Feel like a bad mum

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Just picked my son up from nursery. He’s 11mo and doing so well he’s so clever and also happy there!

Hes in 4 days a week as we only have family members to babysit 1 day which is more than what some people have! I do feel guilty for working 5 days a week and this though but we need the full time wage

When I picked him up today his key person was saying how much fun they have and they’re always laughing etc and I just felt so sad

These moments I only get mainly on weekends. When I get him it’s only a few hours before bed time and I just felt so sad I don’t get him as much snymore

i know it’s what we have to do life bills etc

i just feel horrible and worried what if he thinks I’m not there enough for him( I want to be

You are providing for your child. This is what a good parent does. But I get that’s it’s hard to see him have fun with others.

It’s so hard OP, I get it. I squish so many work hours into 4 days to get time with my 15 month old but it’s tiring to do that and it’s just never enough :( no family help here either.

By the way, try to see him having a great fun relationship with his key worker a huge, huge positive. I’d love one of the nursery workers to say that about mine! For some reason, he has a brilliant affinity with the cook and she always makes a big fuss of him and he giggles away. His key worker, he couldn’t care less about.