I'm a single mom with 3 boys. Their father is out of work (fired a month ago due to his bipolar issues) and has a lot of free time. I just moved to a bigger house that has the room all the boys need. Nobody helped me and I have been unpacking for a week - and I'm not even close to being finished! I'm tired all the time and it's very hard. I even showed up at work today with my blouse on inside out (which was humiliating because one of the women who work for me pointed it out hours after I'd come in!). The boys are with me everyday except every other weekend. Their father used to work at night, so it was all up to me and I understood that. But now that he's out of work and isn't going back for a while due to his bipolar disorder, is it wrong for me to want some time off? He picks them up from daycare and day camp everyday, which definitely saves us some money. But he won't keep them past 5 p.m. so I can work late if I need to or take them overnight so I can rest and catch up on unpacking. Am I wrong to want some time "off" from being a solo act? And no, I have no vacation time left from my job. I used it all up with kid's field trips, doctor visits, etc.
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