Hi
I've been a SAHM roughly 7 years. I have 3 DC the youngest is 2. It's not for financial reasons that I need to go back to work but that I want to meet new friends mainly. I'm feeling a bit lonely now the youngest is a toddler. The baby friends I've had have long since gone back to work. I've found it harder making friends to see outside of toddler activities and school runs now I have 3 children. I feel guilty that by not working I feel like I'm not setting a good example to my daughters. I feel the toddler would be better a couple of days in nursery now and make little friends than be around me all the time. I realise now I probably did the having children too soon I should have built more of a life for myself because now the kids are growing up I realise I have very little for myself it all revolves around the kids and family.
I just don't know where to start. I only want to do a part time job so that limits the options. I'm just finding it so hard to find the confidence to start looking.
I only did temp work after uni and helped my husband build his career and that was 7 years ago. I've got no recent work experience and jobs I'm confident I could like soft play areas, cleaning jobs all request experience. i'm sure I could get references from DCs' school, children's centre the scout group I help out at but it's not work experience. I just don't know how I can sell myself and as I mentioned I'm a bit lonely and self esteem quite low I don't want to apply and get my hopes up to be rejected straight away. I've thought I could do a voluntary job as money is not important but I think I would make friends my age in a paid job. Has anyone got any advice or positive stories for being in this situation I.e Starting to work after being SAHM for so long?
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Member85426 · 14/01/2017 03:59
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