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irisblue

(34,600 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:48 PM Jan 30

Did your Mom work, outside of the home, when you were a kid? [View all]

My siblings & myself were born late 50s/early 60s.
My Mom had "side hustles"- Avon, some kind of clothes selling, federal & school census in the early 60s
She got a full time early am kitchen cafeteria job when my father's factory was on strike in 64.
When the divorce occured, she got another full time job & worked from 68 till she retired in 2005.

So while my father did work full time, Mom did get some short spans of just parenting and house management

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Did your Mom work, outside of the home, when you were a kid? [View all] irisblue Jan 30 OP

When I was a kid, my father had a small photography studio. Walleye Jan 30 #1

I was born in the early 80's JBTaurus83 Jan 30 #2

Welcome to DU Marthe48 Jan 30 #15

At first, no. Later, yes. surrealAmerican Jan 30 #3

No, but I was born in 1963 crim son Jan 30 #4

We were farmers so Mom worked on the farm. redstatebluegirl Jan 30 #5

yes . school teaher and single parent of 3 kids . had to feed us somehow. AllaN01Bear Jan 30 #6

Born 1970, Dad worked for Ma Bell / Western Electric FirstLight Jan 30 #7

Yes, I was born in 59 and she went back to work when I was 9 or 10. ms liberty Jan 30 #8

Mom had 5 kids within 8 years sdfernando Jan 30 #9

Yes. In the 40s and after, Mom hung wet clothes on the clothes lines in the backyard. cornball 24 Jan 30 #10

Similar story for my family. I think many of my childhood friends had a similar situation. Fla Dem Jan 30 #18

I was born in 1952 Wicked Blue Jan 30 #11

I was born in the mid-60's Deep State Witch Jan 30 #12

We were born in 49, 50 and 54 (moi) Nittersing Jan 30 #13

My parents owned a grocery store Marthe48 Jan 30 #14

I grew up in the 1960s. My mom worked days in an office, my dad nights as a cop. catbyte Jan 30 #16

My Mom had 4 kids to care for all born within a 5 year span. Fla Dem Jan 30 #17

My mother went to work as a receptionist in a doctor's office in 1966. crosinski Jan 30 #19

heh Skittles Friday #29

no Skittles Jan 30 #20

I grew up in the '70s and '80s True Dough Jan 30 #21

My mom had 3 different jobs while I was growing up. some_of_us_are_sane Jan 30 #22

Yes. Born in the early 1960s. Eugene Jan 30 #23

My wife and I did that. hunter Friday #32

My dad was in the military. My mom did not work, she had been a nurse previously but getting license in another LeftInTX Jan 30 #24

My mom was working in Hollywood as a script secretary when she met my dad. hunter Jan 30 #25

not really Kali Friday #26

From second grade on mom was the bread winner and single parent of multiple kids. Hope22 Friday #27

Yes. I was born in 1951. My mom was a nurse. 3catwoman3 Friday #28

Yes. mwmisses4289 Friday #30

My dad didn't want my mom to work... electric_blue68 Friday #31

My father was a drunk who spent more time between jobs than working. malthaussen Friday #33

I was born in 1952 - Mom worked in the office of my parochial K-8 school. Talitha Friday #34