How to not hate work

GrantHenson

I have struggled with going back to work and have been back to work now for almost 5 months.  Sure the routine of being back to work has gotten easier and leaving her at the day home has gotten easier and obviously I like to have the additional income, but I hate being back to work.  The job I have is intense with a specific culture and there are changes coming that will make being there even harder.  I have been looking for new work since prior to going back with no luck thus far.  I dont see a point in switching to a job unless it has potential to make me happier not equally miserable if that makes sense.  Any suggestions for how to not dread it so much while I look for another job or try to have another baby.

fanofanne

i completely and totally agree with everything MrsMuq has said.  i felt this way when i had to go back to work when the twins were 5 months old.  i felt depressed, guilty and resented my job for taking me away from my babies.  i thought about quitting every effing day...but quitting was not an option for us.  i could not keep being miserable b/c i was bringing it home, so i began to focus on the positives of working - as cheesy as that sounds.  as MrsMuq said, the extra income i bring home allows our kids to have and enjoy certain things that would not be possible with just one income. 

GrantHenson

Thanks ladies.  Just found out this am that we are expecting...very early days but very excited.  I think that having a light at the end of the tunnel at least for awhile will help me to focus more on the positives of being at work