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Help me find a way to get rid of him

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TheGreatEskape · 20/05/2018 15:42

I feel trapped in my relationship and I can't seem to see a way out of it.

The problem is that I work two jobs. One is term time only so ok but the other is afternoon to early in the morning and every weekend. I need him to be there for the dc.

He works in the morning until lunchtimes.
Monday -Saturday. I have no family who could look after them in the evenings or school holidays and we live in a small place where there are no holiday clubs.

I was on UC for a few weeks after my youngest DC turned 5 and before i got my second job and it was awful!
We still get some UC, the child bit and a small amount of housing benefit. But they are very threatening about not working enough hours and threatening sanctions in text messages and letters. I'm worried if I have to give up work or work less hours then I will be in trouble with them.

I feel like I'm trapped and can't see a way to manage without him to look after the dc which he does pretty badly anyway.

OP posts:
RainySeptember · 20/05/2018 18:53

Surely both jobs are not full time hours, so you're working all day during term time and then overnight every single day and weekends? When would you sleep??

Surely the solution is to look for full-time daytime hours.

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