Finding a vocation
I have the utmost admiration for anyone who manages to combine bringing up a family with bringing in an income doing something they enjoy - without missing out on the joy of their children. Of course it all depends on your circumstances. Now I think, broadly speaking there are 4 types of people bringing up children. Now I would just like to say in advance that none of this is intended as a criticism of any one group and how they choose (if they have a choice) to do it, purely an observation of how life is in Britain today. 1) The "sponger" Single parent, predominantly female, lives almost exclusively on state benefits, very likely never lived with father of child, and makes no effort to find work whatsoever. 2) The "hard-working" single parent, may have been married or in relationship when having kids, which has broken down, has had to adjust to lifestyle as single parent, does utmost to work wherever possible, and finds life hard but . 3) The "traditio...