theshop

@theshop (4)

United States • Age 62

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Would you leave your child unattended while you go to work?

ronaldinu @ronaldinu (12422) • Malta 16 Feb 09

Would you leave your child unattended while you go to work? My friend left her 8 year old son with 103 C fever and his three year old sister with him. Her mother was going to check three hours later to see how they are doing. I...

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theshop Some people have no choice, they have to go to work to pay the rent, buy food, etc. Not everyone has money to pay childcare and the government programs just don't have room for everyone. Also daycare's won't take your kid if it is sick. So you leave the kids...

17 Feb 09

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Do you ever feel unappreciated!

berbar @berbar (17) • United States 17 Feb 09

I have raised 5 children, and am now in my 40's. I had no career, and wanted to stay home with my children. I was a good and gentle mom. Now that they are grown (except for my 8 year old), I hardly ever see them, and I don't even...

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theshop Yes, I have felt the same way. I try not to take it personally, I know my kids are busy with their own lives. I am not perfect either and don't call them either for weeks at a time (even tho I think of them always). It hurts me deeply to think that my sons...

17 Feb 09

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