Arsh, thanks. I hope so. I'm meeting with my employer in two days to hammer out a deal. I'm going to ask to work 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM and then 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM. I hope they'll agree. This would allow me to pick up my daughter at 3:00 PM and care for her myself until she goes to bed and then still work eight hours per day. I also suggested a temporary three or six month contract but I don't know if they'll agree - if it turns out that I'm losing money by working full time because I need to hire more help then I hope to return to being a consultant. All of this would be a lot easier with a husband who shares custody and helps out but that's not an option so I'll strive do everything alone. I know I won't be the first or last to do this and neither will you. It's unfortunately common I'm sure for single moms to also be breadwinners but I just don't know any women in real life who are doing that except for maybe some of the cleaning ladies I've had in the past but even they had their moms watching their kids while they work. These kids deserve the best life possible. I hope the hardships we're all experiencing on this forum are temporary and things will improve for us all.
