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To not want him to take the job

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Leobynature · 14/09/2019 05:39

DH was made redundant a couple of months ago. We have a toddler. I returned to work FT when she was 10 months old. I feel so guilty for leaving her but we need the money and I am the main breadwinner. The only thing that use to ease the guilt was that DH use to work a late shift so DD was only at a childminder for 4 hours per day.
DH is manual labourer who has always struggled to find work. He is hard working and always willing to work.
He has been offered a job which is day time hours. He is pleased about this. I am gutted as Dd will need to be in childcare FT. AIBU to ask him to look for Evening or night work?

I would love to go PT but we can’t afford it at the moment.

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Plasebeafleabite · 14/09/2019 14:00

Just as an aside OP as you mention your DH has done warehouse work. My DB works in this field and there is a real shortage of fork lift drivers (north of England). Can DH look at training for this/investigate demand in your area? If was willing to work unsociable hours he’d be snapped up.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 14/09/2019 15:20

I'm sitting here with my nearly 22 year old DD, who was in full time day care from four months old, 8am to 6pm, all year round unless I took holiday. I was a sole parent and admittedly didn't have choices, but DD has turned out fine and we have an excellent relationship. She's always been very sociable, a good mixer, academic, so I genuinely don't feel that there was any "missing out". Your DD will be absolutely fine.

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