Dear Musicmaker614:

65 hours are a lot of hours to work in a week. Not enough hours to be a mom even if those 65 hours paid you enough. I think that too many women think that being financially able is enough to have a child. There is much more to it than finances. What a child needs, beyond the tangible basics is time with a loving parent. At least one parent.

I don’t know the practical/ financial details of your life. i wish that teaching paid more where you are teaching. There are some school districts in the U.S that pay teachers a whole lot of money, so much that a second job is hardly necessary. If you combined households with your boyfriend, and both working, that can save money.

Being a mom is very important to you. I hope you can soon reach the practical circumstances to allow you to do just that, to be able to spend enough time with your child, enough loving time.

anita