To leave my child in nursery longer than necessary?

[Nurseryy]

One DS who is 2. He goes to nursery 3 days a week and I'm home with him the other 4.

I work part time from home and tend to finish around 3:30-4.

However sometimes I won't go and collect DS from nursery until 5:30/6 so I can just have some time to myself I use the time to go to the gym occasionally, sit with a brew, even have a nap every now and then.

I feel a little bad as he is tired when he gets home but that's also good in a way because he sleeps like a log afterwards!

He gets dropped off around 8:30-9am.

If I got him earlier he'd also miss dinner which I'm still paying for at nursery so I'd be paying for that and then feeding him here.

So is it terrible?! (My mum thinks it's cruel).

Mine goes 7-6 even if i have a day off work!! Us Mums needs time to ourselves now and again. Enjoy!!

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Those are HUGE days for such a tiny kid.
Too big imo. And a bit sad.

You're fine OP. You're only mistake was telling your mum about it when it's not her business. My mum would probably be the same but I'd never get on to the subject with her, she wouldn't even know what days they attend.

Just don't mention minutiae to your mum and crack on. I used to put mine in for 2 full days a week when I didn't even have a paid job.

Why is 'time to yourself' an
I hate this idea that motherhood = slavery