grrr...what else can go wrong

Hi Erbear0879 First of all I want to say to you that I'm glad you decided to vent sometimes we have to do that or else we'll blow a gasket Next I was wondering if you have tried your local YWCA I know here in my state they offer babysitting at what they consider to be an affordable rate. As someone else said your local church,and other charitable organizations may be able to offer some assistance and don't forget your local government to see what is available for people with low income there has to be someone that can do something for you! Your husband should also help you in this time of stress and frustration its really important that he not ADD to it by being non supportive My husband and I used to work different shifts I worked the night shift he worked days so we hardly saw each other but we did what we had to do for the kids and we didn't need daycare. YOu may want to consider working nights or opposite of what he does so daycare is not needed work whatever you can get be it restaurant,office cleaning,ditch digger whatever as long as it helps out . Hope this helps if let us know how things are going or if you have any luck finding support and a job Happy MYLOTTING

I speak from experience, not only is daycare hard to find, but it is darned expensive when you don't have the money to pay for it!!! I do have a couple of suggestions. First is there a college near you? Some of them do have day care programs for low income people that are looking for work. Part of the plus from that is that they have students that are training for early childhood education tending the day care, so the children get a LOT of one on one attention. Also check around as some of the churches also have the same kind of day care. If nothing else, check with the Salvation Army to see if they have suggestions. Your husband has to realize that there is no way that you can either go on interviews or take a job without dependable day care. It's a bit hard keeping a job when you can't get someone to look after your child, and it's even worse if you give up and take your child to work with you. It doesn't work and you end up being told that they don't really need your services. I know because of the situation I had as a single parent. I finally ended up waiting to take another job until my daughter started school. Being on public assistance was really difficult and embarrassing. You might want to check online for resume assistance. Sometimes all it takes is redoing your resume to call attention to you. Also, look at your abilities. Some things that we take for granted might be just the right thing to add to our resume to put us at the top of the list for hiring. Starting with computer skills and internet savvy. Then, you're a Mom, and you have to have organizational and budgeting skills. That has been one of the things that was stressed in many of my business classes. Update your resume frequently, stress your skills, and don't go "frilly" with colored paper etc. (The last part usually doesn't happen, but some people think that it will make them stand out if they print out their resumes on colored paper. Off white or bright white are usually recommended.) I totally understand your vent, and what better place to vent than on the lot?

That sounds frustrating. Can you go to interviews when your husband is home, though? Sometimes, especially for night jobs, you also have your interview at night. I applied to UPS for a 10am-3am shift and so my interview is this week at 9:45pm, for example. I don't know if this applies to you at all but I thought I would try to give you my input. There's got to be a way out. You said that you haven't been hearing any responses, but that you also can't schedule interviews because you can't find a daycare for your son. Does this mean that you passed UP interviews in the past but haven't been receiving them lately? Or are you saying it hypothetically? And couldn't you get, maybe a friend or family member to watch your son for the 45 minutes it takes to have an interview? Or schedule it at a time when your husband is home? Just some thoughts. I don't know your situation obviously..But I really do believe in that old saying - when there's a will, there's a way! Good luck to you!