Do you think this is worth it?

Question

My friend started her own cleaning business and is cleaning post construction apartment buildings and houses. She has an 18 month old daughter who her mom has been taking care of for the last month in a town 3 1/2 hours away. She does go to see her daughter on the weekends, if she isn't behind on cleaning. She is going to make about $9,000 off this job for about 2 1/2 - 3 months work. Would it be worth it to you? I don't think no matter what amount of money I could go that long without seeing my son. I understand she is trying to do good for her family but I think I would put my son in a daycare center during the day so I could at least spend the evenings with him. What do you think about this?

Answer 1

I would not make the sacrifice but I don't know that anyone should be judging her. If she can be away from her child like that without a problem, maybe the child is better off being away. Maybe this mom needs more than you know.  She is lucky to have a friend who feels compelled to take her moral inventory for her

Answer 2

Putting the kid in daycare would be a little silly, seeing as how day care costs a fortune.  She'd be spending most of her salary.  And $9000 for 2-3 months is good money.  If she can bear not seeing her kid for so long, she should go for it.

Answer 3

People have to sometimes make sacrifices to earn money.  Bringing in $3000 a month for 3 months is probably something she needs to do.   At least she is seeing her child on weekends.  We have a group of employees we are training at work.  They are from Dallas, Texas and traveling to Chicago, IL.  They go home on the weekends (they all have young kids).  They've been doing this for 1-2 months now.  They accepted the position, knowing in the end, after their training, they will work from their home town.  But they needed the job and they needed the money.  Same as your friend.

Answer 4

Totally NOT worth it! I'll never understand how some people can become so unattached from their kids. I've been a stay-at-home mom since 2003 when the first of my three kids was born and there is no way that I could ever imagine leaving one of them with someone for 2 1/2 - 3 months! My kids never leave my side for longer than overnight about once every six months to stay at Grandma's house. Even then it's hard for me to see them gone for even one night! And me and my husband make WAY less income than her boyfriend even makes in a month. So anyways, no way, totally not worth it!

Answer 5

No way man! I just went to Tahoe from the bay area and it's that is far - too far!!!!

Answer 6

I think you should mind your own business if their happy their happy ,it's not for me either but its their life let them live it the way they want to the child is with people that love her.

Answer 7

it's only 2-3 months.  that's a lot of money.  and if she can deal with it, and the money helps the family, i don't see the problem.  but then again, i don't have kids so it's easy for me to say that