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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread makes me sad for OPs kid. You know her coworker's think she is a shitty mom.[/quote]

Do her coworkers think dads who work the same job and the same hours are shitty dads, or does it just not matter if/how dads WOH?  And why would anyone give a rat's ass what their coworkers thought of their parenting?[/quote]

OP, ignore this BS. I have a teenager, work full time, and (OMG) got divorced when he was two and a half and have had joint custody ever since, and resulting financial hurdles to navigate ever since as well. Here are some truths I can tell you.

1.) No matter what you do, someone is going to think you are a crappy mother. Screw those people, and don't give their feelings your precious time.

1. a.) Some of these people are bound to be people you work with at some point in some form or another. Quietly hate on them privately for their stupidity, but don't take any crap from        them if you can help it.

2.) 10 months is the blink of an eye. You have a workable, stable, TEMPORARY situation here, and you and your husband have worked this out very well, it sounds like.

3.) Children always want and need more than we can give. They just do. Even SAHMs will tell you they are sometimes tapped and can't do what they think they ought to be doing for their children. You do the absolute best you can, and that's all you can do. Your children's needs and what you can and should do for them changes, but it never dissipates.

4.) This random stranger on the internet can tell you love your child very much and are doing what is best for your family. 
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