1. We've been doing teacher in-service since Aug 10 because our school is a start-up. That was only 9-3, though. Now we're back to full days because the kids are here as of yesterday.
2. LO is happy as a clam with her situation. My MIL watches her twice a week and the other 3 days we have a lovely older nanny who comes to our house. It's great that she's at home and has kept to her schedule well.
3. I'm mostly pissed off....reasons to follow in my vent. I want to work and think I'd be happy if I was at my last school but I don't want to give up being with my baby for this shit show. ] 4. Our admin seemed wonderful when I took the job. We've discovered recently that they are not. Our principal is not only totally incompetent, he's super arrogant too. He wastes our time by calling all these meetings to decide things "as a group" which actually means we all give him ideas for an hour and then he tells us we're just going to do it his way (which has failed in epic proportions every time). He gets really nasty if you challenge him. He has zero respect for our time. There's no air conditioning in our school and the districts around us have closed but he won't....and he also won't allow the kids to wear modified uniforms to compensate for the extreme heat. Yesterday one kid threw up, one passed out, one threw a screaming temper tantrum, and 4 kindergarteners got put on the wrong bus. I'm in hell. Shoot me now.
Ugh...that's awful. Admin can make or break a school.
Haven't gone back yet (first day back is 9/21), but I am sitting here with B sleeping on my chest, reading all of your responses and crying my eyes out. We're doing a trial run tomorrow with our in-home daycare provider and I am so dreading it. I want all the baby snuggles! I don't want to share!!
I'm sorry! I've had a lot of support from other mom teachers at work, and I try to focus on the fact that so many women do it and both mom and baby thrive. It's definitely hard and if we had the money I would quit in a second, but it's not our reality, so I try not to focus on it. Good luck tomorrow!
I'm betting I'll have a lot of support from other mom teachers at school, too.. I better because I bawled my eyes out today. Ugh. This has to get easier! I cannot go to school weeping every morning!
I'm sorry! I've had a lot of support from other mom teachers at work, and I try to focus on the fact that so many women do it and both mom and baby thrive. It's definitely hard and if we had the money I would quit in a second, but it's not our reality, so I try not to focus on it. Good luck tomorrow!
I'm betting I'll have a lot of support from other mom teachers at school, too.. I better because I bawled my eyes out today. Ugh. This has to get easier! I cannot go to school weeping every morning!
It really does get easier! I literally haaaaaated my first day back, and cried the entire evening after I got home until I went to bed. It was awful. But the next day was a bit easier, and today was my third day and was even easier still. I still 100% wish I could afford to stay home AND give her the life I want to, but it's just not in the cards. Instead I use that thought as motivation to go to work...easier a little bit at a time. Good luck, girlfriend!
@bigko: thoughts and prayers go out to your FIL, how terrible
going.
1. I went back to work on august 1, a measly 6.5 weeks after having T. It blows but it gets easier each week.
2. T goes to daycare. He's been doing fine with it...I've been the one struggling. There's been a couple times where he was crying when MH or I dropped him off, but the daycare it next door to MH work. So he usually stops by during lunch and sends me a picture.
3. When I'm busy with patients, the day flies by and I'm excited to get home to my boys. But when it's a slow day, I get sad that I'm away from him and pissed I'm paying so much for daycare. The downfall to living away from family, I guess.
4. I hate pumping. Luckily I have an office and a timing schedule that usually works, but I still hate it. Also, it's awkward when the technicians try to barge in and the door is locked. I weirdly feel like everyone is picturing me half naked and pumping, since that's the only time I lock my office. Only other work issues are my crazy patient stories, but that could be it's own thread
1. I went back at seven weeks, so six weeks ago. I worked PT 20-25 hours a week on average before and am doing that again. obviously court hearings are not at home and I do a fair amount of client and other meeting elsewhere also. But all my desk and paperwork and phone calls and emails are from my home office.
2. DH only works evenings so he is home with LO when I am gone or need to work at home during the day. It's perfect.
3. I'm glad to be back. I miss him terribly when I have long days away but I like the chance to get out and do other things. Plus I still get lots of time with him.
4. I can't pump consistently with my schedule. It just isn't possible. And there is also nowhere at the courthouse for me to do it. Also DH needs to learn that me being in the house doesn't mean I'm available to take care of the baby.
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