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by
Ryan
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last modified
2008-01-24 03:15
Everyone will have different opinions about what is best in their situation however these are some advantages and disadvantages associated with working and single parenthood.
Advantages:
- To have a career outside the home
- To meet people
- To be financially better off (?)
- To reduce stigma
- Better off in the long term
- To climb the career ladder
I am working part time and it makes me feel better, part of society again you know, I don’t feel on the heap, single mother and that’s it!
I need to work for other reasons not just money. The work that I do I find that it does challenge me and I’m learning lots of new things, it’s keeping my mind alive and I’m being stimulated by it and that has become important.
Disadvantages:
- Juggling – difficult to look after one’s children, oneself, the home & work
- May compromise ability to parent
- Added overheads – new clothes, transport
- Likely to need childcare
- Reapply for benefits – cash flow problems
- Stress
Really and truly, looking after them at this stage I wouldn’t want to miss out on it to be honest.
I was working full time and it was really difficult. The school have inset days and concerts. I didn’t have much annual leave and it was difficult to fit it all in. The manager knew me and I managed to jiggle things around and work extra hours but it was difficult to get away with, and it was stressful trying to do it. So I was really glad when I left.
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