My only experiences of WOHMs are negative ones. I am going to call them Cases as i don't want to disclose who they are to me.
Case 1: WOHM since late teens, seperated from DDs father due to violence, left DD at home alone or with a friend for fairly long periods. DD now an adult has VERY close (too close some might say!) relationship with her mum, but some serious mental baggage including security issues.
Case 2: WOHM who had severe PND and went back to work when LO was a toddler. Is upset because her LO seems more attatched to carers than to her. Issues with discipline arising (from what i can tell) from inconsistency/discrepancies between childminder/nursery/home.
Case 3: WOHM who feels forced into work because financialy they can't afford to pay the rent if she doesn't (although theoretically the family could make cut-backs, but don't want to), but struggles to pay for the childcare during holidays. Also disciplinary issues, but i think mostly from parenting style rather than anything else.
Case 2 and 3 when they talk to me often gripe about not seeing their children enough and them being more attatched to the carer. they always seem exhausted and they hardly see their partner (resulting in a split for one of them).
Please can someone enlighten me to how it can go well - how the heck does anyone manage their home, relationship and have a bond with their child(ren) whilst working full time? Do all children of working parents behave so badly even up to the teenage years? Do you have any time to yourself?
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GodzyGoesBananas · 18/08/2008 22:56
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