Comments on: Dual-Income Families Can Be AP, Too

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:06:22 +0000

Perfect I work part time & am a mostly single mum, my 19mo son is as AP as they come!! I love that I can still work & have time to myself so that when I am with my son, I am energized, attentive and attached. Alot of my work I do from home too. Personal training if anyone is interested! My sons father works a roster 9 days on 5 days home & he is AP when he’s home (even though we’re separated). It’s a balance but I believe with our son being the priority, sacrifices are easily made. I’d rather have less money in my pocket than less love in my life xx

By: Vanessa Pruitt

Vanessa Pruitt — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:08:03 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. I think it is so important for families to know that they can be an attached family even if mom or both parents must work. Every effort counts!

By: R

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:23:32 +0000

We did the same kind of. I went to a new job that allowed me to work from home and only go into the office for meetings. My husband also took a new job, one in the evening, so that one of us was always watching our baby. This only lasted six months, though, as the arrangement was hard to keep up – one of us always working, no time with the whole family together relaxing. Now, I still work from home – for a different job – and my husband has a full-time day job.

My mom has been my saving grace in all of this. When I need help watching the kids so I can work, she devotes part of her time. I think having the support of your spouse and a wonderful caregiver like you mentioned, family or almost family, is really the key in all of this. That and being flexible enough to go ahead and find a job that will allow you to work from home, time off for family, etc.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:09:50 +0000

We are a two income family who successfully AP our now 3-year old son. Following the birth of my son, I took a new job that would allow me to work from home and we have had the same caregiver for our son. Our caregiver has been with us our son’s entire life, so she is now extended family.

This has been exhausting and a difficult balance. I am no longer the superstar employee that I used to be and my husband is much more likely to leave work on time than he ever was before the birth of our son, but our lives are much richer for the experience – and most especially – our son is happy, healthy and well-adjusted.