HE CHOWAN HERALD
Thursday, July 9, 1981
Work And
The Famly
By Theresa R. Ford
} Assoc. Home Ec.
Ext. Agent
Work and the family
When mother begins
employment outside the
tome, instead of changing
tiles, she simply adds an
idditional one. Im
•lementation of a “dual role
or women” just isn’t
wssible when both roles are
i uU-time jobs. You can’t add
i 40-hour work week to
nother’s schedule and
expect past performance
evels on all things.
Sometimes mother’s
extra income can be used to
lire some jobs done. But, if
ler main purpose in
vorking is to add to the
amily income, little if any
noney may be available to
lire help. So mother tries to
lo both jobs. The ‘ round-the
:lock battle to carry out
each role often leaves her
ihysically worn out and
nentally depressed. It’s at
his point that guilt feelings
iegin and the “I’m -a •
ailure” complex emerges.
The solution to the
iroblem is highly in
lividual. It’s something
each family must work out
or itself. There’s no
mi versa 1 “right” answer,
tome families may find
success in dealing with the
eroblem by discarding their
lotions of “woman’s work”
ind “man’s work” and
simply viewing jobs as jobs
o be done.
“Mother has always done
t” or “father has always
lone it” really aren’t valid
‘easons for those in
iividuals continuing to do
vbat they’ve done in the
' eat. A shuffling - or trading
of responsibilities is often
wcessary. But there’s no
>rescribed “best” way.
The children may benefit
vhen their mother is hap
>ily employed. As the
juantity of time the mother
spends with her family
iecreases, the quality-or
low the time is used - may
ncrease as she strives to
compensate for her absence
luring the day. Realizing
hat family time is more
imited, the working mother
iften makes a special effort
or the family when she is
tome. She may cook
ather his favorite meal. She
nay set aside a special time
or each child. Family
xitings are planned. As a
■esult, the employed mother
nay be involved in more
ictivities with her children
ban a mother who is al
ways home.
Research shows that
:hildren of employed
nothers may be more self
■eliant or responsible as
hey accept-partly through
iecessity--more serious
wusehold tasks than their
peers whose mothers stay
lome. Daughters of em
ployed mothers appear to be
nore work-oriented than
hose whose mothers are not
Mid employees.
Working mothers who
ireviously had a “tied
lown” feeling often are
lappier with combining
Nitside employment with
heir maternal role. When
employed, these mothers
nay be less nervous or
rritated by their children.
Jaycettes Plan
Grocery Raffle
The Edenton Jaycettes
met at Mrs. Boswell’s
Restaurant for their
monthly meeting July 2,
with 12 members present
Guest speaker was Terry
Wackelin of the Arts
Council.
There will be a officers
training school to be held
July 17-19 at Meredith
College in Raleigh.
Leigh Ambrose reported
on Yard Sale and Bake Sale
that was held June 20. She
also reported on July 4th
parade in which some were
to be downs.
Gail Forehand discussed
rays and means project. It
was voted on to have
grocery raffle. The drawing
will be July 31. ‘
The surest way to drive
iafely is to do nothing else at j
the same time.
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