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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A couple of thoughts …

1.) Can you request to keep your schedule at 15 hours? That seems a lot more doable than 35, especially when you are piecing together child care and hoping for the best.

2.) Can you scrap this whole idea and get a job in retail, doing evening shifts after your husband gets home? I think the isolated nature of this job you're about to start won't really cure your depression. Getting out of the house and working with nice people might.

I'm not trying to pile on you, but your scenario sounds kind of stressful. [/quote]

My mom did #2 when we were young, maybe 2-3 night last per week. A high schooler in the neighborhood would come watch us for an hour or two until my dad got home. She’d have a shift on the weekend too. Of course this was when babysitters were cheaper than minimum wage. But it still just gave her a chance to get out of the house and have more adult interaction.  Once my youngest sibling was in school, she got a job as a teachers assistant at an elementary school. Didn’t pay a ton but I was old enough to let myself in after school by then and she had summers/school holidays off. That might be a good option for OP once her child is in school, particularly with her background as a nanny.[/quote]

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