Comments on: Even though we ‘aint got money…

By: Dyke One

Dyke One — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:01:52 +0000

We made the rather controversial choice to use some forms of public assistance. Let me know if this is something you want to discuss further privately. It still doesn’t always sit well with me…

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:11:47 +0000

When I get that fear, I remind myself that my parents brought three of us up on around 1/4 of what E makes now per year, that my dad only worked 6 out of 12 months, that my mom stayed home with us until I was 10years old, and that we never went hungry. We still had piano lessons (I think my gramma paid.) We were never on public assistance except school lunch programs. We didn’t have fancy thing. We wore hand-me-downs from salvation army and the church jumble sale. We all had jobs by the time we were 14 to help out. My brothers both own their own businesses and I am 2 years away from having a Phd. I think we came out just fine.

This all reminds me to quit worrying about money so much.

By: Liza

Liza — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:55:46 +0000

I hear you too, J.

This has been a very financially stressful year, and yet, we’re talking about getting started on #2. How can we possibly afford it?

I guess, like everything else about being a parent, the money part is ultimately a giant act of faith. You can plan and be careful and responsible etc, but in the end, there are no perfect circumstances, and so we leap.

By: Round is Funny

Round is Funny — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:40:58 +0000

You said it, woman. Every month we look at our checkbook and think: that’s not good. But everything keeps getting paid for somehow.

How did we get over it? We waited until the babylust was so freakin’ loud we couldn’t hear anything else. It wasn’t logical, but neither is parenting.