I'm a lone parent of 1yo dd - I don't have any help. I can't quite afford the childcare, am hopelessly exhausted, and have no back-up if she is ill, and a job where this matters. I hate leaving dd in childcare for long hours and wasn't going to until XP left - I feel like I'm really letting her down (no judgement at all for parents that make this choice, it just isn't for me) and don't like my job. But it is a career type job that took me ages to work for, ok but not fantastic pay, career breaks don't happen, and I'm not trained for anything else. PT not an option. It is a job with quite long hours, but flexibility. At the moment I am so tempted to hand my notice in and be a sahm and survive on benefits until she is at school. But what would I do then?
Has anyone else done this? If I hand my notice in will I even be eligible for benefits? I would like to move nearer family, but sounds like it is hard to find somewhere to rent on HB. I'm not materialistic at all and am resourceful, but fear living in total poverty.
I feel like I've made some terrible life choices - not dd though, she is fab!
Please help me decide what to do.
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twolittlemice · 17/03/2014 21:06
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