[speaker001:] children do you have
[speaker002:] uh just the one screamer
[speaker001:] okay How old how old I is uh he or she
[speaker002:] he's eighteen months today
[speaker001:] all right
[speaker002:] yeah
[speaker001:] year and a half
[speaker002:] and uh huh yeah and he's um he's discovered pens and that you lick the backs of stamps
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] that's what he was screaming about I just uh
[speaker001:] well I would suppose a lot of your time is spent with yours then
[speaker002:] yes I I'm a full time mother and I spend all day
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] yes and I spend all day with the baby
[speaker001:] uh-huh How how do you see most of the world now uh uh the country spending time with their children
[speaker002:] I see a real growing trend for families going back into the home where a lot a lot more people if they really can can make a a tight budget they're going back to where the women take care of the children at home
[speaker001:] and not working so much to
[speaker002:] and not working and not
[speaker001:] live live in the fancy homes and drive the nice cars
[speaker002:] yeah I think uh
[speaker001:] uh
[speaker002:] I personally see that happening maybe I'm not in the right neighborhood but
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] I really do see it a big trend toward that and people even not waiting as late in life as they had been I know for a while that there were people waiting to have their families and I think that trend is is slowing down
[speaker001:] uh-huh uh-huh I I'd have to agree with you that's what's happening back here in the west more people are are just saying it's not worth it and uh
[speaker002:] um-hum
[speaker001:] and spending more time at at home
[speaker002:] yeah
[speaker001:] I know it's tough for our family to do that I've got three kids
[speaker002:] um-hum
[speaker001:] and uh my oldest one is only six but she's still in dance and kindergarten and you know she's got a bunch of things going on and
[speaker002:] oh yeah
[speaker001:] and uh I my it's a good thing my wife she she does work a little bit she works part time
[speaker002:] uh-huh
[speaker001:] as a college instructor she at a junior college here but she has time to go to all of her uh dance concert recitals and things and and it just means so much and I I try to be there but I don't get to go all the time
[speaker002:] ah uh-huh yeah well I agree it it's really important to me to support my family to support my children and to support the children of my brother and sister too
[speaker001:] uh-huh uh-huh
[speaker002:] that I think children without support are really they're missing out a lot
[speaker001:] yeah my you know when when I was growing up my I I played high school sports
[speaker002:] uh-huh
[speaker001:] and my dad rarely missed a football game my mom mom and dad both but mostly my dad rarely missed a football game or a basketball game even if we had to travel away from the local area
[speaker002:] uh-huh
[speaker001:] he would always go and uh I remember that and I'll never forget that you know
[speaker002:] yeah oh and it well it obviously made a really good impression on you
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] so
[speaker001:] and that's something that I'd sure like to do with my kids when they
[speaker002:] yeah well I agree I'm I'm even considering putting my son at two in a tumbling class
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] and you know going and maybe staying with him during most of the class and then going to see what he does and all that because I really I think it's important for children to be around children but I also think it's important for there to be a tight nucleus at home
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] so I'm trying to think of what else what was the other part of the topic
[speaker001:] um trends and uh
[speaker002:] trends
[speaker001:] we've talked about trends um you're you're talking about your family does your do you find your husband has a hard time spending time with the child
[speaker002:] yeah yes
[speaker001:] it's tough isn't it I sure have a hard time see I still at work now
[speaker002:] well oh are you
[speaker001:] yes it's uh it is sure tough for me
[speaker002:] well he he has a tendency um to leave it to me since I'm with him all day
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] and it's really hard for me to let go too
[speaker001:] yep
[speaker002:] I feel very attached to my son and I I'm sure it would change if I had another one but um I just don't think that I don't know I I don't see much of a change happening there I wish they would spend more time together but
[speaker001:] yeah what line of business is he in
[speaker002:] we'll uh we'll see how that goes he's um a scientist with TI
[speaker001:] hum So he's part of the study here then almost isn't he
[speaker002:] well it's um it's not the speech study but it's a different kind of study I mean he he works
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] in uh laser he's a laser physicist
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] so it's a completely different line of work
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] than uh than the speech program but
[speaker001:] yep
[speaker002:] anyhow
[speaker001:] well I I'm an accountant and I know it takes it's it takes a lot of lot of time away from the home
[speaker002:] um-hum
[speaker001:] and so uh I just don't I the only time I get a lot of time with my kids is when