Hazard Pay

My wife and I have a rearranged our schedules so that we no longer have to leave our kids in the hands of a daycare provider. Long ugly story leading up to that. My one bit of advice, if you even think there's a reason to remove your kids from a daycare. Do it. Don't second guess. Don't question. Don't worry about being polite. Just do it. For real.

Back to my original statement. No more daycare. She's cutting down to three days a week. Saturday and Sunday and then one swing shift during the week. The kids will be with one of us or my wife's mom all the time. Occasionally we may ask our oldest, who is almost nineteen, to pitch in. From now on, it's all mamas all the time.

And I'm grateful to my wife for being willing to make that sacrifice. It'll drive her nuts to only work three days a week. Thankfully, her job is such that it could be arranged. And her scheduled could be manipulated to fit around mine.

Today is Sunday. Day two of me at home, alone, with the kids. I have a new found respect for full time parents. Oh my god. There should be hazard pay involved for this.