I work three jobs to pay for my daughter's dance classes and competitions because she has real talent, but I am exhausted and starting to wonder if I am sacrificing too much of our present for her possible future.
More people experience this than they realize.
The tension between nurturing a child's potential and maintaining family wellbeing forces impossible calculations about sacrifice and hope.
“Where Are You with Money and parenting — financial pressure and class?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.