Work?

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Writing Prompts

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Esther Chilton

This week’s writing prompt is:

WORK

Being a “housewife” in the sixties, the first question at a gathering would be, “do you work?” Next question (this was Texas) was where do you go to church?” The idea that if you did not receive a paycheck from a company, you did not work. These uninformed persons probably never did their own cleaning and cooking, raising three children, and providing a good home. This still is a prejudice in our society. Now many women who stay at home do all these things plus some type of online job just to get by. Respect is needed.

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  3. My husband and I are retired and living on Social Security. A few days ago our nine-year-old grandson asked me, out of the blue, “How do you get money when you don’t work?” It cracked me up, but I could see how he would be mystified — both his parents work outside the home, and so does almost every other adult he knows, but I’m the one who takes him shopping and buys him pretty much anything he wants, takes him out for treats, etc. Life can be confusing when you’re nine years old. 🙂

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