It's nice, but not good.

I'm sick of people looking at my unemployment as something "good" just because I now get to stay at home with my daughter.

I believe it's nice I get stay home with my daughter, but it isn't a good thing.

Because of my unemployment, I worry all the time. I'm not the worrier in my family. That would be my husband. Now my daughter is stuck with two worriers. That can't be good.

I no longer have health insurance. If I get sick, it will probably bankrupt us. That can't be good.

My self-esteem has taken a hit because I've been unemployed for so long. That can't be good.

Once I lose unemployment compensation, which is soon, and I cannot find a job soonthereafter, we may have to dip into savings. That can't be good.

I will have to go back to working part-time in retail if I can't find a job in my field. I was not a very happy person when I worked in retail. I also didn't work regular hours in retail. That can't be good.

If my husband and I could afford me to be a stay-at-home mom, we would do it. But the fact is that we really can't. So although it's nice being with my daughter, it's not a good thing.