"working" mums

Thank you. I think that's a very fair answer. I was ready to go back to work once my oldest went to school but then my youngest came along so now I'm waiting for him to go to nursery because he's more difficult than my first! I am more in need of the break from him!

I agree with you! maybe a part time job in school, you are home when your children are home.

I used to think that before I did it! Working in a school I mean. Before my second son was born, I was training as a teaching assistant. I think it would have been ok if I could have worked at his school but the main problem I had was that because it was at a different school, I couldn't be there for my son when he came out of school because I would finish just after he did and then had a good walk to fetch him so I had to leave him at an afterschool club. That wasn't too bad but at the time, I didn't think it was very fait on him as he had only just started school. I was quite lucky though because my mum worked at the club so at least he was with someone I trusted! Apart from that, the idea of not having your own children but then working with other people's makes no sense to me. Once I've not got my own to look after, I don't want a whole bunch of other people's!

That sounds like a good idea! I only worked the occassional part time job when my oldest was a toddler just to give me a break but I found it easier to stay at home all the time anyway! I think it's really good if you can work online and opening your own store would be great because I guess it would make it easier to fit everything around school holidays and everything if it's your own business and you make all the rules!

Ya that's pretty much how I look at it. My rules, my time frame to work around my family. Plus I hate to say it but I just don't like working for other people anymore, you just never know if your job is secure in this day in age. No matter how hard you work it just never seems to be enough to gaurantee your job will always be there. In watching the news and just seeing my local area, factories close, jobs are illiminated. You're just never safe. I know a business of my own would never be completely secure but I'm hopeful that it would go well.

That's no secret! There are a lot of people who do that, and, no offense but I was thinking more about people who wanted to look after their own children.

I guess as you said unfortunately that it's not what you would prefer and it's out of necessity rather than choice. What do you think would be ideal for you if you had the choice?

Thank you. Good comments, I agree with you.

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