Childcare Worries
Ok, so this is my and my fiance's first. We both work full time with different schedules, and I have NO earthly idea what to do about child care. I have a couple people who will be able to help us here and there, but nothing reliable enough to bank a job on. There is no way we can afford the 900 or whatever it is per month for daycare, plus I don't know that I trust daycare. I'm stuck and really worried...any thoughts or suggestions?
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@blueberrysmom We both work as managers in retail so there is no working from home unfortunatly. Good luck on getting the SAHM thing tho!
@mama_kat Again with being managers in retail, the company could care less about individuals schedules. They schedule you whatever they want whenever they want and if you have a problem with it....too bad.
@soon2bmomof2under2 Can I ask how you are doing better financially by not working, that doesn't quite make sense in my brain lol.
maybe try his working one shift, you work another. it'll be rough, you might not see each other often and may not even sleep at the same times, but financially it could help. if your income is limited then job and family services might be able to help you with reduced child care costs. sometimes the child care services also go by income. i understand about day cares, i was totally against them. but i found out the one at our church was one of the highest in the state. and i was so apprehensive to go with it, but i had to consider it. i took a tour at 2 different times of the day and i met the teachers in the rooms that they would be placed. the kids are no longer there but it was a type where parents can come in during their lunch and eat with the kids, and hang out briefly. the doors were always open for parents to come in and watch the kids play/do crafts.