14-01-2004, 09:34 AM
Quote:Originally posted by jewels
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i note that some parents do the necessary math to see whether it is worth working
that seems the option in many cases, from what i see on the boards
In Cape Town when times got really tough, I suggested to my husband that I go out and work. In my line of work the salary wouldn't have been so fantastic and once we did all the maths, what with childcare, transport, and all the other costs that go with going out to work, clothes, make up blah blah, it just wasn't worth it....plus the lifestyle changes for that little bit of extra money, getting kids to daycare at some ung.o.dly hour, getting home what time at night and then still all the family responsibilities....just not worth it.
In the UK thankfully we haven't been in that predicament and if I wanted to go back to work it would definitely not be motivated by the financial side of it, purely for my own mental, social stimulation and it definitely won't effect my family life.....well thats the plan anyway.