tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post113385149689673022..comments2024-03-27T03:57:15.929+05:30Comments on Time and Tide: Working vs non-working parentsPradeep Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1134903278433550602005-12-18T16:24:00.000+05:302005-12-18T16:24:00.000+05:30Having a career is not just about making money, it...Having a career is not just about making money, its also about having an identity of your own in this world independent of the identities of your husband/father/son!Karishma VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945136139407912234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1134388219349411222005-12-12T17:20:00.000+05:302005-12-12T17:20:00.000+05:30Like marriage and divorce, one cannot generalize a...Like marriage and divorce, one cannot generalize any of these. There are some kids who need a lot of time from their parents and there are some who are independent from an early age and are willing to let go of their parents :)-<BR/><BR/>In my family all the siblings reacted differently to my mother being a working woman. One was suffering, one was angry and the other let go of her and was not impacted in anyway . <BR/><BR/>I am somehow unable to differentiate between quality and quantity in terms of time with kids, since anytime with them is worth it. Even if the kids are playing on the streets and parents are watching TV at home, there is a bonding that happens in those moments.Paavaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129053776027811224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1134206287988251572005-12-10T14:48:00.000+05:302005-12-10T14:48:00.000+05:30I have no idea what parenting is all about, all I ...I have no idea what parenting is all about, all I know is that it is hard and any mistake may lead to alienation or estrangement. With a profession in ecology, parenting is a daunting thought to me.<BR/><BR/>But I do hope that when my time comes, I will be able to strike the balance.Sharmishtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040865123259702384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1134047501804898732005-12-08T18:41:00.000+05:302005-12-08T18:41:00.000+05:30Yesterday i heard this about one of my collegues "...Yesterday i heard this about one of my collegues "Why does she work for a couple of thousands when her husband earns lakhs of rs,she can take care of her kids isnt it"<BR/>strange that we still have people who have such notions that working is always for money. Its an individuals choice and if they do they adjust everything in life so as to accomodate everything without doing injustice to their family and kids.<BR/>Sometimes it can be a necessary also,what about single mothers? i missed my mom as a kid,but we accpeted that it is needed,Today when i see mom working i know its not for money anymore,its not for our existence,but its for herself and she was throughout been a wonderful friend and took time off for us when we needed us.For which she made sacrifices with her personal choices.<BR/>well,Its always not what we want to see,sometimes its something which we might not know abt:)Akrutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597624382564964021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1134029905346985982005-12-08T13:48:00.000+05:302005-12-08T13:48:00.000+05:30We always find the time to do what we consider imp...We always find the time to do what we consider important . What is required is to achieve a balance between worklife and family time. I agree that by the time they are 5 or 6, children need only quality time rather than quantity.<BR/>It would be wonderful if people did not have to work for money - but the sad reality is most people do and more so in the poorer countries.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1133887234754811972005-12-06T22:10:00.000+05:302005-12-06T22:10:00.000+05:30I was talking the other day with a couple of women...I was talking the other day with a couple of women in my office. These girls were housewives earlier. They recounted the humiliation of having to ask their grudging husbands for money for their ever need. This drove them to leave the home and hearth to work. In fact many working moms I met in my previous office had the same tale to tell. Of husbands who treat them shabbily because they are dependent on him. All these girls were adamant after being housewives that they would not sit at home and go through that humiliation again. This side of the argument surprised me as it is never discussed at any talk shows. All working moms work because they do not want to be dependent on anyone and contribute to the family income.silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.com