Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 18, 2017
Needless to say, our relationship suffered, his health suffered and now he has a list of regrets about not being the father, husband, son, brother and friend he feels he should have been. We eventually alleviated the situation when I retrained for a high paying career and went to work full time (after those 10 years at home with the kids).
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. I didn’t shingle the roof due to a fear of heights, but Alan, his dad, and my brother did.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 24, 2013
My mom expected both my brother and I to find employment when we reached the legal age of 15, and enforced it by having us pay for half of our school clothes (well, the ones we wanted. Time is a factor in high school, because teenagers will be in school all day. It’s like having a full-time job.
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