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Starting School! Never mind the child what about me?!

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BettingBecki · 09/09/2019 16:40

Erm ok ... So the house is going to be dead ... Routines up in the air ... Lonely as heck ... What does mummy do all day?!? I don't want to spend it all blubbing! Help!!

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GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat · 09/09/2019 17:51

Most get a job I would imagine.

1AngelicFruitCake · 09/09/2019 20:23

Ouch!

1AngelicFruitCake · 09/09/2019 20:24

To be fair, you’re writing this without any awareness of the many women who are juggling cleaning and working/drop offs and pick ups!

beechblob · 09/09/2019 20:27

🙄 baffles me that you have no idea what to do with yourself! Work, gym, hobbies, study, days out, decorating. The list is endless and it's quite sad you feel like this!

MaryBerriesNiece · 09/09/2019 20:31

😂😂. FFS first world problems 🙄

Lookingsparkly · 09/09/2019 20:39

Work?

CreatedBySombra · 09/09/2019 20:42
  1. Get a job
  2. Volunteer
  3. Take up reading/knitting/sewing/gaming/model building

It's 6 precious hours 5 days a week of not being responsible for anything beyond housekeeping. I'd love that!

randomsabreuse · 09/09/2019 20:50

Work has the slight complication of finding something that fits school drop off and pick up in a limited geographical area with limited recent experience- and will potentially require sacrifices from the currently working partner to be available to cover holidays, sickness and potentially some school runs so isn't quite the easy solution some seem to think it is.

DH really struggles with last minute days off (medical professional) so unless there is no choice (both kids ill, 1 month old baby in hospital and 3yo with 40 degree temperature, or when he is also unfit to work (bug shared by 3yo) all illness days are my problem which would make it impossible to keep a real job.

I'm hoping to start some form of self employment unless DH can go to 4 days per week with a guaranteed on time finish another day so I might get 2 decent days of work.

Iggly · 09/09/2019 20:53

all illness days are my problem which would make it impossible to keep a real job

I have a real job and have/can cover them all.

MadeinBelfast · 09/09/2019 21:33

Can we just assume that this is light-hearted?! You'll be ok OP, it takes a while to adjust and I'm sure you'll find something to occupy yourself. I hope dc settles into school really well.

randomsabreuse · 09/09/2019 22:11

@Iggly
Are you new in that job? Doubt I'd get through probation in a bad lurgy year!

It's a lot easier to keep a job with a long term track record than start from scratch while doing all the sick days!

LoveWine123 · 10/09/2019 08:49

all illness days are my problem which would make it impossible to keep a real job

Wow I wonder what the rest of the working world does when kids get sick. We must all be losing our jobs left and right over kids illnesses

Iggly · 10/09/2019 21:12

@randomsabreuse

Yes but it’s a local authority

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