Would you take a job that is up to 40% travel

[Anonymous]

My DH just started a new job a few months ago. It was supposed to be 25,% travel. I agreed to that but said I wouldnt agree to more than that. So far it's been 60+% travel and it completely sucks. Just did the 10th day alone with the kids out of the past 12 days. Really yelled at my two year old at bedtime from the stress. He's so hard and doing everything alone is awful and the kids are feeling my stress too. I also have a 9 year old. I'm not putting up with this much travel anymore. They don't pay him enough to hire a full-time live-in nanny which is what we need to make my life tolerable!

If you're young and single and childless, it's a completely different story. Enjoy your freedom while you have it if you are!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH just started a new job a few months ago. It was supposed to be 25,% travel. I agreed to that but said I wouldnt agree to more than that. So far it's been 60+% travel and it completely sucks. Just did the 10th day alone with the kids out of the past 12 days. Really yelled at my two year old at bedtime from the stress. He's so hard and doing everything alone is awful and the kids are feeling my stress too. I also have a 9 year old. I'm not putting up with this much travel anymore. They don't pay him enough to hire a full-time live-in nanny which is what we need to make my life tolerable!

If you're young and single and childless, it's a completely different story. Enjoy your freedom while you have it if you are!

Do you work too? Why not SAH and do preschool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH just started a new job a few months ago. It was supposed to be 25,% travel. I agreed to that but said I wouldnt agree to more than that. So far it's been 60+% travel and it completely sucks. Just did the 10th day alone with the kids out of the past 12 days. Really yelled at my two year old at bedtime from the stress. He's so hard and doing everything alone is awful and the kids are feeling my stress too. I also have a 9 year old. I'm not putting up with this much travel anymore. They don't pay him enough to hire a full-time live-in nanny which is what we need to make my life tolerable!

If you're young and single and childless, it's a completely different story. Enjoy your freedom while you have it if you are!

Mine is often gone for a few weeks at a time. The best thing I learned was to hire a sitter every once in awhile so I could leave the house alone. Also I occasionally do a two night solo hotel - often nearby or within a few hours. I sleep, order in, read, nap. Sometimes I book a massage, go to a movie, get a pedicure. Mostly though I lay still and am not required to do. Also I pee alone. Which is nice!

Hang in there. Your kids know you love them. If you can have a chill weekend try to rest. Have a tv pj day and let them trash the living room making forts. If you’ve watched Bluey, play “mountain”.