When both parents work, where do children stand?
Submitted on June 14, 2001 - 12:00am.
Carolina Powers - Summer 2001
Growing up in a generation of latchkey kids, Jessica Holman readily accepted that both her parents worked full-time.
“I actually felt pretty good about them both working because I knew that if only one of them worked, we'd have less money and wouldn't be able to afford the extra things that made my childhood special, like taking summer vacations,” she says.
Like some children, however, Holman, 21, wondered what it would be like to have a parent at home.
“I sometimes was envious of my friends whose moms didn't work and could spend so much time with them,” she says. “A stay-at-home parent could give you that special attention that most working parents don't have the time or energy to give.”
“I actually felt pretty good about them both working because I knew that if only one of them worked, we'd have less money and wouldn't be able to afford the extra things that made my childhood special, like taking summer vacations,” she says.
Like some children, however, Holman, 21, wondered what it would be like to have a parent at home.
“I sometimes was envious of my friends whose moms didn't work and could spend so much time with them,” she says. “A stay-at-home parent could give you that special attention that most working parents don't have the time or energy to give.”
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