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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 711796" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>There is currently NO state in the union in which a person working 40 hours at a minimum wage job can afford to live on their own.</p><p></p><p>In many states, it requires an income of over 30K per year to be able to afford an apartment. Not a fancy apartment in a fancy area. That doesn't include fancy amenities or extras...just rent and utilities.</p><p></p><p>The laundry thing? I was doing wash at ten. I didn't start doing the drying until we moved to the suburbs and had a new dryer. The old one in Chicago was gas-fired and had to be handled with extreme care and watched through the entire cycle. My mother was not comfortable with us kids using it.</p><p></p><p>I think the laundry thing might be an "act of love", too. When I had surgery 11 years ago, and my mother spent 6 weeks taking care of me, she did my laundry. It drove me crazy, especially as I was capable of doing my wash after about 3 weeks so long as I did small loads at a time. </p><p></p><p>She insisted. She also filled up my freezer and fridge with ready to cook meals. Again. Act of love.</p><p></p><p>I don't think its always a case of the kids expecting/insisting on "mom" doing the wash. I think in some cases its a way for moms who have trouble detaching to continue to feel needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 711796, member: 1963"] There is currently NO state in the union in which a person working 40 hours at a minimum wage job can afford to live on their own. In many states, it requires an income of over 30K per year to be able to afford an apartment. Not a fancy apartment in a fancy area. That doesn't include fancy amenities or extras...just rent and utilities. The laundry thing? I was doing wash at ten. I didn't start doing the drying until we moved to the suburbs and had a new dryer. The old one in Chicago was gas-fired and had to be handled with extreme care and watched through the entire cycle. My mother was not comfortable with us kids using it. I think the laundry thing might be an "act of love", too. When I had surgery 11 years ago, and my mother spent 6 weeks taking care of me, she did my laundry. It drove me crazy, especially as I was capable of doing my wash after about 3 weeks so long as I did small loads at a time. She insisted. She also filled up my freezer and fridge with ready to cook meals. Again. Act of love. I don't think its always a case of the kids expecting/insisting on "mom" doing the wash. I think in some cases its a way for moms who have trouble detaching to continue to feel needed. [/QUOTE]
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