minka
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oh, and re "you can work from home and mind children if you really try":
ahahahahahahahaha. seriously.
ahahahahahahahaha. seriously.
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In France I'm guessing that the State subsidises creches, which means more taxes, which we won't vote for.
I manage to work at home all day with two crazy dogs killing each other under the desk, constantly knocking out the modem, barking at their 'enemies' on the street and chewing everything they can find. I don't think having a kid at home with me would make a blind bit of difference.
The social stigma of being unmarried and childless is ridiculous for a woman in her 30's. I swear if I am asked one more time, "why aren't you taken and time's a runnin' out better get making babies!" I am going to scream. People have kids because that is what is expected. I think if more people were honest with themselves or more comfortable to say, "hey, that's not what I want..." the world would be a much better place.
Simple fact, kids are expensive..
In my job you can do term time, where you take a couple of months off during the summer while the kids are off school and your 9 months wages are spread over 12 months. If I had kids i'd like to do that if i could afford it.
kids are as expensive as you want them to be.
exactly,
Loads of people have said to me 'kids are so expensive, you'll never be able to go out / buy records'
thats a brilliant idea, most businesses will go a bit quiet during the summer months anyway so winners all around.
exactly,
Loads of people have said to me 'kids are so expensive, you'll never be able to go out / buy records'
Crap.
Breast milk is free.
Child eating our food = no money on babyfood
Clothes = you get a hell of a lot as presents
yes, there are expenses but it's definitely nowhere near what the ill-informed vinyl-hating doom merchants foretold.
I love looking after Matthew and think I would like to do it on a full-time basis. Since Wendy went back to work (four day week) he went to a childminder (someone I knew since 1976) and that worked out well. Now she's off work again until at least next summer so she's back minding him. The domestic workload and responsibility will double very soon but that's cool too.
Number 2 on the way already? Brave manThe domestic workload and responsibility will double very soon but that's cool too.
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