It's only with the years that you realize the impact of staying at home. First of all, there's the income loss, of course. We feel it in the fridge. We are three people living on my husband's pension. We had some water damage, and last night, actually, I almost slept in my car in order to be here today—I'll be honest with you—because we had $40 left until midnight. That's our reality.
Of course, if I were working it would make a difference. That income replacement is necessary. I have children of my own. My husband also ended up paying for them as much.... They were not his children. My daughter's in Japan right now. I cannot help her during her studies, with anything.
I'm sorry. I'm very tired.
Second of all, concerning that $7,000, you have to keep in mind that I don't have that money. If you expect me to hire someone or to buy a plane ticket...or, as someone suggested yesterday, if I wanted to bring my children from B.C. to Quebec, I must have the money. I don't.
So it does not apply. It's not helpful to me. It's not.
Is it enough? Well, it's not a replacement; it's a relief benefit. If it came with a sort of income, that would be different.