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06.18.08, 12:02 PM General Topics
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please help me with this decision. I've been on an extended maternity leave almost this whole school year (I'm a teacher.) Should I put in my resignation and stay home again next year, doing freelance work to make ends meet, or should I go back? Would love to stay home, but am worried about making it financially. We have been OK this year (barely) with what I have been able to make. wwyd? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.18.08, 12:02 PM Flag
 

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Could you go back part time? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:03 PM Flag
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no, not an option for my job or our daycare [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:04 PM Flag
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1. how old is your dc. 2. are you hoping to have more dc. 3. will you be able to get your job back in a few years or will this burn bridges. 4. what subject do you teach. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:05 PM Flag
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:08 PM Flag
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i'd do private tutoring rather than go back to work. especially if your dh has good benefits at his job. i happen to think teaching is one of the best jobs if only for the schedule. but you can make so much doing private tutoring that you can probably pick up the income you want. the only thing you'll have to keep in mind is that the hours that kids are available to be tutored are the hours when there's no school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:10 PM Flag
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how secure is dh's job? If you want to stay home, and you're making it (even barely), I would do it, because you can always pick up work if you have to (even if you're not teaching, you could do tutoring or something, right?) But if it will cause tension in your marriage, or your dh's job is not secure and your income might be crucial, those are things to consider [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:06 PM Flag
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his job is secure, but he doesn't make enough to pay our mortgage and bills, so my contribution is needed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:06 PM Flag
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tutor part time. you will never get another chance to stay home. we are broke as anything but it is much better than not seeing dd grow up [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:06 PM Flag
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take another year. signed, wohm. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:08 PM Flag
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np: another wohm who agrees with this. I had the option of taking a job when ds was 18 months old, but I decided not to, and got another opportunity when he was 2 and 1/2. It was a good year, and it was easier for me to leave ds when he was older. But your dc will be fine either way; it's really about you (or for me, that was true, that I was happy with my daycare options, and I just wanted an extra year for myself, to slow down my life a little while dc were young) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:13 PM Flag
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thanks, wohms [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:16 PM Flag
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yep, agreed. if you do decide to put dc in daycare, he'll be absolutely fine & happy. more about how you'll feel and you sound conflicted so give yourself the extra year [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 12:19 PM Flag
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