She takes Tony with her. Greene also likes to write short stories and has had a poem published. I'm working at it, but I'm not yet a social butterfly. Her plate is full. I do the best within my financial limits.
Child care is a major problem for all parents, but especially for single parents.
Greene spends 15 percent of her take-home pay on child care and must continually make adjustments for her children's schedules. Until recently, she rushed home from work during her lunch break to take Tony to afternoon kindergarten, which the baby-sitter couldn't do. Now a neighbor takes care of him in the morning and also takes him to school. There's so little of it. Her mother, Delores Benford, inspired her.