I’m fascinated by the topic of how the recession is shaping family life. I blame recession scars for the increased pressure on teenagers to succeed and for the rise in anxiety related disorders. In a previous blog post, we started talking about about recession fears have changed behavior among professionals.

Some@one.com started the conversation:

I a[m] in my early 30s and have lots of late 20s/early 30s friends who are starting families these days. One thing that is not often remarked on in the public discussion is that people my age are very much afraid not to have two working parents. After the recession, there is a lot of worry that something might just happen to a previously good job and it never comes back, or at least it takes a long time. It’s a lot easier to downsize to 50% income loss, and so almost everyone I know wants to find a way to make two professional jobs work. How this will actually work is a hard question, but the desire to find a way is very strong.

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