Staying at home a choice??
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Staying at home a choice??
| Sun, 04-29-2007 - 6:46am |
The author of this article thinks most mothers go to work because they want to, not because they have to.
"Most parents from two-parent families today do have a choice when it comes to parental care. They can try and talk themselves into believing they don't, but it really boils down to priorities."
http://backofthebook.ca/living/2007/03/part-time-ophanages-part-2-job-only.html
Does anyone (other than her) really believe this? I don't know of anyone among my friends who works who wouldn't rather be staying at home with their children. But they don't have the choice!

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Car maintenance has always been in our budget (my sil had NO clue what that was and I am sure she is not the only one) but when you start getting large bills ($1,500 at one time), that turns into an emergency.
The "crime" I see will not entice anyone to come out and check up on the situation. They know this is what goes on and the state can not afford for someone to come out and check out everyone on wic to see if they are living with someone who makes enough to support them.
I complain because I go to work everyday while people like this sponge off the system for years and years. They complain it is "hard" to go to wic and feel embarassed. I have no sympathy. Try going to work fulltime, having a bad day and then come home to your "2nd" fulltime job. I would sit and talk to a wic person anyday then get reamed out at work.
The op was talking about disability. That WILL catch up with them because they have people out there all the time trying to bust people AND they do.
That's an unfair statement. YOu don't have to have 2 incomes, you just have to have an income of X amount. Some people have that on one income. Some people only make that on tow.
The whole "number of incomes" thing is really often not the point. It isn't that "it requires two incomes" etc .. it's that "it requires X dollars".
It's not like you go into a bank to apply for a loan and they say "oops. We can't let you buy this house, you only have one income." They say "We can't let you buy this house. Your income is only $X."
Your post makes no sense.
You talk about them working with you, but then say they sponge off the system. Ummm, they're working right? Which means they're not sponging off the system. You say they should try working, having a bad day and then going home to their "home" work. Well, gee, they are working - if they work with you right? And they have kids and a hosue so they go to that "second" job just like you do. And gee, don't you think they ahve a bad day sometimes too?
Or does WIC relieve them of ALL that pressure?
I have a gf at work who has a HUGE family. They all know EVERYTHING about each other's lives. They don't hold anything back. There are many people who have friends who they treat like family too and confide in all the time.
I didn't think this was too out of the ordinary.
We know families for almost 30 years so, yes, we know their criminal background too. Even the new people, we are very close to. We are not shy neighbors. If you are going to be living close to someone for many years, you are involved in their lives and treat each other like family.
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