Another thread on Time Off for Sickness got me thinking-does this job allow you more time or less time with your family. Is this job allowing you the time you thought it would to be with your family. I'm really wondering about providers with school age children of their own.
Why I ask this is because right now I do not have an assistant anymore to come in for appts. and such. She had health issues and I'm not sure if I can find anyone to replace her. Not having an assistant makes it so hard for me to do anything outside of the home and it is causing some stress.
My husband can take time from his job but we are trying to tread lightly with that because he just started a new job six months ago. With four children though there always seem to be some type of appts.-Dr., ortho, dentists,pick-ups from school, etc.
Also, last night I was trying to do billing and my children kept interupting me because they needed help with homework. Their dad was busy trying to help me clean up after dinner and trying to help also. So it seemed like forever before my billing was done. So then it was getting so late that I didn't even pick up the house before trying to go to bed.
I've been doing this for 15-16 years but recently went back into it full-time. Before that I was doing preschool for 3 years in my home. So with me only doing preschool I was also available for my children more in the afternoons.
So I guess I'm really wondering is with our jobs do we really have less time with our families or about the same as a parent that works outside the home? It seems from alot of the providers I talk to in my town, alot won't take time off from work for sickness, appt., etc. or try and rely on relatives to do all that. I actually find it sad because it seems our jobs then become more important then our families, our health, etc.
Why I ask this is because right now I do not have an assistant anymore to come in for appts. and such. She had health issues and I'm not sure if I can find anyone to replace her. Not having an assistant makes it so hard for me to do anything outside of the home and it is causing some stress.
My husband can take time from his job but we are trying to tread lightly with that because he just started a new job six months ago. With four children though there always seem to be some type of appts.-Dr., ortho, dentists,pick-ups from school, etc.
Also, last night I was trying to do billing and my children kept interupting me because they needed help with homework. Their dad was busy trying to help me clean up after dinner and trying to help also. So it seemed like forever before my billing was done. So then it was getting so late that I didn't even pick up the house before trying to go to bed.
I've been doing this for 15-16 years but recently went back into it full-time. Before that I was doing preschool for 3 years in my home. So with me only doing preschool I was also available for my children more in the afternoons.
So I guess I'm really wondering is with our jobs do we really have less time with our families or about the same as a parent that works outside the home? It seems from alot of the providers I talk to in my town, alot won't take time off from work for sickness, appt., etc. or try and rely on relatives to do all that. I actually find it sad because it seems our jobs then become more important then our families, our health, etc.
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