[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by accymel

like my friend suffered alsorts of gossip & complaints because 'they' thought she put job before looking after her kids & that she should have someone looking after them, she had to work but she had no other means of chilcare but her eldest @ 14yrs old whom by no means totally responsible at all, my mate went tho hell even thrat of prision & hefty fine because her troublesome teens were bunking off school knowing full well they could come home & have key as mum was at work!! Wtf was she to do?? This gov makes parents accountable for their kiddies behaviour but how can they when they cant be there to supevise as at work ?!?

That's exactly what I mean - damned if you do and damned if you don't. I personally think that children are much better off with their parent(s) if at all possible and don't like this idea of forcing people into work when they have responsibilities towards their children.