Job advice for single parent

[CandyCaneKitten]

I’m finding life really hard at the moment. I’m a single paren all of my children are autistic, the oldest more support needs. She isn’t in school and has a tutor 2 hours a day every week day. For this reason I cannot work as she can’t be left alone at all. I am struggling not being able to work as I honestly can’t afford to live at the moment! People don’t understand and tell me I can work even though I only have 2 and a half hours a day “free” (not actually free as my daughter is with me) but 2 hours at the tutor, then 2 hours at home then need to collect my other kids from school so from 3pm I have them with me full time how on earth am I meant to work?! I tried to have a zoom call the other day during my 2 and a half hours “free” and my daughter was speaking all the way through the call trying to get my attention. Are there jobs available for only 2 and a half hours a day that I could do with my daughter here? Any advice as I’m broken, any jobs or anything at all? Please don’t have a go at me this isn’t how I planned my life to be but things happen and I want to work so need advice on what could be available to me?

I suspect that some sort of self employment might be the best option. Sorry it is so difficult for you.

How many children do you have? Can dad help?

I am a lone parent we do not have any contact with their father

If you have any marketable skills, then self-employment would be an option, but I suspect the correct reply to the people asking you to work is, "Great, how often are you available for childcare duties? No? Off you fuck then."

In your own time, since you want to work, I would start looking at building skills you can turn into self-employment, eg, web design, app development, proofreading or editing, freelance copywriting, etc. Have a look at freelancing sites and apps and see if anything takes you fancy, then use your free hours to learn it.