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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]      Have you ever thought about the fact that woman who "doesn't work" is frequently checking up on an ill relative or a mentally ill and handicapped sibling? Long after we were out of the house my mother had to retire quite early because she had to take off so much to deal with my father's illness. They were lucky to be able to afford this. Guess what? Caregivers need to do things to keep their sanity. For some maybe shopping does it or maybe working out or maybe getting a manicure or just sitting in Starbucks reading a book.

I have no problem with a woman taking a role that doesn't involve "working" outside the home. If a family can afford it and it works for them, I think it's great. My concern is that society won't accept a man taking on the same role. Even stay at home dads with kids get looked down upon by some. Very sad. [/quote]

This describes my mom.  She was laid off when my brother and I were college-age.  By then, my dad was making a good amount of money, so she decided to take some time off for herself.  What happened was she started baby-sitting all my cousins' kids for free.  My brother couldn't take time off to wait for the cable guy, so she stayed all day at his house.  She drove old family members to dozens of dr. appointments.  She became so close to my dad's mom since she drove her to every chemo appointment until Grammy was in remission.  One day we counted, and she had driven 6 family members for cataract surgery.  Much of the extended family lives in the same general area, so she has become the family "go to" person when anyone needs something.

But she doesn't work.  No, not at all. [sarc/][/quote]

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