The Confinos have high paid jobs. There is a comparison between Debbie Brett and Jayne Confino as Jayne works in law as a magistrate and Debbie had dreams of working within the field of law. This suggests that Jayne has had better life chances than Debbie and that she hasn't had to deal with the barriers that Debbie has in order to fufill her career. Even though the ages are not given, the fact that Debbie has two teenage daughters and two younger daughters suugests that perhaps Debbie became a mother younger than Jayne Confino. It known that it takes
a long time to obtain qualifications for a career in law and this suggests that Jayne Confino trained for this when she was younger, whereas Debbie possibly put having children before her career path, which has now meant that not securing a career that will enable her to earn enough money to live comfortably has hindered her life. Whereas Jayne Confino is now prospering. However thats not definitive as Debbie is a single parent and Jayne is married to an investment banker which will double their wealthy income creating more choice in the Confinos lives. Its not said but Jayne could even have married her husband Daniel and they could all have survived on his income while she potentially trained for ther career in law as his wealth would have given her the choice to have done that. In relation to Debbie 'Since her partner, the father of the two youngest, left their long-term relationship - a relief in some ways, admits Debbie - she now raises her children on Income Support' (Block 2, p.37)