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Originally Posted by emzy
I for one didnt have kids just to get out of working. I worked at least 10 hrs a day until I was 7 1/2 months pregnant (would have finished a lot sooner than this if the doctors had had anything to do with it and the reason I finished work was because that I could no longer climb the 2 flights of stairs at a decent pace between my office and the loo's and I was no longer able to reach my computer when sat down!), and did not plan on having children, never mind having twins.
I had ever intention of returning to work after my maternity leave but due to circumstances beyond my control I have been unable to return to work as life has not turned out as planned for me
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Emzy, you don't have to justify yourself.
People shouldn't see things like this in such black and white terms.
The majority of single parents are in the predicament due to circumstances beyond their control. issues can be totally different.
It is a minority, even though it may not seem so, that give the genuine ones a bad name and bring on comments like that.
Must say though, even I was amazed at the size of maternity grant.
Think it was £75 , 19 years ago when I had my twins, and seem to recall having to wait until after the birth to claim for the second one
£500 is a nearly a 6 fold increase
