Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 991 Location: South Carolina
My Bosses Are Going to Flip Posted: 03-06-06 23:08pm
But i'm considering other employment
options.
It's not that I don't like it here or
anything like that. Yes, it's annoying
sometimes and, yes, I do despise working
saturday and sunday every week (which
won't be for long, I hope). But i've been
thinking a lot lately about what's
happening this year.
A lot's changing between now and the end
of the year, and I just can't come to
terms with spending the first 2-3 years of
my child's life working nights and
weekends. Or any of his/her life, for
that matter. I was on my way to work last
sunday, it was a beautiful day, and there
were some people with their kids at the
soccer field down the street from our
house. And all I could think was, "i cant
do that." I know it'll be a while before
the kid's kicking soccer balls, but that's
not the point. The point is... I'll be
married. We'll have a child. And because
john works normal people's hours, nights
and weekends will be the time that the
three of us will have together. Do I want
to work through that? Not really.
I really want to get into book editing,
and i've been trying to find a company
that freelances or allows telecommuting.
I have seen a couple of things, but they
are in no way paying anywhere near what I
make here. It's all part-time stuff. But
I think that, if I could at least get
something that I want, I can always get
another from-home job like data entry or
something to supplement.
I totally want to be an at-home mom, but
john's income (while not bad or anything)
just can't support that. Maybe this is
the next best thing. I dont' know. Am I
crazy?
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tigresacanela24
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 5261 Location: Treat your children well, eventually they'll choose your nursing home.
Posted: 03-07-06 08:19am
No, I feel the same way. I think every
mom does. It's driving me insane that
i'm going to have to work (at least for a
while) after I have the baby. I don't
want to miss his first word cuz he says it
to his daycare attendant or his first
steps cuz i've got a meeting that I can't
miss with the big wigs...But i've got to
support my m&m.
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Sunflower_pie81
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 5041 Location: to hell with this crap
Posted: 03-07-06 12:43pm
I am right in the same boat. I can't not
work bcause I need to support my little
one and no one else is going to do that
other than me. I am saving as much as I
can to be able to be off of work for the
full 12 weeks allowed. I am having a
c-section, for which I will get 8 weeks
pay.
