Child Care Blues
Mar. 4th, 2008 10:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpI found a home day care near Jen's job that seems to be very nice and Punk could start right after we got back from Florida in April. Actually she could probably start tomorrow if I wanted it, but since we're going to Florida I think that's a phenomenally bad idea.
When all of this child care and going back to work talk was hypothetical, it seemed like a perfectly reasonable idea. We need money. I like working. Et cetera.
But now that it's like this actual probable reality, I am haaaaaating it. I had sort of fallen into the "oh, no child care centers have openings before October" notion and the idea of hanging with my cool kid for 7 more months was pretty stinking awesome... especially with spring and summer coming up.
I don't want someone to see my baby walk before I do! She may be nice but she's not going to wear my baby during the day and she isn't going to be able to rock her down to sleep when she has other kids to watch and it isn't going to be All About Punk. I am sad.
I wish I knew what to do. I could always continue draining the savings...
When all of this child care and going back to work talk was hypothetical, it seemed like a perfectly reasonable idea. We need money. I like working. Et cetera.
But now that it's like this actual probable reality, I am haaaaaating it. I had sort of fallen into the "oh, no child care centers have openings before October" notion and the idea of hanging with my cool kid for 7 more months was pretty stinking awesome... especially with spring and summer coming up.
I don't want someone to see my baby walk before I do! She may be nice but she's not going to wear my baby during the day and she isn't going to be able to rock her down to sleep when she has other kids to watch and it isn't going to be All About Punk. I am sad.
I wish I knew what to do. I could always continue draining the savings...
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Date: 2008-03-06 03:51 am (UTC)1. I would spend the savings. I would be frugal, and I would look for opportunities to make money (I'm sure that there is some baby momma is your town that has a lot more money than you that might appreciate a progressive momma babysitter a couple of hours a week, punk could join you in warmer weather for trips to garage sales to sell stuff on ebay, you could put a donation jar on your LJ and post more, etc.) but really I can't imagine a better use for funds that your dad left you than staying home with your kid.
2. The majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck with credit card debt up the ass and no savings. So even if you get to that point, you're like everyone else. Punk won't know, really. I'm not suggesting, blowing all the savings, but really, it's sitting there. It's a risk sure, but it sounds like one that you're willing to take.
3. This is totally a hypothetical to me, I don't know if I even want kids, but if I did I would want to stay home with them situation, so feel free to ignore me. :-)