Occupation on birth certificate
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Topic: Occupation on birth certificate
Posted By: myfullhouse
Subject: Occupation on birth certificate
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 10:29am
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When Jack was born I was on maternity leave so put down my job title on his birth certificate.
I have since resigned and am now a SAHM. I am stuck as to what to put on Ben's birth certificate. Should I put SAHM on it or something else? What have other SAHM's put down? ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 10:36am
"Slave" 
I'd put "Full-time Mother" or similar. Although, now that I think about it, you could get quite creative with it. "Home Executive" ------------- 
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Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 10:59am
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We just got our little man's birth cert yesterday and although it asked for occupations on the form, it doesn't have them on the cert.
I agree with MamaPickle - be creative!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 12:48pm
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Can't remember what I put on the form but nothing is on the certificate so I guess its only for statistics....wouldn't really matter, put something way out!! -------------  
 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 12:58pm
Domestic Goddess 
ETA: That's not what I put down as I was on Maternity leave. However now I work 15hours a week as a S/W Programmer and the rest of the time I'm a SAHM. I am still stumped what to put down as my occupation as the majority of my time is not doing my 'professional job'. |
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 1:01pm
I had the same dilemma when we got married. They had quite strict rules about it for your marriage cert but it actually goes on there so maybe that's why? You had to put your last occupation if you weren't working ... I was thinking of putting retired  But you had to put retired XXX if you were. And you couldn't just put manager you had to say what you managed.
I think on C's birth cert here they only asked for DH's occupation  ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 1:25pm
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years ago when I was a sahm I put Home executive.
OT but my Dh didn't want to put on our marriage cert that his dad was unemployed so he put his last occupation. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 1:58pm
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A friend of mine put 'Walking Stick Factory Worker' lol ------------- 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 7:59pm
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Oh, I was sure that Jack's birth cert had my occupation on it, must dig it out and see.
Will be a bit creative then when I fill out the form ------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: ItchyFeet
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 8:53pm
| My mum was a SAHM and she alway wrote "Home Maker". |
Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 9:20pm
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I don't think they put the occupation on the certs anymore. Mine isn't on my bubs. ------------- 
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 9:52pm
| i dont remember them asking for mine, and there isnt anything on Bs certificate |
Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 10:09pm
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I think it is just for stat purposes, and also in centuries to come when out descendants search their family tree (as in Who Do You Think you Are) they will be able to see all this info recorded
How about Domestic Engineer? ------------- |
Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 07 July 2009 at 10:20pm
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Residential Dwelling Technician???
Family Administrator?? DH's brain and eyes??? ummmm....... -------------
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Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 9:58am
LMAO KitKat 
Here in the UK they do print your occupation on the birth cert and I was too embarrased to say I didnt have a real job (worked on our own websites selling stuff that never sold ha ha) so I put down my last job which was Cust Serv Helpdesk Manager - silly now I think about it but it made sense at 5 weeks post partum!! ------------- 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 09 July 2009 at 8:18pm
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I am wondering about "General Dog's Body"! I checked Jack's birth cert and my occupation isn't on there so not so worried about it now ------------- Lindsey
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