Help me! I’m struggling to make a big decision.
Background- I’m working currently 4 days per week with the majority from home while my DD (4yrs) and DS (2yrs) are at nursery. My work is over an hour commute away so I go in for one morning per week and the rest of the time am at home. Whilst I appreciate I am very lucky to have this flexibility I’m starting to go insane being on my own all the time and feel like I’m missing on the children growing up. I’m not part of any world or social circle as I don’t have work colleagues with me and can’t reach out to other mums as don’t have any time or the children with me.
Every week I make the decision to become a SAHM but then change my mind when I think about the cut backs in money and am I actually making my life much harder having the children all of the time. Is life too short and shall I give it all in so I can enjoy them when they are young or is it worth sticking at?
Nb I didn’t apply and get offered a more local role where I could be in the office and have that social side but turned it down as it was full time and no flexibility (which I think
Would be typical of any other jobs I applied for in my field)