who are happy create happy homes and children, whether they work or not.Two-career families may have children, but they do not build their whole lives around them. They are not as involved with their families as women who stay at home. As referenced in Sex, Career & Family, a study was done of 15,000 women three years after their graduation. These women had planned careers for themselves. It was found that the career-committed didn't want as many children, on the average, as the homemakers. They were also more willing to let others care for their children. In two-career homes, the babies do not come all at once at the beginning of the marriage, but in phases with the wife's work commitments.The environment of two-career homes molds the character of children in a different way than homes where mothers do most of the rearing. Mother-child relationships are less emotional. Parents seem to have more rights, particularly rights to privacy and a shared adult life. Many sociologist feel that wives in two-career families are more interested in a relationship with their husbands than in the homemaking women, who tend to seek their major satisfaction from their children.For several reasons, my children were not the focus of my life for a couple years. First, I had my first child well before I was emotionally ready. I had only been free of my parents for a couple years and married only one. I did not want the responsibility a child brings. Second, I wanted to finish school before children. Third, there was a growing discontent in my marriage and finally, working full-time took away from the children. It wasn’t until I divorced that my children became my primary focus.Once I divorced, it was natural to dive into my children. I was happy for the first time in a long time. Several incidences since my divorce have changed the way I think about raising my children and the time I spend with them. Two women I met in Phoenix were b...
