Why *doesn't* Molly work?

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 84676

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at n...> 
wrote:
>> Actually talking of that. If the weasley's are so broke - why 
hasn't Molly
> gone out to work now all her kids are at Hogwarts? I mean with 
only her and
> Arthur in the house during the term time and with magic at her 
disposal,
> exactly what does she *do* during the day? Obviously now she could 
be doing
> OoP stuff, but the order wasn't reformed till after GoF, so that's 
three
> years of very little to do.


Jen:

 A well-earned sabbatical after approximately 30 years of tending to 
other people's needs? A transition period while she decides what to 
do career-wise, after said 30-year career as a primary care-giver? I 
only have one child, but can say that tending to my son's 
physical/emotional/spiritual needs is more engrossing than *any* 
full-time job I've held, and literally exhausting when we're going 
through a developmental growth spurt or other transitions. I shudder 
to think of 7 kids spread out over 30 years. (Assuming Bill was born 
in the late 60's). 

More power to her! I hope for Molly's sake during her three year 
break she was able to take sparkling bubblebaths, drink champagne 
and keep her feet up <g>!