asked this question of my ex husband....

He'd've said....

Slacker.

Thus the EX part!

:)

Well, it's not very creative but when talking to friends (usually if they are working moms) they ask "are you still doing the mommy thing?". I heard it so much now when people ask me what I do I usually say "I'm doing the mommy thing right now". I like it, because that's what I hear 24/7 "mommmmmmmmyyyyyyyy!". It works for me.

I'm toying with going ahead and listing "Product Developer" and "Project Manager" on my resume -although I'll get called for it in interviews! I cannot imagine any more of a painstaking, labor-intensive, exhausting -yet rewarding product or project than a child! If you are successfully "managing" the raising and development of a kid, you really can do SO many things!

here are the titles I get from my husband:

Domestic Engineer
Domestic Goddess
She who must be obeyed
Jacque of a trades
Queen of the House
Household Mama
Wonder W. (in fact one year for Halloween he bought me a Wonder W. costume complete with the boots, laso, the whole kit and kaboodle!!)

Oh my - he's come up with many over the years.....

"Keeper of the Castle and Protector of the Progeny"

Oh yes, that's an old one, lol. I always liked Rosanne's "Domestic Goddess"!

K. B
mom to 5 including triplets

I have heard of Domestic Engineer. Here are more: Teacher, cleaning lady, butler, chef, psychologist, therapist, social worker, guidance counselor, referee, supervisor, boss, chauffeur, doctor, CEO, and household manager.

If you want to get really technical, in reality we wouldn't be able to fit our "job titles" on the little space they give you on the page...
Wife, Mother, Teacher, Nurse, Referee, Maid, Chef, Taxi, Business Manager, Banker, Volunteer, Art Director, Drill Sargent, Time Manager, Schedule Coordinator..

Shall I go on?

Chief Operating Officer of (insert last name) House

Home manager, "homemaker", full-time mom, domestic goddess.

I wrote on my "Facebook" account:

Employers
"My Daughter"
Mom · Dec 2008 to present · Jackson, Wyoming
cleaning, launderist, garbage disposal, nurse, security, bodygaurd, stylist, teacher, counselor, cheerleader and more...

hehehe- I could add entertainer, personal chef, and chauffeur to that as well LOL!

Best job I have ever had- worst pay, and awful benefits--- but I wouldn't trade it for the world!

-M.

I don't like the title "stay at home mom". I usually refer to myself as a full time homemaker. I know it is an outdated title and some think it is soooo 1950's , archaic or repressive to woman's rights. But, when it all comes down to it, a homemaker is what I am. I am making my house a home with all that I do and I do it full time. I take pride in what I do. Some joke about being a slave and I hope it is really in jest. It gives homemakers a bad rap if we are portrayed as slaves...who would aspire to be with their family full time if they thought it as being akin to a slave. I am teaching my sons and daughter that I love what I do...regardless of a paycheck!

I like to consider myself as the CEO of the [my last name] Family Trust.

I'm the Residential Coordinator.

CEO/CFO of our Family

I like to refer to myself as the Cruise Director.

Domestic Goddess is what I have on my FB page.

For taxes, I'm a sahm, but in "real life" we say I'm a household manager. Because I'm rarely at home, I use a lot of organizational and time management skills, etc to keep the house clean and running smoothly, menus are planned out ahead of time (and posted on the fridge), keeping in mind everyone's weekly schedules, I shop sales and coupon to keep things within budget, pay all the bills, run any errands, make any appointments that need to be made, drive the kids to their classes and activities, a lot of time educating them spiritually, emotionally, and scholastically, try to keep the marriage thing going strong, etc. My husband is awesome at his job, I'm great at mine too. He even had his coworkers contact the company that makes their corporate trophies and plaques to make one specially for me (they do quarterly "excellence in action" awards, and this fall when we were having a big dinner party with coworkers and neighbors to say goodbye before moving away, he surprised me by standing up and making the sweetest speech about how his promotion and transfer wouldn't have been possible if I hadn't been taking care of everything on the homefront to allow him to concentrate on work, and he wanted to acknowledge me and gave me the coolest, really pretty trophy in a beautiful box, and a laminated certificate that looked just like the official corporate "excellence in action" certificates but listing my skills and great work in what I do as a household manager (haha). And his secretary made a shirt for HIM that said "It's not me, it's A.!" to answer all his congratulations and pats on the back, which made everyone laugh. (Of course, it's funny because everyone knows he IS good at what he does and works very very hard at it). Very cool to have the cool title though, and the acknowledgement to go with it. It's very rare for we moms to be officially acknowledged, but it's an awesome job and one to be proud of.

chief cook and bottle washer

and i'm not a stay at home mom-a friend and i changed that title -i'm a stay away from home mom....seems like i'm never home!!!

Executive Assistant to the junior family partners
Vice President of Domestic Operations

I AM

A 'Domestic Goddess'...

michele/cat

Household Manager!!

I have friends who tell me I'm not a SAHM, I'm a full time Household Manager! I just thought that was cute!

My hubby is keep tracker of the bills and the dish hand. I am the CFO/CEO of the daily schedules for the children. Weekends, I am the queen of only helping out a little bit. I also am the mopper, vacuum and swiffer goddess...i love those jobs. Taxi cab on Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesday is my day off. and I am paid in love from my kids a hubby who understands my crazy'ness, a house mate who does more then his share...and life is good. thats alot of names...but SAHM i DO NOT put on things that require you enter job title. because mamas we do more then the pres does in one day sometimes.

-Libby

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Cherly O. list... and I shall now be calling myself a Domestic Goddess!

My favorites are :

Domestic Goddess
President Of Household and Home
Senior Special Interest Project Manager
Queen Of the House
Homemaker

Yes, the stat home title is funny because I am hardly home and I am always busy with something--so I like to use the other titles when people ask me what I do. Or I say I am a full-time working mom!

Maid LOL

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Maid LOL

LOL, My husband has called me a Domestic Engineer for 42 years.

Yeah, I'm not one for labels and yet I've called myself many titles, but mostly woman, person, mother, etc. These don't say much and yet can say many things at the same time.

GODDESS
Simple and to the point -
omnipotent and omniscient
You are a Goddess.