In today’s competitive world, many families find it necessary for both parents go out to work. While some say the children in these families benefit from the additional income, others feel they lack support because of their parents’ absence.

In the past, it was

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customary for fathers to be the only breadwinner of the family. Fathers would go out to

work

and earn money to

fulfill

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the families’ daily needs and mothers would stay home to take care of the

children

.

However

, nowadays, it is not rare to find

both

parents

going out to

work

. Whilst the additional

income

might bring benefits to everyone especially the

children

, there are a number of drawbacks that cannot be overlooked.

This

essay will confer whether or not it is necessary for

both

parents

to go out to earn money for a living. In some families,

both

parents

are required to

work

not because of their own will, but because circumstances demand them to. As the cost of living is skyrocketing in today’s competitive world, some families might not earn enough to cover their living

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if only one parent goes out to

work

. That being the case, there is nothing anyone can do to help.

However

, the benefit of the extra

income

for the

children

still remains unchanged. With more

income

,

parents

will be able to afford more new toys, a better school, and even vacation abroad.

On the other hand

,

children

might feel abandoned due to their

parents

never being there for them. It is

also

proven that

children

’s, whose

parents

are never at home, are more prone to

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problems.

For instance

, my friend, Elaine, whose

parents

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always working overnight and is never there for her when she needs them, has to battle with her insecurity of being unwanted every day, she in turn tries to seek the attention of her teachers by behaving badly in the class. From my example, you can see how

parents

’ absence can affect

children

in the long run. As far as I am concerned, there is no need for

both

parents

to be working unless it is really necessary. While additional

income

is

benefiting

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for

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the

children

, the presence of a mother will be best for the

children

’s well-being in the long run.