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Why should I have to get a job?
I was a happily married stay at home mum raising my three precious children Oliver 8, Joshua 6 and Poppy 3.
I loved being able to take my eldest two to school and spending time with my little girl, then every day being in the playground to collect my boys.
I never missed an assembly or sports day, my children could have friends over and I would always have a healthy home cooked meal on the table for when my husband came home.
I always wanted to be a mum and a housewife, I was very happy.
However my husband can’t have been happy as he ended up cheating on me and left me for his mistress.
I was stuck, I had always been financially supported by my husband but now I had to claim benefits.
But why should I get a job, I didn’t ask for my husband to cheat, I didn’t get pregnant to claim benefits, I have done no wrong!
The job centre says as my youngest child is 3 I have to look for work, but why?
How is this fair on my children to have to go without their mum being there for them when ever they need me, to have to miss sports day or get a paid stranger to collect my children from school.
I do not want a job, I already have one it’s called being a mum.
How can they expect me to leave my three children with a childminder just because my husband couldn’t keep his promise to love me forever.
I didn’t do anything wrong yet I am the one who is being made to feel guilty for not wanting a job, but if I do not prove I’m looking for work they will stop our benefits.
I understand many may not agree with me but I do not care, I set out to be a mum all the time not to miss out on watching them grow.
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Well the Christmas holidays have ended and it’s back to early mornings, routine, the dreaded school runs and work.
Many parents have stated how quickly the Christmas holidays have flown by and how their child has struggled to adjust to returning to school such a short time after all the hype of Christmas and new year, many children are tearful, tired and grumpy.
Several mothers across the united kingdom are suggesting to schools and the government and approaching local councils to ask to extend the Christmas holidays to four weeks and lower the summer holiday to four weeks as well.
Emma Corsair said “my children get bored during the summer holidays they are just too long and child care is a nightmare, the summer holidays is ridiculously expensive especially trying to keep three children entertained if we had two holidays of equal amount it would make things so much easier, plus if the Christmas holidays were longer they would have more time to see family and play with their new toys”.
Mums from across Britain are saying that it doesn’t feel fair that children have had little time to spend playing with their new toys and that it seems cruel to go straight back to normal after all the magic and excitement of Santa and Christmas.
Also it is mentioned that many families struggle to keep their children amused for six weeks in the summer and many children are bored and wanting to go back to school sooner, which causes extra expensive to families trying to keep their little ones entertained, some children long for the routine of school.
One mum has even started a petition in the hope that changes can be made to increase the Christmas break.
Would you be in favour of an extended Christmas holiday and a shorter summer?
Let us know your views in the comments