truthseeker
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Im just wondering about this.
My company doesnt pay any money for maternity leave.
If I were single and pregnant the state maternity benefit would not even cover my mortgage repayments, let alone food, heat, light, clothes, nappies etc.....
Given that society has changed so much (I know a number of girls who have become pregnant and been left completely on their own - as in the guy did a legger), so in this situation how can a woman be expected to pay her mortgage/rent/bills and have a child?
It also applies in the case of married or co-habiting couples who decide to have a child - in todays world most couple need both salaries to keep heads above water.
Do people just save in advance?
If the pregnancy is a surprise do people take loans, ask for holiday from mortgage repayments etc?
Am I missing something?
It just seems like its hard for a woman to have a child simply because she might not be able to afford being off work for it!
My company doesnt pay any money for maternity leave.
If I were single and pregnant the state maternity benefit would not even cover my mortgage repayments, let alone food, heat, light, clothes, nappies etc.....
Given that society has changed so much (I know a number of girls who have become pregnant and been left completely on their own - as in the guy did a legger), so in this situation how can a woman be expected to pay her mortgage/rent/bills and have a child?
It also applies in the case of married or co-habiting couples who decide to have a child - in todays world most couple need both salaries to keep heads above water.
Do people just save in advance?
If the pregnancy is a surprise do people take loans, ask for holiday from mortgage repayments etc?
Am I missing something?
It just seems like its hard for a woman to have a child simply because she might not be able to afford being off work for it!