A deeper perspective
‘In 2011 I left my job as a part-time learning support assistant at a local college to become a full-time housewife,’ writes subscriber KA Hitchens.
‘I had tried to juggle the needs of my work, a husband, two young children, and a live-in nephew, but once I became the official carer for a family member I knew I needed to be more available than my job would allow. Although it was the right decision, I missed my work colleagues and the routine of going out of the house every day. I soon felt lonely, bored and depressed. The one upside was that for the first time I was able to consider the possibility of owning a dog.