I've been at home with my DS since he was born, he turns 2 next month. I've done odd days of freelance work and a bit from home during nap times but basically, I haven't really been apart from him. He's fairly clingy and very attached to me but I guess this is fairly normal for his age anyway.
I always intended and wanted to go back to work as I've worked hard to get to where I was in my career, but I was made redundant when due to return to work. I have just started settling DS into a nursery for 2 mornings a week so I can solidify the bits of freelance stuff I've been doing and have some proper hours in the week to concentrate, which I think I feel fine with.
The dilemma is I had a job interview yesterday for a full-time role and I think it went quite well. I really would prefer to be 3 days or week or POSSIBLY 4, just because I feel that with a commute I really won't see much of DS at all in the week if I'm full-time. DH is full-time and would admit himself that he is basically a 'weekend dad'.
But the job is really tempting, exactly the kind of thing I'd like to go back to and a really good career move - it's at the same level I was before but also a sort of sideways move into an area I've always been interested in but haven't had the chance to work in before. If it wasn't for DS I'd jump at the chance, but I just can't ignore the voice in my head telling me he isn't ready for me to leave him for so long. :-(
What makes the choice harder is that we can survive on just DH's salary, so if I took it it would really be just for my benefit/future career options etc. Obviously the money would be useful! But not essential. I think that heaps on the guilt - if I had to work to pay the mortgage I honestly don't think I'd feel guilty but since I don't, I think I feel that I ought to put DS first.
Any thoughts? Does anyone do the same, i.e. work just because they want to? How do the DC cope especially if very young?
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