My mom has a lot of spare time in her day, she's a housewife, and because my dad travels a lot, she's at home with just my younger brother, who is gone most of the time to either school or spending time with his friend's. There really isn't a whole lot for her to do besides see 1 or 2 movies every week.
She's taken some art classes in the past, and those were great and all, but I think she needs something a bit more long term.
This screams for a job, but convincing her to get one is hard. Just being honest, part of it is probably due to the fact that she's never worked a job and any time I've tried mentioning it, she's had issues. I think they're all cover ups for her not wanting a job at a place where it might make her feel like less than she is. I'm not sure if that makes sense, but if her friends works in an office, and she finds a job at an ice cream shop or something, she might feel that she's less than them. I know it's stupid, but understanding women is hard, I don't think anyone here will disagree on that.
Another part is that she's from India, and no lady in her family has ever worked a job.
One idea we've had is volunteer work, but I think she sees it as something she isn't expected to commit to and can get out of quickly.
Basically, I need help on two things:
1. What kind of jobs can I recommend that would start her at maybe 15-20 hours a week? Working at the library came to mind, any ideas like that would be helpful, basically some place that is laid back, relaxed, and something for her to pass time.
2. How do I convince her to give it a try and care? For the reasons above, she hates the idea of working, but we don't know what else to recommend that she do with all her time. She takes care of the house and my younger brother unless my dad is there, which doesn't really add any more work. I'm not saying she doesn't do a lot for us, but just that with most of us away a lot, she had tons of spare time to herself.
She's taken some art classes in the past, and those were great and all, but I think she needs something a bit more long term.
This screams for a job, but convincing her to get one is hard. Just being honest, part of it is probably due to the fact that she's never worked a job and any time I've tried mentioning it, she's had issues. I think they're all cover ups for her not wanting a job at a place where it might make her feel like less than she is. I'm not sure if that makes sense, but if her friends works in an office, and she finds a job at an ice cream shop or something, she might feel that she's less than them. I know it's stupid, but understanding women is hard, I don't think anyone here will disagree on that.
Another part is that she's from India, and no lady in her family has ever worked a job.
One idea we've had is volunteer work, but I think she sees it as something she isn't expected to commit to and can get out of quickly.
Basically, I need help on two things:
1. What kind of jobs can I recommend that would start her at maybe 15-20 hours a week? Working at the library came to mind, any ideas like that would be helpful, basically some place that is laid back, relaxed, and something for her to pass time.
2. How do I convince her to give it a try and care? For the reasons above, she hates the idea of working, but we don't know what else to recommend that she do with all her time. She takes care of the house and my younger brother unless my dad is there, which doesn't really add any more work. I'm not saying she doesn't do a lot for us, but just that with most of us away a lot, she had tons of spare time to herself.