Why Stay-at-Home Mums Don't Get Respect ; for Years, Non- Working Have Been Hailed the Perfect Role but Could Their Be Missing Out?
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THE other day I went to see an old friend of mine. I haven't seen her for a few years. The last time we met, her children -- she has three girls and a boy -- were all mop-haired poppets.
This time, however, she was struggling. Her husband has been made redundant and there were terrible money worries. At the same time, her children had turned into teenagers.See the full content of this document
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Why Stay-at-Home Mums Don't Get Respect ; for Years, Non- Working Have Been Hailed the Perfect Role but Could Their Be Missing Out?
They were, between the three of them, a combination of argumentative, rude, opinionated, surly and, at times, overly obsessed with themselves.
They were also terribly rude to their mother. Before I'd even spoken to the eldest daughter, she'd told me what a sap her mother was.'My mum doesn't work,' she said, scornfully. 'It would be really good if she did. My friends' mothers work and they earn money, but Mum's never earned a penny. I'm not going to be like her.I'm going to have a career and be interesting.' I was gobsmacked. Ever since I started having children 12 years ago, I had held u...See the full content of this document
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