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[quote=Anonymous]I  will appreciate any constructive advice or opinion.
I am staying at home right now with my 7 m.o. twins. I have this summer and 2 more semesters left to finish my BS in computer science part-time (online at a public university). I used to work remotely for about 1.5 years at an entry position in software development, but I was laid off when I was 3 months pregnant. They wanted me back at some point (a week before I gave birth) which tells me I was not laid off because of bad performance. I desperately want to work to gain experience, and I am not a SAHM-type at all, and I kind of feel that time is ticking, and we are struggling financially, still paying hospital bills for the birth of our kids.
At the same time, I realize that all odds are against it right now: kids are small and need their mommy more than anybody, and I won't be able to work FT, study PT, and take care of the kids and home at the same time. It's probably doable but my DH is understandably not ready to take care of the kids all by himself all weekends.
I browsed part-time entry jobs/internships but there are not that many out there. I can't afford an unpaid internship as it has to pay at least for the childcare. I study web development on my own in addition to classes at the university as at school they don't really teach technologies which employers want. Right now, the gap in employment is 1 year. In 1 year from now, I will be a fresh computer science graduate with 1,5 years of experience and 2 years' gap in employment. At the end of this year, I will be a naturalized citizen with dual citizenship.
What would you do in my shoes? What is the best way to go? Where to look? Which technologies to study on my own? What are my chances? [/quote]

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