To think someone wants us in poverty (a theoretical someone obv, not an actual paranoid somone!)

[Peachy]

DS3 started at his SNU today, we haven't been able to get transport times until today. As they left they said drop off is at 3.15.

Exact time I have to collect the other boys from their school.

The only other child in the car also has a sibling there so reversing the drop off order wouldn't be an option.

DS1 is statemented but in MS so can't be left at school to wait.

DH is usually around atm but has two interviews this week, one for his own job as redundancies. So I have had to get permission from head to pull out older 2 early, obviously not sustainable long term.

If DH doesn't lose his job, 50% chance new job will start half an hour before the school run, 40 miles away (currently works in a night job).

Also means my PGCE has been shelved yet again as no CM in the village will not be on a school run for a drop off then, looks like I have run up mega student debt for feck all point doesn't it? Don't mind as much whilst ds4 little but desperately want some kind of career one day . I worked hard for that.

If Dh loses job he has a possible Uni course lined up (living on loans beter than just benefits in our opinion for us, at elast we'd be looking at hel;ping ourselves IYSWIM)- but if he has to be here for a drop off he'll lose that as well.

Ideas please? I am out of them and seriosuly pissed off atm. There's no after school club at our school, and even if we could fimnd a nursery one they wouldn't touch ds1 for very real Sn reasons.

Oh what a nightmare!

Can grandparents help?

Is there anyone local to you that you could pay to wait at your house for the drop off?

Sadly no, live in another Copunty and don't drive either (and dh's woulddn't even if they could)

Goiod try though LOL!

I just don't want to end up on benefits for ever. At soem point Dh will work from home but needs his degree first, and I will be happy to Locum when I have NQT but how I'm supposed to get there I am not sure now. DS1 is aggressive so can't imagine anyone at school can help, they do after school hobby clubs which i will book them into but theya re often cancelled for teacher absence etc.

Can another mum pick up DS1 and take them to their house for a while?

Fimbo only people we know here are school aprents also, we moved here for Uni so left everyone behind. Neighbours all very old and working, no young famillies or anything

CM dont think they would, well i think they would all being equal but ds1 is very aggressive and I can understand why they wouldn't if that makes sense? Not tor reflect on them in any way.

I sound obstructive honestly am not trying to be. Already trying to work out solutions this end such as speaking to Head who is a Good Man and will help where he can.

We live 8hrs away from any form of help and it really does suck at times.

If you moved for Uni, what about a student - could they fit it around lectures?

Hmm, that's a possibility isn't it? A student, never thought of that one. Would work from Sept - May at least I reckon, and only 2 months to juggle to get the PGCE sorted then (we do ahev a wonderful CM but she has other pick ups - if the SNU kicked out same time as other schools we'd have been OK as its a 30 mnute minimum journey but they collect and drop off early)

So we just got a call t say cook rand dietician today to speak to them and dietician asbanned them from giving ds3 any lunch

I have to wait in for a delivery so might have to ake dh to head over, he worked until 7 and is back in tonight

FFS

Blinking Nora Peachy, life is never easy for you.

LOL, I have it easier than many I think, unlike many fior a start at least DH is about at 3.15 for the next few weeks bar 2 days...... most wouldn't have that leeway would they?

No, I just ahd a mini breakdown this morning, warranted withe verything but finding eprspective now (plus the lunch was df anyway so he did get it in the end PMSL)