My grandfather do not believe I'm working!

i think its just normal for them to think that way, especially that they are not used on this kind of work, but maybe youll let them see what you do online so they would realize that you really is working!!and you still earning even if youre at home!!its just a matter of talking to them and made them realize on what you doing!!happy lotttng,

Its interesting topic, and one most of us come across nowdays and funniest part is when you tell the elderly and try and explain and after listening to you they will just shake their heads not believin you entirely or may be the gesture of what is this world coming too. I really find that hilarious and best is I cna see myself somewhere in distant future doing the same thing to the kids of my kids. You see my kids already tell me mom you only love old songs and they are refering to just the songs from 90's and thats when I realise my era is robably already over.

The older generations have a hard time understanding the newer work enviornments. My dad could not wrap his mind around job hunting online. He thinks you need to be out there physically pounding the pavement to find a job. He does not understand that a lot of companies will not talk to you until after they see your resume' in their email box. I earn money at home online also. A lot of my family think I am goofing off on the computer. There is no way to convince them they are wrong. They won't understand until they do it for themselves. It is their loss, not mine or yours.

As long as you can pay your bills with the income you have and the work you do is legal, then it's nobody's business, but your own. Having said that, try: http://www.jobsformoms.com/income-test/ I just took the test and it is very interesting and proves what I have been trying to tell my husband. It costs me more to work outside the home than if I stayed home and sold my car. Point out that great authors, maybe even one he watches on television or the movies often work from home. Show him the legal and real, not scam jobs, if that is what you want to do. Personally, if and when I can pay my bills from an online job, I will not be bothered with anyone who thinks I can't. It's their loss if they want to drive 45 minutes and pay the big oil companies to rip us off and make massive profits. Take care.

Hey thats great you know the problem and root cause of the problem too. here your thing is very easy to handle and you can do it simply. Just bring all the non believers to sit with you and show them for 3 days how you are earning and show the credit and make them happy, if they also could teach them to earn at home.

I think it depends on whether you really want a real job or need a real job. They may worry that your income is not enough to afford the family, so they urge you to get are full time job. But if you can earn enough money staying at home, I think there's no need for you to go outside to get a job, if you don't want to. Why not explain to them what you are doing on-line, and show them how much you earn every day? But if I were you, i prefer going out to get a full time job, to keep connection with other people, striving for my life, earn enough money and finally I want to be a boss. Wish you good luck.

You must convince them that you are able to work from home and earn online. You might show them some examples of your writing thta has earned you money. I do not say That I am a writer or earns money to anyone other than my husband or to my mother. Even my husband did not think that earning money was possible until 2 years back when I first earned money. So if your grandfather isn't believeing you, do not worry. I feel you must tell your grandfather that you are a writer and earning money online is much more difficult and requires more determination. To others, you can tell them that you are working from home and earning enough.

it is entirely up to you... if you think that you can earn money from home and you are happy with it, go ahead and do it... you don't have to care so much about what other people is talking about you... it is your life... and if you think that you can earn enough from home, then you don't have to go out... you can take care of your daughter while earning as well... that means, you are killing two birds with one stone... take care and have a nice day...

I know what you feel as I'm too had been in that same situation as you are right now. People especially old one's have the notion that worked should be done outside the house and not inside the house. They are accustomed to works in office or in a more working environment. It's been my big problem before as I worked as a freelance to a company. I didn't told them that but one day they inquire why I'm always locked in my room and when I say I'm working they didn't believe me. The company I was working for is in my country only miles away and my mom is kind of skeptical when I told her that I'm working as a freelance and I only need a computer and a decent internet connection to worked. They only believed me when I received my first payout. I hope everything works out just fine with you and that your family just let you do what you want to do.

It is funny but all you have to do is go on working. Later on he will surely notice that you are indeed working. No need to prove anything, just do what you think is good and will earn you money.

I wouldn't pay any mind to what your family thinks. Families have a great way of trying to tell you what you should do when the only person who really knows what you should do is you. I stopped working when me and my husband moved up north and my son was about 2 years old. We really can't afford for me to work right now because I would just be working to pay someone else to watch my kid. All of the money I earned would be paying for day care. What's the point, right? My family wishes I was working, but I have explained numerous times that it's just not practical for me to be working right now. Honestly, it's a great thing to be able to stay home and raise your kids. Your kid gets the benefit of getting to be with a parent instead of being raised by day care workers (and how many of those can you really trust?). Do yourself a favor and don't listen to what your family has to say. It's easy to feel obligated to listen to them and give in to the guilt they're dishing out, but you owe it to yourself to do what's best for you and your immediate family (husband, child). I can't blame you at all for wanting to work at home. More and more people are opting to do just that, especially when gas is expensive and commuting to work takes time and money. If it keeps coming up and you feel like you need to say something, tell them how much money you earned last month or last week (whatever sounds better). I don't think you owe them more explanation than that.

It is good that you get an online job. You could stay home, tak care of your daughter and the house, you have your own time and you enjoy what you do. Older generation cant understand the power of the internet. If this happens to me I will let them come to my house one day and let them watch me while I work online. And let them see my earnings (if you're comfortable with it) so they'll believe me.. Anyway, there should really be no need for anyone to explain that actually. but for them to stop urging you to find a job then that would be the best thing to do i guess!

oh ,that is interesting .my friends can't believe me to .they say i having a dream now .Ii's a interesting thing .is someday i get money from here i will buy something eat to them .

Well Just keep telling them. Try to explain exactly what it is that you do, how you are making money from it. Im pretty sure its getting you by. They should see that and be convinced off of that. Its not like your begging them for money to cover any of your bills. Just try to explain tat you do work for a compnay but that this compnay offers the advantage of working from home. And your doing a great deed by staying at home so you can be with your daughter and raise her. that is excellent. I look up to you for that. I would probably be frustrated after a while if they still didn't believe me. But just keep being persistent as your grandfather is. You will prevail.

That is interesting. I was forced to stay home after my second daughter was born because I developed fibromyalgia (chronic pain, chronic fatigue, chronic everything). We have been struggling financially for 12 years because of it. My mother has been my number one supporter of me staying home with my kids. She has said many times that they need me here and this is where I belong. I feel that developing the illness blessed me with the opportunity to stay home and raise my children. Even though they are both in school all day long now, they still benefit from having Mom there when they get home from school. I feel guilty for not being able to contribute financially (though a recent advance inheritance has given us a bit of relief, we are still struggling). Developing the illness also made me see that in staying home I could follow my dream of becoming a published author. So if I can just do that, I will be able to contribute to the running of this family and household. I don't wish getting fibromyalgia on anyone. Learning how to cope is essential. Once I did that I found myself working on that dream of mine. But it's taking too long. I have to stop procrastinating and get back to it (though my health is suffering right now because of the fluctuations in the weather and possibly my hormones; I'm 46). Honestly, I am surprised at the attitude of the older generation in your family. When they were young the women never worked after they had children. (Well, having children IS work!) Of course they sacrificed a lot, which is hard to do in today's society where everyone has to have the best of everything. My kids think their friends who have everything are spoiled (as much as they would love those things themselves ). I do not believe staying at home and raising your children is just a matter of preference. I strongly believe it is a major contributor as to the kind of people those children grow up to be. Good luck with your freelance work.

i have the same problem i don,t know why they think when you tell them you are working they don,t take it seriously it makes me mad iam working as hard as i can to make extra money on line i asked them to respect this is my job and i go to work every day on line to make a dollar sometime they still bother me but they are not on my back so bad as they use too than goodness it,s all going to work out let them know you have a job online and you are making your money on line things have changed if you have a computer you can make some money on line.

Hi SydneyHazelton. First of all looking after your daughter is a very important job in itself. Our culture doesn't always give a parent that privilege. I guess many people have not yet accepted the fact that people can make money online and that's the reason for the reaction. If you enjoy what you are now doing and can manage financially, just keep quiet and let others accept it. Blessings.

I know you work hard and it must be frustrating to have older relatives telling you to get a job. Explain that you have a job, and inform them that people who work from home need to work harder, and must be more determined. if they are to succeed. It is much more difficult earning this way than it is to go and work for someone else, but it is far more rewarding too. Tell them it takes talent and skill to earn money from writing. that you have the necessary skill and want to make the most of your talent. Tell them that many thousands of people around the world are reading your articles, and you are performing a great service by writing informative articles. Don't keep quiet. Be proud of being a writer, and say you will prove you are right when you are earning more money, but it takes time to get established and you have to start by earning small amounts.

Give it some time for the older generation to understand that earning money and working does not necessarily means stepping out of the house. If even the generation are skeptical about the work online, what more could we speak of about the older generations? They were born into a generation whereby the mentality of hard work = money, the harder you work, the more money you will earn. They were born into an era where hardships exists, unlike you and me. That is something that we must understand of them. We want to seek their approval and understanding, similarly we must be big hearted enough to give them the understanding that they need too. I would just have to say leave it. Let them say whatever they want to. Afterall, their mouths is theirs and they are free to say whatever they want. As long as you yourself know that you are working and earning enough to support your family, that is enough. Why should we care about what others are saying about us. What is important is how you think of yourself and whether or not you know that you are doing right. If you are, ignore them. There will always be those who are afraid to step out of what they always known and try out new stuff. And there are also those who are always putting down people who are just different from them. And in working at home, you are considered to be different. So, it is of no surprise that there will be negative comments about your work. Why is freelancing not considered as real work? Don't you have to put in time and effort in order to get paid? So, why isn't it equivalent to work? Just because you are staying at home and working? If you really do feel uneasy about just ignoring them, or that by doing so will cause tensions to arise, then perhaps you might want to try explaining to them with facts and evidence to support your case. In anyway, I wish you all the best and strive for what you believe in. Never let anyone be a wet blanket in what you believe in and steal all of your dreams. Well, good luck and take care!! Happy Mylotting!!

If you are happy with your work situation right now, Sydney, then stick with it. Maybe just sit and talk with your grandfather and show him what you're doing. If he still keeps at it, then just let it be, you can't do anything about it. It's your life and as much as you get to hear what they have to say, you're the one who's going to bear with the consequences, not them. If you ended up doing what they want you to do and is miserable at such, then you might end up blaming them. Take care and I'm sure your daughter is happy to have you there with her most of the time. And it's called houseWORK because it is!