Up that creek, you know the one, without a paddle

[rabid_pickle]

Apparently although we only need daycare for like 4.5 or 5 hours a day, but we need it for a full five days a week, that is considered full time care. Well we can't afford full time care if James is only working part time, so WTF

Comments

[liminal_space]

I know most states have some sort of childcare supplement for families that qualify -- what they often do is pay between 20-100% of expenses. Maybe you could check it out; it couldn't hurt.

I feel so terrible that your little family is going through this right now. When Seija was born, we were going through a lot financially and emotionally, and man-oh-man, things were stressful to the Nth degree. It's almost like I felt cheated out of her being a newborn because I worried so so so so much about stuff. It was stinky.

I hope things get better for you soon. You and your family are in my thoughts.

[intrepid_glory]

Often times, sadly, it is cheaper for one parent to stay home and the other work as opposed to paying for child care. One way around it is to have jobs that let you work opposite shifts of each other. One person has a day job the other an evening job. Though that only works emotionally if one of those is only part time or you go crazy cause you don't see each other. I'm sorry you guys are stuck between a rock and a hard place. I hope life gets better for you soon.