Kirsten Dunst Says It's 'So Much Easier' to Work Than 'To Be a Stay At Home Mom'

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Kirsten Dunst Says It's 'So Much Easier' to Work Than 'To Be a Stay At Home Mom' https://t.co/t0zYvVPk4O
- People (@people) August 3, 2019
Kirsten Dunst and fiancé Jesse Plemons welcomed their baby boy Ennis Howard in May 2018

Comments

[tetrazzinichikn]

I do not think working all day and then going home and taking care of your kids is easier than being a stay at home mom.

[champagnemami]

If you’re talking about a baby and depending on your job, I promise you it is.

[sailormood]

It sounds more emotionally exhausting - at the very least when you're out if the house and at work, there's adult interaction.

[champagnemami]

That was really what was exhausting. I couldn’t wait until my husband got home to get more interaction

[sailormood]

Aw yeah just hearing/asking "how was your day, dear" and getting full sentence answers really is so important and relieving.

[burntthatbridge]

As sad as it was to leave my kid for the first time in 11 months when I went back to work, I definitely needed the adult conversation and stimulation. There's only so long you can research baby learning games before your brain goes to mush.

[likeiused2]

for an actress with means? sure it is

[tetrazzinichikn]

Well, yes, you’re right. I’m sure it’s way easier when you’re an actor!

[burntthatbridge]

For me, it 100% is. I've got a relatively relaxed desk job, and it's easier to do the 8 hours, then go home for a couple hours of play/supper time before bed than it is on the weekend (when my husband is at work) to chase my almost 2 year old around for 10-11 hours.

[sihaya09]

I am currently a stay at home mom (sort of-- I also run my own business from home), and I would 100% prefer going into an office. I'm a SAHM because right now it's more financially feasible for my family. Without my own business and something to break up all the baby stuff, I would legit lose my mind. Those first four months when the kid required all of my attention were so mind-numbing. I got so depressed.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

[tetrazzinichikn]

Tell me about your business! I’m very envious of women who aren’t afraid to take charge.

[sihaya09]

It's changed a lot over the years! For nearly 10 years I made jewelry (resin, soldered, wirework) for both my own website and for wholesale accounts. Super gratifying. I made candles as kind of a side hobby because I really dig blending my own scents. But then I got pregnant and I couldn't use a lot of the chemicals I use while making jewelry, so I started doing the candles full time. I also do seasonal curated boxes by women-owned indie businesses and sell some of their stuff in my shop. You can find my stuff at SihayaAndCompany.com!

[touchedarling]

100% easier for me but then I work afternoons/evenings so I don’t have to deal with dinner/bath/bedtimes. But my fiancé works 9-5 and finds them easier to deal with in an evening when he hasn’t seen them all day.

Being on leave after having my second child is the most depressed I’ve ever been. I couldn’t cope without going to work and being stuck with them 24/7, it’s exhausting.

Work is definitely an escape and I learned to love a job I’d started to hate before having kids!

[godramaclub]

i work full time and tbh it's tough. in an ideal world i'd work part time so that i still got out of the house and did adult things and earned money but still had plenty of time with my kid. maybe some day i'll have the means to do that but today is not that day lol