October 2010 Weddings
Kristi_M1123
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I really need some adult time...
I am so ready to go back to work. I don't want to leave my little man, but I really need the interaction with other people now! I know I will miss him terribly, but this staying at home all the time thing really bites. I am re-thinking the "If we can afford it, I'd like to stay home with the kids" statement I made before we even got married.
Re: I really need some adult time...
March 10. And I really can't wait. BUT... I haven't been apart from LO yet. It's gonna be so hard to be away from him for nine hours! I think I'm gonna have Brad bring him to me at work... "Bring me my baby! I miss him! I need a cuddle!" That way I can break up the long stretch and then I will only have to wait a couple more hours until I get home to see him!
When I told him I wanted to stay at home, things were rough at work. I loved my job, but I greatly disliked the people I worked with. I was offered a supervisor position and the next day, the offer was rescinded "because we are combining departments and that position will no longer exist." The person who became my supervisor was already the lead of the other department and knew full good and well that I was more qualified and could do the job better than her. She made work very uncomfortable for me. I also worked with a bunch of kids that had a sense of entitlement. It was almost as if they were there simply to collect a paycheck. And I was their babysitter.
I changed departments in January 2011. Things are much better at work now. I love my job and I work with a group of ladies who make it more like teamwork. Things get done because everyone knows that it is everyone's responsibility. There is one attention-seeking-wh0re... but we all manage to ignore that part of her personality (she mainly works evenings, so that makes it easier).
SAHM...I don't even know if I could do it after a second child... not even to justify not "working to pay for daycare and insurance." As it is right now, a second child (which we will probably have in two years-ish) in daycare and health insurance for the whole family would eat up MY entire paycheck. We would only maintain the coverage I have available because it is cheaper (and comparable coverage) than what Brad has available.
We know we will have to move before we have another kid... this 910 sq-ft two bedroom house is already too small. But I don't know that I could live too far out of town. The town we live in is just under 50K. I wouldn't want to go any smaller. I like to just go if I get bored. I don't even know where I want to go until I get there. I need a selection of stores and restaurants. I don't think I could take the isolation of country living. Small town might not be too bad... as long as it's not too far from a decent larger town.
<sigh>
Thanks for listening!