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amother
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 Today at 3:15 pm
I work full time. I have to work full time. We need the money I bring in. I wish I didnt have to work or not full time. I have so many different things I want to volunteer with, but that will never happen. Or when I retire but by then I wont have the stamina to do the things I want to do.
My husband has a steady job. It pays ok. Not great at all. And Im not looking to rock the boat.
I guess this is just a vent after reading all of the different working or not working because you love this person or that person threads.
I work because I have to but would love it if I didnt have to.
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zaq
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Today at 6:00 pm
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Volunteering is nothing more than work that you're willing to do even though you're not paid. So it may be less the actual working you resent than the fact that you don't have a choice about it. It may help you to reframe, to acknowledge that you would work even if you didn't have to, but you would work at something different. It's all about attitude, my friend. A good one perks you up, and a bad one drags you down.
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amother
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Today at 6:04 pm
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100% the same. I wish I could spend more time with my kids, make three course meals for supper, have a spotless home (or at least a lot cleaner than it is now, and yes, volunteer. I wish.
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amother
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Today at 6:06 pm
| zaq wrote: | | Volunteering is nothing more than work that you're willing to do even though you're not paid. So it may be less the actual working you resent than the fact that you don't have a choice about it. It may help you to reframe, to acknowledge that you would work even if you didn't have to, but you would work at something different. It's all about attitude, my friend. A good one perks you up, and a bad one drags you down. |
Volunteering is doing things that are meaningful, chesed, cooking for bikur cholim... things like that. My day job is nice, but not particularly inspiring.
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zaq
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Today at 6:27 pm
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You're supporting your family. What's more meaningful than that?
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amother
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Today at 6:45 pm
| amother Cerulean wrote: | | 100% the same. I wish I could spend more time with my kids, make three course meals for supper, have a spotless home (or at least a lot cleaner than it is now, and yes, volunteer. I wish. |
Just FYI most moms who don’t work don’t have a spotless home and three course meals. Maybe when they get older and kids are teenage and up.
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