I work full-time outside the home, have 2 girls 14 & 12, married and as the rest of you, a busy life-style.  I am pretty much at the end of my rope because I want to leave my current employer and just do whatever work I can find from home.  My husband is against this even though he earns enough money for us to cover our bills (including catholic school for our kdis), save some and have some discretionary.  It does not matter if the economy is good or bad, he lives in a constant state of fear that our life would burst into flames if he lost his job.  We have enough savings to carry us for quite awhile if that happened.  I still want to work as my kids are not babies and do not need my constant attention, but I need more flexibility. I also just need to get out of this position.  It is a small office (less than 10 employees) and because I use to be given the privilege of working from home part of each week, all the other staff resent me.  Plus, only 1 other person has kids (1 child and has family in town-I do not), so their after-hours responsibilities are so much different than mine.  I recently took a day off to get some things done at home and it felt so incredibly awesome to be at home on a weekday getting stuff done.  I was in such a better mood and was better able to handle other challenges that came up.

I guess I am just "venting", but also looking for other working moms that are or have been where I am and/or have found a way to earn a living from home.  Any comments will be appreciated.  I just need to know that I am not alone and that someone cares about whether or not I make it out of this place!

Hi, I just wanted you to know there IS someone else who knows how you feel. . kinda. My bf doesnt make enough to support us without my income, but I DO wish I could maintain a steady decent income working from home. I currently work full-time from 8-5 M-F and this means leaving the house at quarter to 7 and not getting home till right after 6pm, because Im dropping off and picking up kids from daycare. My kids are 5,4, and 3 yr old twins. I really like the daycare/preschool they are in, but it would be nice to save that money if I could work from home. Ideal for me would actually just be shorter hours, or possibly 3 12-hr days so that I would be off 4 days a week. . Right now I just feel sooo stressed and rushed everyday, except weekends. We rush in the morning to get ready and out the door on time, and we rush when we get home to eat dinner and bathe, and have just a short time to play or do ANYTHING. Then I still have laundry and cleaning and all the day to day household stuff.

Sorry to hijack your post, but I just wanted you to know you're not alone. My other issue would be that I dont even have a computer at home that I could use to actually do work from home.

Maybe there should just be more hours in a day. . ?

HI i know how you feel as well.. i am a single parent with one son.. he's 14 years old. it is only him and i. and unfortunately, i'm not in the financial position where i am able to not work at all.  as a single income family, it's hard to build up a savings.. so if i couldn't work for whatever reason, we don't really have a "savings" to hold us over.   I can understand the plight of having to work the typical job outside of the home.. recently i have been able to work f/t from home, it is extremely nice in a lot of ways, especially now that it's summer vacation, and during the breaks from school. although i still do have to work, it's nice to be able to "be here".. kind of for him.. you know..?  but, i am still working a full 40 hour week as well as doing everything else, and being mom and dad. true, i only have one kid, which is easier than having alot of kids.. but, it is still a challenge.. so.. anywa.. i don't mean to impose on your post either.. but i to wanted to let you know you aren't alone..