There is a position for a music therapist at the hospital in town- I could work 20 hrs/week (thus, staying home with Baby E for that extra 20/wk) and still have benefits/insurance for the family... Problem???? How does a couple (who are already very thrifty) live with 30% less income? (even included the daycare differential...)
Yah- it sounded great, but I'm beginning to see that I am yet another example of a victim of the "Golden Handcuffs"...
It's still sad- the only way I could stay home with our baby would be for us to live on rice (donated to us) and my husband would probably have to get a job that he hated.... Sometimes I think it's very tough being a grown up and looking at the whole picture.
In the long run, I think we will all be happier in our current scenario: I like my job (which is somewhat flexible/family friendly), my husband likes his job (which is pretty flexible/family friendly), baby E only has to go to daycare for 6 hrs/day (also flexible/family friendly - as we only pay for the time she is there), our house/job/daycare are all in the same town, we don't have to live on rice...
On the bright side- I did not stress about this for several weeks only to find out it wouldn't work. I pulled out my computer savy skills, crunched some numbers, even considered government programs, and found out that our reality really isn't that bad... Let's face it folks- Nothing is perfect... and we really are truly blessed.
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Yes, we are blessed. If someone told me ten years ago that at the age of 27 I would be: (extremely) happily married to a beautiful woman, enjoying and loving a perfect baby girl; working and actually enjoying a job in an office by myself, being able to eat lunch with my wife most days; and both of us working within two miles of our house and daycare ... I would have taken it in a heartbeat. We can always look at how things could be 'better'. I think we have it pretty good right now! Having children is an adjustment on more than one level ... and it will take time - maybe the rest of our lives. Though isn't that what keeps things interesting ... also keeps us in check. If we got too comfortable, we'd lose touch of what is most important. You are an awesome Mommy to our baby girl and the most awesome pifers that I am so luck to have - always remember that!
ReplyDeleteYou are blessed & I envy you...
ReplyDelete[Your] Life is good. ;)