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. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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The fact that recently the world gets (delete the get replaced with has just become) more competitive day by day is undeniable (As
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goes by, it is undeniable fact that the world gets more competitive), and it is followed by the popular belief that to compete in the (current) situation,
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must take part (participate) to make the families’ ends meet. (
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unnecessarily
complicated). A lot of people think that
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who come from
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, I reckon that many
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suffer from the loneliness resulting from being left unattended at home by
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sometimes until late at night.
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with, the economic situation in some areas (has been getting) is getting worse due to inflation and pandemic.
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condition (given circumstance) has (
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should go to
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their needs. If
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were at
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they would have doubled income sources and they would not have to worry about their bills.
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, there are more people who adopted
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lifestyle because of the condition they
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currently (delete
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, many
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felt neglected because they were left alone at home while their
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are (were) away at
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. Many
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cannot deal with their own problems whether they are at home or school. When they need adults’ help in doing their homework, they find nobody to discuss with.
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’ presence is important to
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, not only because they are the ones the
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look for if trouble happens, but
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their guidance will be a great help to face in terms of maturing. While I think that having double income would be a great help for a lot of families, I
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cannot deny the fact that even if
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parents
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go to
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, the role of the
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should be balanced. Many people choose to
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starting late at night because they must take care of the household in the daytime while their spouse is away. Balanced
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’ role will not sacrifice their
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’s needs for emotional support, in the end, it will be a fair result for
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parents
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and the
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. To conclude my opinion, some
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may benefit from working
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due to their double income.
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, the role of
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in taking care of the
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and working should be balanced in order to give their
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enough emotional support.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • dual-income households
  • financial stability
  • work-life balance
  • emotional well-being
  • parental involvement
  • social development
  • extracurricular activities
  • childcare solutions
  • time management
  • career advancement
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