... to think I can manage this for a few months?

[Freddiebump]

Until recently, I was doing 2 jobs; one 3 days a week in the week and one 6.5 hours each day at weekends. Hated the Monday to Friday job and have just started a new one which is 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. This means that ds is in breakfast club before school every day, and after school club until I pick him up. The money is LOADS better, and ds loves breakfast/after school club. We leave the house at 7.45 and get home about 5.45.

However, I am, at the minute, still doing the weekend job. I love doing it, it brings me in around £600 a month, and I really could do with getting the car serviced, replacing a few bits round the house and building up a bit of an emergency fund, so I plan on carrying on as long as I can manage working a 7 day, 50 hour week.

My dad, and a couple of friends, have suggested that I'm not being fair to ds, as he will never see me, but before, my days off were in the week when he was at school, so, yes, I was there to pick him up at 3.30, but I was still out at work all weekend, and he says he doesn't mind, so I can't really see that it's doing any harm. We still get to sit down for dinner together, we do homework together, read a story, watch a bit of tv and take the dog on the park before he goes to bed, and I feel he will benefit more from me having more money to spend on him than he will by having me round at weekends, as he's not used to this anyway. I don't plan on this being forever, but I'm feeling guilty because of the comments off a few people.

So, AIBU?

As you are doing it for a fixed period of time then I think it is fine. But I think you should set yourself a deadline eg by Christmas

As long as your DS is happy with it and you still
make time for you don't see what the problem is. You sound like a great mum to me :o

So long as your Ds is happy with it and you can cope with the hours for now. I think you are being very responsible building up your own emergency fund for you and Ds.

You also need to think about yourself. Working 7 days in my opinion will be bloody hard work . I work 35 hours and did sat morning last week and I'm knackered and I've still got 2 days left! I understand why you want to do it but look after yourself.

Could you compromise and just do Saturday?

Yeah I was wondering about seeing if I could drop a day but then I'd probably end up doing 6 days permanently instead of 7 days for a while, if that makes sense? After I've been in my new job for 3 months, I get a payrise of £1.11 per hour, so an extra £41 a week, so am aiming to have bills paid and a bit saved up by then so as I can quit the weekend job and just do Monday to Friday.