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writes:I need advice someone please help me is this good I'm trying to get my g.e.d and my boyfriend he works as a porter making $13.00 an hour.I do not have a job at the moment and Im taking my g.e.d and i want to get it done i have two more tests to take and so does my boyfriend he wants me to stay home and take care of the baby while he goes to school im just worried that he will have money but i will not have money and ill be screwed what should I do ???
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reader, The Realist  +, writes (27 February 2011):
 I have heard of this situation working but you have to trust that you two will stay together otherwise someone will be very screwed at the end of it. One person goes to school while the other ones supports the family and at the end of it the other person then goes to school and the roles flip.
I don't really see one person staying home with the child and not working unless you guys have very supportive parents. If you both try to do it at once it be alot tougher then it should be but, as bad as it sounds, if you can't trust your partner to do this I would let him know that you need to make sure that you have an education as well.
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reader, tennisstar88 +, writes (27 February 2011):
Without your GED, high school diploma you can't get into college, any other type of school, much less a job. Nowadays, in this rough economy a BA isn't even getting people jobs.
$13 a hour isn't enough to support a family much less one income; I bet you two are struggling to make ends meet or or receiving some financial help from your parents.
Get your education. Your parents, relatives, retired neighbors can watch the baby while you finish school. Then you can look into college to provide a better future for your child. Besides, what if your boyfriend dumps you and you hadn't finished your education so you're stuck living off of child support and state aid? Finish your education, it will pay off.
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reader, IHateWomanBeaters +, writes (27 February 2011):
 Get your education. That is the most important thing in your life, aside from your son. Your boyfriend is trying to control you. Get a sitter. You know that you have to go to school so you can get the money to support your kid and yourself as well.
You need to arm yourself with the tools to live in a society that requires you to have tools to survive.
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