Grandparents Raising Children Support Group
This community is dedicated to grandparents who are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren. In cases where the parents are not willing or able to provide adequate care for their children, grandparents may take on the role of primary caregivers. Join the support group to find support, share your experience, and get advice from other members.
When my kids were little , I stayed home and my husband worked.
Now I am raising a 10 mo and a 3 yr and my husband is layoff victim( almost 8 months now), and I am primary wage earner. He watches 3 yr old, and takes him to therapy and preschool, the baby goes to daycare.
I wish I could stay home with these kids. I miss them while Im at work. I dont get home until 6. Somehow, they are still very attached to me, but I dont get to be there enough.
I appreciate DH taking care of 3yo, and Im happy he gets to enjoy this time, and he is enjoying it. He says he missed so much by being at work all the time when our kids were little.
But sometimes I am sad, and a little jealous. Without my pay we would lose our house. DH was construction, and its looking like he is going to have to change careers as he is not going to be able to make the kind of money he made before. I always thought it would be cool if I made the money, But I can tell you now, its not greener on the other side
Now I am raising a 10 mo and a 3 yr and my husband is layoff victim( almost 8 months now), and I am primary wage earner. He watches 3 yr old, and takes him to therapy and preschool, the baby goes to daycare.
I wish I could stay home with these kids. I miss them while Im at work. I dont get home until 6. Somehow, they are still very attached to me, but I dont get to be there enough.
I appreciate DH taking care of 3yo, and Im happy he gets to enjoy this time, and he is enjoying it. He says he missed so much by being at work all the time when our kids were little.
But sometimes I am sad, and a little jealous. Without my pay we would lose our house. DH was construction, and its looking like he is going to have to change careers as he is not going to be able to make the kind of money he made before. I always thought it would be cool if I made the money, But I can tell you now, its not greener on the other side
My husband worked nights (tractor-trailer driver) and I worked at home. Just before we got the kids he retired and I got lured into a full-time job. He did a pretty good job with the kids for four years. Then I got laid off and I'm working on resuming my work-at-home career.
What's really funny is the differences in parenting style with men and women. On Tuesday I spent the entire day working at the polls. When I finally dragged myself in the door, tired but happy, at 10:00, there was my husband and all three kids watching "Dante's Peak" at full blast. Dishes in the sink, popcorn everywhere, a Monopoly game spread out on the table, hungry cats, you name it.
I just laughed -- it was right out of some sitcom! But the kids were deliriously happy and scared out of their minds from the movie (we had to tell them it was all make-believe). So considering my candidates won, it was, all in all, a great day :-)