This was a post on a Catholic forum. It's really not fair that this woman has to worry about the best means of raising her child(ren) AND worry about how to bring in an income. For people with certain skills, it wouldn't be as hard, but there doesn't seem to be an obvious solution for her as no one has answered her post. And, even with good work-at-home skills, mothering and caring for the home is a full-time job in and of itself.

PS. I'm not blaming her husband, for all I know she pushed him into marriage or it was something out of his control like losing a job. This is something both men and women considering marriage should see as inevitable if the husband isn't ready to support his family when they marry, but I couldn't fit that kind of detail into the Topic Title.  :wink:

Hello!  I figured all you creative mommies of littles might be able to help me out.  I'm a stay-at-home mom to a 18-month-old girl, and I love it.  My husband and I strongly believe it's the best thing for our family that I stay with her throughout the day.  Hubby is heading back to school for his Master's though, and can only realistically hold down a part-time job during his program.  Any ideas for what I might be able to do to earn some money to make ends meet while still staying with my daughter?  

I'm trying to find a job babysitting for other children, but it's been harder than I thought it would be to find something.  Plus, I worry about finding a truly good situation.  For example, I worry about other children influencing my daughter, or me not being able to talk about God throughout the day (if the family was not Catholic or Christian).  I don't really have any special skills or craft abilities otherwise I would explore that.  I have an English/Creative Writing degree, and have thought about editing, but most of the jobs I've found ask that you have previous experience which I don't really.

We are a very frugal family and I've eliminated all of the costs that I can realistically cut out, but we do still need some money to get by, and we'd rather not rely completely on loans.  Any ideas, experience or help would be much appreciated!

 

If you have any advice for her, I'd be happy to post it back to the other forum.