The LaMere Project

written Aug. 1, 2008

i know that it's every woman's right to have a child, and that it's also her responsibility to care for those children. but for moms who do it on their own, the task seems insurmountable. children's home society offers government aid for moms of a certain income bracket, but if you make more than poverty level, you'll never be considered for the help you need to pay for daycare. often, it seems, moms are just a few hundred dollars shy each month, and need that extra push to get them over the hump. but because they don't have that extra bit of help, despair sets in... it's a vicious cycle that many working single-income moms face. it's seems nearly impossible (trust me on this) to find quality, affordable care for your children that allows you to work full-time and still bring home enough money to live -- after paying for the childcare, that is. childcare should cost something, of course, because it's an important service and daycare workers need to make a living too. but there has to be an answer to this problem...

i'm lucky that i haven't ever had to pay most of my income on childcare, yet was still able to work full-time. (i work from home which has it's own set of challenges, but is luckily cost-efficient). but now i need to make more money and am right back in that vicious cycle again, of needing to find a job offering a substantial jump in pay to make the effort worth while.

my heart goes out to the women like me who make too much because they want to make something of themselves and get ahead in life, yet still don't make enough to get by without scrimping and scraping and struggling from month to month. i think about you often and you are in my heart and prayers. help will come... and soon...!