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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/23/2008 9:29:34 PM
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NotDoneYet
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Hi all! 
I've been a SAHM for two and a half years and have been posting over in that support thread. Hubby and I have found ourselves in need of me going back to work full time because part of our income has decreased significantly and the economy stinks.
I wanted to come over here and get to know you all since I feel I'm probably going to need the support here like I needed it (and very much appreciated it) over in the SAHM thread.
My first day at my new job is Monday morning and I'll be taking my sweet little 3 year old daughter (I call her GB for Gorgeous Baby here in the threads...it was my nickname for her when she was a baby) to pre-school that morning as well. My hubby gets off his job at 3:00, so he'll be picking her up every day.
I'm not coping too well with the thought of leaving her and missing out on us being together all day, every day. You do whatcha gotta do, huh? 
Looking forward to getting to know you ladies better! 
Hey Mom! It's gonna be ok. Just be ready for "mommy-guilt".
I'm a working mom (well, custodial grandma) of 2 wonderful little girls, ages 3 and 5. I was working full time, in a career I love, long before these little ones came into our lives, and yet I STILL feel guilty from time to time. I was a SAHM to my bigger kids...until the youngest was 7 or so, and even then, he stayed with my parents (who were retired by then), so we didn't have to do daycare, or anything like that.
But...believe it or not, your GB will do just fine!
Have fun!
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/23/2008 9:49:43 PM
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zmanfan38
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I'm not coping too well with the thought of leaving her and missing out on us being together all day, every day. You do whatcha gotta do, huh?
I know how you feel. I'm still a few months away from motherhood (baby is due in December) and every time I think about leaving him at home with my husband, I feel so sad. I know that we are very, very lucky that one of us can stay home, but we worked so hard for me to be able to stay home and then it all just kind of fell apart 
I am NOT looking forward to school starting on Monday. I've been moved to a traveling position, so I'll teach half a day at my old school and half a day at a different school. I really thought I was going to be OK with it (not happy, but OK), until I went to the new school  Let's just say it is very different from my home campus and it is going to be a loooonnnggg year.
Congrats!!! What a wonderful way to spend Christmas!
You know, we thought about my hubby staying home with her, but he's not that patient and I don't think either of them would enjoy it. They love each other, but they are like oil and water sometimes.
Ewww, will you have to teach at both schools every day? That sounds like a mess having to travel from school to school.
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/23/2008 9:59:37 PM
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Ewww, will you have to teach at both schools every day? That sounds like a mess having to travel from school to school.
Yeah. I didn't think it would be so bad, and at my old school, it isn't. There, I still have my own classroom that I can decorate and leave things set up. It's a good school with good administration. So I didn't think it would be that big of a deal to have to travel... until I saw the other school. I'm sharing a classroom with two other traveling teachers, we have tables instead of desks (which, by the way, were covered in graffiti, most of which is definitely not "school appropriate") It's in a bad neighborhood and I wasn't too impressed with the administration. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think it's a very good place to teach. The ironic thing is, when I was hired by the district 3 years ago, I turned down a traveling teacher position, but told them to call me if they had a full-time-at-one-campus position open up  Then there were budget cuts and elective teachers were left out in the cold. I actually have almost 30 students more than I had last year, but was told that the school couldn't afford to keep me full-time so they'd have to share me with another campus  This sort of thing wouldn't happen to me if I taught a core subject 
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/24/2008 10:01:25 AM
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It's tough, Christi & others...
Mine is 5 & in school...let me tell you...that's hard. I'm a teacher at his school though so he goes with me there. The only thing is his classroom isn't open yet, so there's a time when he goes over to another school. Since I see kids in his age group (I'm a special ed teacher)....I've driven over there a few times as well. Let me tell you, I much prefer our school over theres. I'm so thankful that my son isn't going to school there!
Amy, are you teaching music then? We have a music teacher here who teaches at two different schools as well...
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/24/2008 1:53:23 PM
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Our school needed a full time Spanish teacher. I would have mentioned but I figured it was an awful commute.
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/24/2008 4:21:59 PM
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daughter_of_faith
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That's right, Amy. I knew that, but it's hard to keep everyone's exact professions straight!!!
Yes, yes, I think that would be a bit of a commute. 
The thing I really dislike about being a working mom is that sometimes the work spills over into the weekend...even though I am a teacher. There just aren't enough hours in the work week to get everything done. I've got to get IEPs updated & make sure I fully understand them as well as plan lessons for my students. So yeah....busy busy.
Oh & in my position, I'm in charge of my paras, so I have to find work or students for them to assist all day. That usually isn't too difficult. It's just the schedule & getting everything all figured out...
At least my son still takes a nap occasionally so I don't feel like I'm depriving him of Mommy time. DH usually naps too.....
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/24/2008 9:07:05 PM
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YAY
I looked up liveops because you said it like I'd know it (so I wanted to) and it sounds neat.
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/24/2008 10:32:03 PM
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What we have going for us is that we are the only Italian restaurant in this area. The nearest one is 60 miles from here. We are in a town of only 1,000 people. We've had quite a few people from out of town come. Our biggest gripe is that the locals are not very good tippers.
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/25/2008 10:12:03 AM
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Bless your heart. I am just so glad that you opened without a hitch. Give it time hon, and I am sure that the locals will come around to real tipping.
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RE: Working (outside the home) Wives/Moms Support Thread - 8/25/2008 12:18:29 PM
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daughter_of_faith
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WhhooooooHOOOO!! congrats!
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I would think you'd be more marketable since you're not a one trick pony, so to speak. Too bad they don't see it that way. I'm in a very specialized field, but we get pretty good working conditions/benefits because there isn't much of a work pool of us in my area. I'm a Medical Laboratory Technician (do blood and body fluid testing in a lab). 
