Sometimes being a working mom sucks!

kgs0505 · January 2014

I sent Claire to daycare despite the fact that she basically threw up her whole bottle over an hour after she ate it and paired it with a giant poo-almost-splosion simultaneously. She didn't have even a little bit of a fever. I would have kept her home, but my boss was clamoring for some of my work before I even got in. I have been really sucky at work lately and need to up the ante, but I hate that I have to send my sick kid to the sitter's when I know she's not feeling well simply because she has no fever Cue mom guilt!

Add to that, my DH thinks I'm angry at him because I told him he really needs to help me out in the mornings with the kids, even when he has to leave the house at 7am, because it's my only chance for me to get to work on time and if he doesn't help out, I am late... again. I'm not really angry about it, just annoyed he doesn't see that I could use help. If he wants to go back to school and live on my income pretty much alone, we need to work together so I can spend at least 8 hours a day at work. I can't lose my job in this scenario. Blech!

JSS1002 · January 2014

DH and I had a similar mornign where I did 10000% of the work to get myself and LO ready and out the door, and he... slept.

I have a 45 minute commute and his is 10 minutes, so I'm not sure why the hell this seemed like a good idea to him.

Poop-splosion, bath, new outfit, bottle, etc... all me. So unimpressed with DH this morning.

kgs0505 · January 2014

I don't know why he would think I couldn't use his help. I mean, I know I am totally amazing and can do it just fine, but I have to get 4 people ready and out the door in the morning. It doesn't help that only one of our cars can fit all three kids, so the bulk of daycare droff-off/pick up is on me.

JBDamonM · January 2014

I'm sorry

I can sort of relate to this as well. I snapped at DH today because I am working from home and he asked me if I wanted to have lunch with him and his friend.

I have told him over and over in the last week that I have been slacking at work and need to up the ante as well. Additionally we have Instant messenger - so even when working from home, I need to show as "available".....So him asking me if I want to go to lunch makes me want to scream "do you NOt listen to me?!!?!?"

Aside from side work, he's also not really working, so like your situation - we need my income. I need to check back in and he needs to encourage it, and stop spending money like it's water (lunch = unecessary).

I'm really sorry that you had to send your LO to daycare sick. That makes me sad for you. I hope she feels better soon!

lilbit0910 · January 2014

being a working mom sucks!

kgs0505 · January 2014

Now he's accusing me of "sulking" and him having to drag what I need from him out of me. BS! I wasn't sulking, he didn't drag anything out of me, I told him right when he asked what was going on. Thanks for treating me like a child and scolding me DH. Love it! He's a good one to talk, he doesn't tell me anything about his feelings. Now I am mad.

No calls from daycare so far, so hopefully she is doing okay, my poor girl.

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