<<Is stay at home mom an oxymoran?

At least not necessarily. I know plenty of moms that work outside the home and as such would not be classified that way. it used to be that way many years ago but not anymore.

Stay at home moms abound

Kinda depends on the mother and the times. Unlike many parents today, mine expected me to walk if I wanted to go somewhere, they never felt they were a bus service. Extracurricular activities were your responsibility - never saw a 'soccer mom'. Both parents attended school functions if you were participating and they always seemed to be held in the evenings.

Grocery shopping was a Mom and Dad thing on Friday nights, while we had to tolerate our older cousins as baby-sitters. There was a corner store that also had a step-van they'd drive through the neighborhood that carried milk, bread, and the other sundry items you'd occasionally run out of. Doctors still made housecalls.

My grandparents lived next door and one aunt and uncle lived adjacent to them while another aunt and uncle owned the lot on the other side of our house and my father, grandfather, and uncles all worked in the family electrical contracting business. Wasn't a great need to go places.

Yeah, it was the 50s and life was simpler, especially in a town of 4900 folks. The big disadvantage was that everybody in town knew whose kid you were and you didn't get away with anything!

yes

Kind of, yes. My 'stay at home' daughter spends more time in a car taking them to and from activities and school and such. And she certainly doesn't get to relax much (as many think they do). She has an autistic son so he also takes a lot of care. She's busy for 10-12 hours a day before she gets to "relax & lay around".

alot of mum's bust thier butts while at home
some mum's have it easyier then others
trying to raise decent citizens is never easy

I will always smile when I hear women are the weaker sex
I just nod and say ahuhh

I don't remember getting to STAY at home very often when my kids were little. I was very busy carting them and other people's kids to and fro!