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more mothers staying home with children weekender may 3 1986 b5 by nancy hoskin to stay home or not to stay home that is question facing most couples today when children come along and many women are deciding to give up their careers to become fulltime housewives donna halloran mother to katie zvz years old patrick 20 months and newcomer conor five months has her hands full with the surprise news that conor was on his way she decided to give up her career as a public health nursing supervisor and become a fulltime mom when he was born with the first two children mrs halloran went back to work after maternity leave having a baby sitter during the days to watch the children though her energy level was al ways high the third pregnancy took its toll with added stress and strain in juggling the act of being fulltime career woman and mother the quantity of babies and the fact that i enjoy being with them was of prime importance when i decided to stay home she said in a recent interview i heeded the advice i received from older pa rents who said i should stay home when the babies were young ex plore my own hobbies in detail i enjoy cooking and sewing and now have time for both hobbies your free time is what you make of it she said by staying at home with her children mrs halloran can now participate in extracurricular activities tot spot swimming lessons and library outings and with her husband working long hours she explained that now the children have one consistent pa rent at all times which adds to their emotional stability im planning on staying home until the children are in school and then ill investigate parttime work mrs halloran said there is a slight swing in the number of people staying home with their children explained mrs halloran many couples are hooked on two salaries not al ways out of necessity but their style of living is such that they become used to more that makes the decision to stay at home tougher we decided we were able to live on one salary comfortably during our preplanning talks my salary had been spent on furni ture appliances etc so that we were covered as far as our needs went when the children were on the scene she said there is a mix with our circle of friends more work parttime than are are home fulltime and we are definitely the only ones with three kids most have the sta tistical two i think that the children are proud that their mom stays home with them but when staying home it is easy to become a her mit strokes of praise for a job well done are now obtained from different sources you have to have different interests and join in with friends more when youre at home than when working and you have to find time for yourself away from the children too it makes for a healthier relationship for everyone treat yourself ev ery so often mrs halloran sug gested donna halloran has decided to forego a career until months and conor five months are all in school full her children katie 34 years old patrick 20 time ira a 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