to have had a glass of wine at 4pm?

[sleepingsowell]

actually I'm posting just to vent really so if you think I am unreasonable I don't care
I had the opportunity today to take a senior position at work. I didn't take it because at present my work is flexible and I can pick DS up from school 3 days a week and only need family support with the other two days. DS has quite severe SEN and simply does not cope without a cast-iron security around his school arrangements so after school club is simply not an option.
I fully want to put my family first and WANT to pick DS up, but have been quite taken aback by how emotional I have been, that I couldn't take this next step. Logically I know that in future I will be able to when DS is less dependent. DH is not one of these husbands who have let my career take all the strain; he HAS changed his hours to assist with DS but there is simply no more room for manoevre in his job.
But still want to blub slightly.
Pass me the

[Lambskin]

We'll share a bottle. I'm not working at all because of my ds's SN so sympathise.

[sleepingsowell]

thanks Lamb...here's a

[kisschase]

YA Def NBU - I am on my 2nd largish glass and I only had to negotiate all the nutters in Sainsbury's today!!

Cheers!!

[Lambskin]

Cheers everyone! Just opening the fridge door to get out the white wine now

[walesblackbird]

Would like to be with you but holding off for a little while! I have one child with quite difficult additional needs and I've not managed to get back to work at all. He needs to know where I am and what I'm doing at all times - and is so unpredictable in school that I always need to be available.

So, go ahead and have one for me!!

Having just lost my son in the woods after he ran away I fully intend to be having one or two myself tonight.

[WorzselMummage]

I'm having a glass now :)

[grovel]

YANBU and what you have done for your DS is great. Be proud.

[sleepingsowell]

Lovely to be sharing a glass with you guys!! Has genuinely lightened my mood!
And thank you grovel - what a lovely thing to say x

[sleepingsowell]

and OMG Wales - that sounds traumatic and certainly worth a glass or three tonight! So scary.

[MixedClassBaby]

Cheers all. Having a cos it's...err...hot.

[Nojusticejustus]

Dont have anything useful to say but am getting my glass in sympathy !

[Alphabetsy]

Def NBU!!! Recently turned down an amazing job offer I was given to return to after maternity leave as it would have to be FT and I wanted to keep my PT contract. This was because I feared that my 'clingly & emotional' DD2 could not bare to be parted from me for more than a couple of days a week. However, fast foward 2 months and the same child is now outgoing and care-free and probably prefers the childminder to me!! Hey ho!