Parent’s Worked
Did your mother and father work outside the home when you were a child? If not which one stayed home with you? Or did you have a sitter come in or did you attend a day care center? Whether a parent stayed home, you had a sitter or attended a day care, how do you feel that affected your life, if at all?
My mother didn’t start working until my dad retired from the Navy and we moved back to our home town. She then got her beauticians license and began that business that kept her busy for over 40 years until the day they moved and retired to Florida.
My dad, after the Navy, worked as a postman until health problems forced him to take it easy. He then started working for my mother’s dad’s L.P gas company until the day he had his heart attach. He wasn’t able to work after that, but after a few years of struggling with his heart and being on the heart transplant list, he received his heart 17 years ago and at the age of 77 is doing just fine.
So I actually was old enough to stay by myself when both parents were working from the house, so I guess I had it great with my mom being around with my brother and me.
I admire women today that decide to stay home with their children and I admire women that can work and juggle a home life also. I had to work from the time my child was born and he stayed with baby sitters until he started school. I wish I could’ve been there with him while he was smaller.
I am so glad your Dad lived and was able to get his heart transplant. That is wonderful. I would have loved to stay alone all by myself. That would have been lots of fun! lol!
I have a similar background Tammy. My Mother didn’t work outside the home until my Father left the RAF and we came to Australia. I didn’t value the fact that she was always at home when I was a kid. But I do now.
How wonderful that your dad was able to get the transplant. As with Karen, we do share similar backgrounds and I feel so badly for the mothers today that have to work just to make ends meet.