Hi, all. I returned to work on a 3-day working week in September, and left DD2 in a creche. She wouldn't settle in the creche - she cried all day, wouldn't eat, drink or sleep for them and wouldn't play with the toys or the other kids, and after 2 weeks she was evicted (not as abrupt as it sounds, they just admitted they never dealt with a child like her and felt the situation was harmful to her). I thought my dreams had come true when I found an excellent childminder, and she settled straightaway there. She was fine the first 4 weeks, but for the past 3 weeks she's been worse than ever before. The childminder seems so pi**ed off with her, and I'm worried she's going to stop minding her.
I just don't want to give up my job (on hindsight I wish I applied for a year's unpaid leave when I applied for maternity leave - it's too late now), I've been in it for 14 years and enjoy it, it pays well and my colleagues are great. And I don't want to go through the application and interview process again when the kids start college(please God!)
Is there anybody here who has a child that couldn't be minded, yet you were dependant on your job to help pay the mortgage and had no other choice but to work?
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DD2 won't settle with childminder. Help!
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qwertpoiuy · 31/10/2007 21:40
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