I've just been told it's highly likely that I'll be made redundant - I could be out of a job by next Friday! I work 3 days pw & had just negotiated 2 days from September when DS1 starts school. They want to get rid of the jobshare as between us we work too many days a week.
I'm sort of resigned to it, but a bit shell-shocked. I'm not a big career-woman-type but I really like my job as it's nice & creative & an oasis of calm for me. I have 2 boys who are really full-on. This development means I would be looking after DS2 (23m) full-time & he's a right handful. I am NOT looking forward to being on my hands & knees picking up bits of food from the floor 24/7, never wearing nice clothes, not speaking to another adult for hours or days on end (I don't know any other mums & find it hard to make friends generally as I'm quite shy), & just the overwhelming ground-hog dayness of it all.
My salary paid for the childcare & a little left over so financially it's not too much of a disaster (apologies to those who'd LOVE to be SAHMs but have to work) as DH says he'll give me an allowance, but I'm worried I'll get depressed & isolated.
Please reassure me I'll be okay!
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I'm about to be made redundant & am not sure I can hack it as a SAHM
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scampadoodle · 08/05/2006 13:17
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