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Single parent working full time wekeknds Ann afternoons
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How do first responders (Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, nurses, doctors, and even customer service workers such as waitresses and
Flight attendants, airline workers raise children. I am currently 29 years old single and pregnant. I don't have the option of changing my job (as a police officer) because we'll it pays very well and has great health benefits etc. I also own my own home which I purchased at the age of 27. But I will always work weekends andlate afternoons so do so many other professions. How do you raise children always working weekends and afternoons and night shifts. I have heard "change your job" but that is not an option like I stated before the job offers me great pay and benefits and the ability to live in a major city in one of the nicest neighborhoods safe and away from all the crime I have to deal with on my "9-5" good school district. Secondly even though I work nights and weekends I have the flexibility of working afternoons or midnights. I also only work 4 days with 2 off. The problem with that is that daycare is out of the question. How do parents do it who have always relied on babysitters? Babysitter are not 100% reliable as a daycarr center. Even though they can be cheaper.
Flight attendants, airline workers raise children. I am currently 29 years old single and pregnant. I don't have the option of changing my job (as a police officer) because we'll it pays very well and has great health benefits etc. I also own my own home which I purchased at the age of 27. But I will always work weekends andlate afternoons so do so many other professions. How do you raise children always working weekends and afternoons and night shifts. I have heard "change your job" but that is not an option like I stated before the job offers me great pay and benefits and the ability to live in a major city in one of the nicest neighborhoods safe and away from all the crime I have to deal with on my "9-5" good school district. Secondly even though I work nights and weekends I have the flexibility of working afternoons or midnights. I also only work 4 days with 2 off. The problem with that is that daycare is out of the question. How do parents do it who have always relied on babysitters? Babysitter are not 100% reliable as a daycarr center. Even though they can be cheaper.
Re: Single parent working full time wekeknds Ann afternoons
What I would recommend you look into is a nanny share. You split the cost of a nanny with another person and it makes it much more affordable. Check some of the well known nanny find sites and see if you can't find an early education student or someone who could use an afternoon/evening job.
I don't think you or I or any other first responder should quit because we are parents. It just takes a little creativity to get schedules to work out right. Good luck! Wish you all the best.
You can always advertise at a local college/university for a college student. This may be the perfect job for them since you work at night. In between taking care of the baby, they have a nice quiet time or place to study.
I work very early in the morning so I drop my daughter off at 6:30am. The only problem I have run into is my babysitter has overslept and sometimes I don't have time to call and wake her. So far it's been few and far but I still feel the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
I am not a first responded but my husband is in the military so I do all the primary things since he works longer hours, gone for deployments, training, out in the field, etc. I have a flexible job but I do work earlier than most with office jobs. My babysitter is also a fellow military mom so that helps immensely.