What a melodious sound they made . If one of us could n't transport them to an event , the other would . One summer when I was in the doctoral program and we only had one car ( the one my husband drove to work ) Carol did all the transporting of my kids . Whenever someone commented that they wished they could get their kids involved but they just did n't have time , Carol would say , " Its either now or later . " We were not stay - at - home moms .

Question: Why were they not considered stay at home moms ?
Answer: They hired nannies to take care of their kids .They constantly took their kids out to do activities .They had their husband take care of their kids .They had sent their kids to a babysitting company .