tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922585999776797616.post1610572635435230184..comments2024-02-10T16:16:31.499+08:00Comments on menopausal mumma: Tough Times AheadKakkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16376864098492915312noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922585999776797616.post-30800367628868832572009-04-25T18:37:00.000+08:002009-04-25T18:37:00.000+08:00You are so right in all you say. My husband and ...You are so right in all you say. My husband and I had the burden lightened for us at one stage in our life and then, came our turn to be in a position to help others when they needed it. Although we are now old age pensioners I like to occasionally be in a position to help others still, even if only in a very small way now.<br />I remember when we were earning a gross salary of $50/week and were paying $20/week in rent with two children still to care for. That is when I too was forced to return to the workforce (in 1967) but would have preferred to stay at home and be a wife and mother. I was also fortunate in being selected for two positions I really enjoyed very much. I had to be interviewed but, of course, there was no contest really!! (big head, that's me!!!). :)<br />I am not sure what the future will hold for my grandchildren and their children but my folks weathered the storm during the Great Depression, losing their home to fire and being forced from their farm owing to my mum's illness. When I was 6 they came to Perth with a case full of clothing and five pounds, had to rent rooms first and then houses but finally built their own home.<br />Keeping all this in mind I somehow feel that future generations will also make it through the hard times ahead. <br />I can only send them my love and my hope that there will be light at the end of it all. <br />Let's hope our country will not be too deeply in debt, thus placing a huge burden on the young people of today..those who will be (hopefully) in tomorrow's workforce.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.com