Exactly Playing, even though I can see, looking back now, that I was "young" then, when I look at some of my friends now who are the same age as me and some even older, some of them are still no where near ready to bring up kids, and I don't mean from a career prospective, but they are still doing the club scene and put more effort into making sure their eyebrows are tweezed just so than bothered whether they have paid their rent or phone bill this month.
Pop, I am a bit undecided with your dilema, you are 100% correct that your's and DD's happiness comes first, but then if you need the money, it is only another couple of months. And I think I would be looking at it from the POV that before too long you will be the one on maternity leave and you might make things difficult forself with work then. Is there a compromise? Could you ask to have one day off or something? Is there anyone who could look after DD some of the time? Maybe a nursery or CM? If the money isn't too much of a problem to lose, and you don't think it would effect your ML, then I'd tell them you can't work F/T, but will do as much as you can.
Diege, PMSL at babies having babies What is it with old people? Some are the friendliest people you will ever meet, others should be ashamed of themselves T'weren't like it in my day!! I am with you on the packed lunchies, I would quite happily pay someone a lot of money to do DS1's. And yet when he is home I don't mind doing lunches at all.