[blparent] Working outside or in the home

[sharon howerton]

Jennifer, I worked full-time when my sons were young; I was working before 
they were born. At that time I was a rehab counselor for the blind and 
visually impaired in Chicago. For me it was the best thing I could have done 
for all of us, but it was also financially necessary in our situation. When 
I had clients who wanted to go back to work after having children but had 
not worked before then,it was very difficult for them. We were blessed to 
have good day-care, women who took care of them in their homes and where I 
could either walk them over or they came to pick them up at our house. Good 
luck. And yes, it is an individual decision. There is another consideration, 
though. My older son works with a childhood friend, and this guy and his 
girl friend have a dog walking business. The girl just had a baby. We were 
talking about the cost of childcare, and I told her she would be better off 
staying home with the baby, developing their business, keeping those two 
young men working and doing what she can as it would cost so much for the 
daycare that all she'd be doing is working to pay for that. It's good to 
have some separation, but sometimes it isn't feasible or practical.
Sharon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jennifer Bazer" <jhipp25 at sc.rr.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 6:04 PM
Subject: [blparent] Working outside or in the home


> Hello All,
>
> Can you give me some feedback about working outside the home and putting a
> child in daycare, or, staying home with the child.
>
> I know this is a personal opinion , but even now, I am struggling with the
> thought.
>
> Any feedback?  Suggestions?  Anything that may assist me with that big
> decision?
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