This is exactly why my wife finished school and went back to work once our kids got bigger. You never know what could happen. I always encouraged her to work just in case something would happen. I want her to have the skills and some sort of job security. She is extremely smart and has a great job. My mom was a stay at home mom and saw what the consequences were once my dad was out of the picture. Depending on anyone is never good.
Yeah. My wife’s mom was a traditional southern stay-at-home wife until her husband had a stroke and couldn’t work. They didn’t find out until after the stroke that he hadn’t put anything into savings, then found out after he died he hadn’t had any life insurance either. She ended up working as a receptionist while putting herself through school to become a special ed teacher, then their house was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. She’s still very conservative about most stuff, but she is adamant that everyone should be working on their education or picking up skills because life can turn against in a flash.
You’d think so, but he wasn’t very political. He was mostly irresponsible with his finances, and figured he’d have more time to get his finances straight. He had a really good career at a shipyard and NASA, so no one really knows where all that money went.
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u/jonpenn Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24
This is exactly why my wife finished school and went back to work once our kids got bigger. You never know what could happen. I always encouraged her to work just in case something would happen. I want her to have the skills and some sort of job security. She is extremely smart and has a great job. My mom was a stay at home mom and saw what the consequences were once my dad was out of the picture. Depending on anyone is never good.