I wish I could afford to be a SAHM. Ever since I went back to work 6 pp, I've missed SO much. Now my baby girl is 6 months! The most time we have together is the two hours in the morning before daycare (I work there so I can peek in sometimes), and the evening when we have just enough time to bathe, eat, snuggle for a few and sleep. It really breaks my heart and while I'm thankful that I have a job and can provide for her, I wish I could be with her more.
End of pity party.
Re: I wish I could...
Hugs!!!
Same here. DS falls asleep now at 7pm and we don't get home until close to 6pm. It's been really rough and I struggle with it everday.
To make matters worse; when I came back from maternity leave, my job completely changed and now I absolutely hate it. I want to quit everyday, but we can't afford to lose my income right now with our new mortgage and all our student loan debt. The past few months I have been working on getting my in-home daycare license so that I can quit my job and watch a few children in my home to still earn $$$ and be home with DS. I won't have to make as much as I do now, especially since I will be cutting things like gas and daycare costs. I will still have to divide my time between DS and other kids, but at least I will get more time with him and get out of this job that I hate. I know the grass isn't always greener, but it's hard when the choice is made for you due to circumstance.
*Hugs*
BFP #2 - 2/13/13 - EDD 10/24/13 - born 10/29/13 - Kian Edward
BFP #3 - 7/16/15 - EDD 3/27/16 - born 3/23/16 - Liam James