Hilariously honest stay at home mom memes have given us a much-needed reality check. Before they existed you’d watch television and a commercial would come on with smiley moms and happy kids holding smudge-free crafts. In the background, soft breezes rustled lush green leaves on branches holding up splinter-free family-sized wooden swings, wooing you into believing that the SAHM life was all giggles and gentle moments. Just as you began wondering how you could become that kind of family, a kindly but serious voice would start whispering all of the potential side effects, reminding you that everything you do in life comes with a risk—whether you’re trying a new medication or leaving your job to become a SAHM.
As for the latter, often you change your entire world to be there for your kids, not realizing exactly what can happen to you along the way. The biggest side effect I’ve experienced? Feeling like I’ve gone crazy and no one could possibly understand.
Luckily we have the internet and its plethora of stay at home mom memes to show us that we are not alone. What a salve that is! Here are a handful that will have you nodding along, making you feel a little better about that fine print you never got around to reading before starting this stay at home mom gig.
Stay At Home Mom Memes That Are True AF
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On Being A SAHM
Like the biggest snag in the fabric of your plans.
Via The Outnumbered Mother -
On Time Management
At least it doesn't take all that long to figure out how you'll spend most of your waking hours.
Via Dragging Feeties -
On BTS
And it is nice that you get to personally wish your older kids well as they head off to school.
Via The Mother Octopus -
On Laundry
Though, laundry is so constant and brain-numbing that you start to see things when you're only trying to make sure to get it done correctly.
Via My Life Suckers -
On The SAHM Soundtrack
After a while, there's a good chance you'll also start humming country songs that would be surefire hits among the SAHM crowd.
Via Mommy Owl -
On Fuel
Well, humming and consuming A LOT of coffee.
Via My Questionable Life -
On Socializing
If you're lucky, you'll still get to party with your friends like you used to! (Sort of?)
Via Stay At Home Panda -
On Getting A Break
When old friends aren't available, long days—especially the ones with clingy kids—require SAHMs to get creative in order to get a break. And so we become some of the most creative minds on the planet, whether you need them indoors…
Via Tara Wood -
On Staying Sane
…Or out.
Via Funny Is Family -
On Forgoing Summer Camp
Oftentimes families decide that since one parent stays at home, the kids should stay home all summer long, too, forgoing camps. Please note that this only seems like a good idea until you're about six weeks in.
Via Rach Riot -
On Dinnertime
Speaking of meals, dinner is the hardest one to rally for when you’ve been up for 13 relentless hours of caregiving without a break. Which is why when the honey says to not worry about what to serve, you absolutely do not.
Via Lone Kate -
On To Do Lists
It’s hard to remember the things you need to do, after a day full of rallying. So. Very. Hard.
Via The 21st Century SAHM -
On Date Night
It's date night and nobody wants to go anywhere near where they work. Which can complicate things.
Via Mom Cave TV -
On After-School Time
It’s wonderful when the kids get home from a day full of learning new things to share them with you. Until it is decidedly not.
Via Zoe vs The Universe -
On SAHM Friends
When you do get fed up with the noise, at least you can text your fellow SAHM friends exactly how you feel.
Via The Mom Truth Bomb -
On Venting To The Hubs
Because it’s not like your beloved spouse who leaves the house every day is giving you good advice when you decide to vent.
Via Six Pack Mom -
On Housework
For you know exactly how the tune goes once the sun sets each night.
Via Lurkin' Mom -
On Loyalty
But after all of those endless days/weeks/decades, at least you know that your precious babes will always be there for you as easy as one, two…
Via Julie Burton
