A job is employment you have an employer and make income. A stay at home parent is not a job. Taking care of your kids is a responsibility and if you decide that its better for you to do it full time instead of going with child care that doesn't magically transform it into a job no more than a home owner deciding to not pay someone else for yard care and instead do it themselves is not a job. There are many different ways to fulfill responsibilities.
whether its a job or not isn't the issue. A stay at home parent deserves credit just as much as someone working like i said. they dont just watch the kids they maintain the household also.
quit talking bout pay its not about that. like i said some people can't work cuz their paycheck could be equavilent to paying daycare for the whole month. Wont be a point to work. better off staying at home raising your kids to your liking.