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Lately, with our current society and the economy, it is questionable as to whether or children are taking a back burner. Home life in general is much more different than it was before, and raising children is getting harder and harder.

The most major of reasons for this is the fact that so many people are spending more and more time at work trying to provide for their families and less and less time at home. With this change, more and more kids are being left to fend for themselves with less and less guidance on the home front. This has created a windfall of problems for children.

When someone decides to become a parent, they should think about what it entails. It will take up most of your time and require your presence at all times. Your child should have as much supervision and guidance as possible. You need to be readily available at all times.

We can go round and round about the topic of working moms. Looking at the facts, a working mom cannot possible give the kids the attention they need and work. And don't forget that they are expected to keep the home at the same time. That is 3 jobs! And raising kids can count for a huge job. The fact is, moms cannot do it all. It just isn't possible.

I love my kids and have found ways to work and still be there with them after school, but for a while I was in the active work force and many times wondered if I had bit off more than I could chew. Personally it seems like a dream come true to have nothing else to do besides raise my kids, take care of my house and bake cookies, but those days are gone forever. And now as a society we need to find a way to be there for our kids and our selves, and still make the ends meet. It is tough to juggle it all, but we perhaps need to look at ways to get back to the basics, cutting our financial needs down to meet our child's emotional needs. Perhaps that is more important then being able to get in the right TV channels.