[blparent] Working outside or in the home

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi, Sharon.  Your note made me think.  You also have to consider your own 
temperament and personality.  My mother stayed home with my brother and 
sister and me when we were growing up because that was what most women did 
at the time.  She didn't seem happy, didn't seem challenged enough.  She 
went back to work when I was in high school, and I saw a real change in her 
as she got out into the world and proved what she was really capable of. 
Some people are happy staying home, raising kids, and filling their lives 
with their vocations.  Some are not, and trying to fit into the stay-at-home 
mom mold just because it seems like the right thing to do won't be good for 
a woman or her kids at all.

Jo Elizabeth

"Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds 
water."--Swedish proverb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Working outside or in the home


> 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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