Finding a Job

My little fairy tale is trying hard not to come to an end but sooner or later it has to happen. I need to find a job because we just can't survive on my husband's income alone but wow ... is it ever tough to find one in this small town. There just really isn't a lot out there right now and I as Murphy's Law prevails, I have managed to secure child care for the kids, but will have to give up those spots at the end of the month should I not find work. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to find something to do out of my house, administrative wise but at this point, I am starting to seriously consider taking in two children as a means of income.

I look back on that last sentence and it seems so cold but the thought of doing that does kind of excite me. It would allow me to stay at home with my children, it would give my children two other playmates and I could give other parents the security of knowing that their children are being well cared for. Yet, there is that part of me that is scared to take the leap because I know how hard it is to get back into the office atmosphere when you are out of it for a couple of years. I have worked in Human Resources and have seen the quiet shuffle of a short listed resume if that person hasn't been active in the work force. It is sad but true.

And when I start thinking of all sides of my situation (of having to go back to work) and thousands of other families out there in the same predicament, I get kind of irked that society is the way that it is. It irks me too that there is such a low priority placed on the importance of places for our children for working parents. We as working parents, will have to fork over a quarter (at least) of our monthly income for child care, yet that child care person is so grossly under paid for the job that they do. Being a child care provider is such an important job but there just isn't any monetary viability in it either. Hence, why many day home providers are closing their doors: they are burnt out and under paid. And for some, probably under appreciated and feel taken advantage of by continuous tardiness from a parent to pick up their child, which for the most part, the parent was stuck at work with expectations from their superiors. It is all a big vicious circle really.

In the short term, I will continue to savour each day with my children and relentlessly pound the pavement for an office job while doing the necessary steps to open my own day home for two children just waiting to find an exciting and loving home to play in when their parents go to work.