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| I became a mom for the first time 15months ago. And my husband and I decided we didn't want our son in daycare too early so hear we are. I miss working and that everyday contact with other adults. Want to head back to work, but so afraid my son won't adjust to day care now. |
| Posted by Mindy on 09/08/2008 10:27 PM
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Mindy
I can understand how you feel. I had a career before I had my son. I also wanted to stay home with him but after a while I found I needed adult conversation and contact. I did not want to work full time and put my son in daycare so I found an alternative career. I became a consultant for a home based business and started a new career as an independant business women. I loved the social interaction I got going out and doing the parties. I also loved working with other women who wanted to do what I did. I found that I loved helping others be successful in their own business. Something that started as a way for me to get out with other adults I have now had over a 12 year career as an independant business woman and have loved all the relationships I have built across the country. This might be an alternative for you so you can have the best of both worlds. |
| posted by Jane on 09/08/2008 11:10 PM
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You might be interested in the business opportunity I have. There are no deliveries to make, no inventory to carry and no risk. It is in the wellness industry. Feel free to write me at Jann3b@aol.com.
Take care, Jill |
| posted by Jill on 09/08/2008 11:17 PM
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| When we had my daughter almost 5 years ago, we decided the same thing. I felt completely nuts at times without the ADULT interaction! When she was just shy of 2 I went back to work. By the 2ish age, they can communicate enough to know whether everything is good or not. My tip, find a good quality daycare and remember it may cost a little more but it could be better. The first daycare I put my daughter in was aweful and I almost quit my job because of it. She would literally cry when I turned down the street that the daycare was on! Right there tells you hey something isn't right. Anyway, I could go on forever because I still stay at home :-) Going back to work is an adjustment to both you and your son. Maybe start off slow and find a place to go part-time with the possiblity to move to full-time. Kids adjust pretty well and fast! He most likely will have a blast playing with children his age. When you find a daycare you like, ask them if you can bring him in for an hour or so the first week so he (and you)can get adjusted. I went back to work part-time for the interaction and not for the money, the money went to the cost of daycare. Just figure out what works best for your family. Good Luck!! |
| posted by Angela on 09/09/2008 12:00 AM
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| I went nuts after my first child with staying at home. Didn't help that I had post partum depression.. I left work a month before she was born, and I went crazy. Then, she started pre-k in the school district where we live. Still stayed home and started keeping a cousins daughter. I got pregnant with our second child, though a miscarriage was in between them (and that is another story but,) and he is 2 yrs old now. So, I have been a stay at home mom for 8 1`/2 yrs.. I went to a moms group this year, but didn't work out (another story). But, it is hard not having adults to talk to and only having a little one to talk to through out the day. My sisters and Mom complain that I don't have a life since, I call them too much during the day. Well, started going to the gym so my son has other kids to play with and me to loose the weight I really need to loose and have made some friends there to talk too, though hard to talk and work out at the same time. But, I feel it is a scarfice I will do for my children.. And this way being a stay at home mom, when my daughter gets out of school I can pick her up and be home with her after school, and not have to spend money on after school care. My paycheck would all go to daycare/afterschool care if I was working anyway! And who better to look after your children than you! You teach them your values, and they aren't getting the values of another. Though, they should be able to decided about their own values. Better, go to Step Aerobics see yall soon, or talk to yall soon I should say. |
| posted by Suzanne on 09/09/2008 08:45 AM
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Hey Mindy! I totally understand where you are going from. I have debated this issue before. But I did 2 other things to help kill this thought because day care for 1 is sooo expensive and for 2 I couldn't let someone else raise my son. So I joined a local mom's group...found it on Craigslist and it was the best thing ever! I also found a flexible work at home job. I work with other SAHMs and it's business but also fun. I can help you WAH if this is something you might be interested in. Anyways message me if you are and take care!
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| posted by Kristin on 09/09/2008 09:30 AM
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| didn't think about looking for a mom's group on craigslist.. thanks for that information.. going to check it out right now.. |
| posted by Suzanne on 09/09/2008 11:28 AM
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| Hey Mindy! I went through the same thing, I quit my job about a month before i delivered my son and i have been home with him for almost 3 years! I decided to enroll him in preschool last week mainly because he wanted to play with kids! There aren't many kids that live near us, and we would go to the mall playgrounds, and outside playgrounds but he never knew how to go about making friends, I found a preschool/daycare on my street that i enrolled my son in, the first couple days were rough, more so for me, i only left him there for half a day, when i got there to pick him up, he was excited to show me all of his new friends and all of the things he learned. All in all i am glad that i enrolled him, but i don't think he was ready before this point, so don't be afraid that your son won't adjust, if he is ready he will do fine, the first 2-3 days are the worst if you can get through that, you will be fine. |
| posted by kristi on 09/11/2008 10:10 AM
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