This mother of five kids, ages ranging from 2 to 14, stands as bread winner because her hubby has a degenerative neurologic illness. It feels comforting to know that while wife is out at work, hubby takes care of the kids - bathes them, feeds them, reviews lessons with the ones in school, never mind if the house is an absolute mess when wife comes home. I really think one of the parents should actually be hands-on with the children, be physically there for them. It never fails. But the problem is when wife is all burned out at work with an impossible boss; the pay is not enough to meet the bills, or to give to the older children even their daily school allowances, or to set some money aside for medical emergencies - wife has to literally scour the kids' coin banks just to ensure that there is food on the table until the next pay day. And it is sooooo depressing that wife and hubby cannot even watch a movie together because the money has to be used for more urgent needs.
2007-01-12
15:20:52
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bluemom
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Marriage & Divorce