[Beautyqueen616]

Thank goodness! I don't feel so alone. People always assumed that because we were adopting that I would stay home. No. I've gone to college once and then ended up going to trade school. I'm a hairstylist, I work 4 days a week there and only 6 hours a day. I work weekends because that's where the money is, KB only goes to daycare two times a week, DH is always off one of the days I work and he's off every other weekend. Right now I work at my friends store, I'm seasonal and have been forever and that's just 1 day a week when DH is home. I'm only there about 4 or 5 hours. I also do 2 other things though. Once a month I go to the hospital where DH works and cut patients hair, I make more money in that one night then I do in a week at my regular salon. Then I am also the area coordinator for a national non-profit. That is all volunteer and the work is mainly when KB is in bed.

When people find out all I do people are shocked and honestly it's really not that much if you break down the hours and all that. I on average work 30 hours a week and KB is in daycare 2 days. I LOVE her daycare. For the first year MIL took care of her and we had all kinds of issues. I wish it worked but it didn't so I found daycare. As soon as I walked in I knew it was the right place. I visited several but this one was just it! She has done so well since she started going there, she was great before but now even more. She's much more comfortable around other kids. We also go to a reading/play group on Mondays and as soon as our house is done the other mothers that volunteer with the non-profit in my area are going to start hosting playgroups so our kids can get together and learn about what we do and why.

Face it, work or no work being a mom is HARD. It's no pay, no vacation, no sick days but all benefits!!