What do you do all day?

What do you do all day?  This question irritates me.  It's right up there with "Don't you get bored just sitting at home?"  At first, I answered these questions with the list of things I had done that day, none of which included "sitting around" but now I realize that's not what people want to hear so I normally don't bother with much of an answer.  What amazes me is that most of these questions come from women, from mothers.  We have come to a time in our society when being a homemaker is a boring or less important position than a working mother.  I believe people in my generation were raised to believe that staying home wasn't equal.  The push for equality in the workplace led to inequality at home.  I continue to be amazed that it is men who have the most respect for women staying home and are more likely to say I wish my wife would/could do that.  
I am a homemaker because I want to be, not because my husband makes me or because I can't find a job.  I want to pick my son up from school and be able to love him.  When I was working, I was so tired from loving other people's children that I had a hard time loving my own.  I want to be able to make dinner and lunches for my family.  There are some people who can work and do those things happily and successfully, I'm not one of those people.  I want to be fully present for my family and to be about my family.  I want to build a home and life and a place where my son, even when he is older, knows is a safe haven.  I want a home not a house and because of that I choose to be a homemaker.  I do not look down on people for choosing to work and we, especially as women, should not look down on those that choose to stay out of the workforce.  Each has their place and time.  
I do not particularly care for the term "stay at home mom" mainly because to most people it means moms who "sit around."  Homemaker used to be an occupation.  The dictionary defines a homemaker as "a wife who does work (such as sewing, cleaning, or cooking) at home and usually does not have another job outside the home; one who manages a household especially as a wife and mother" Yep, that's me.  That's what I want to be and do.  So, do I work?  Yes, I am a homemaker.