Moms, how do you decide the type of work (FT/PT/Seasonal) that’s best for your family and how do you succeed?

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January 29,2025 at 12:10AM UTC

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Moms, how do you decide the type of work (FT/PT/Seasonal) that’s best for your family and how do you succeed?

I am a mom of toddler through elementary school aged kids with disabilities. I have struggled the last few years to be able to successfully “show-up” to jobs (in part because the PT roles ended up becoming 40-50 hrs on average a week due to the type of organizations). I took a break for a few months but now need to go back to work both financially and for my own mental wellbeing. Any other moms been in this position, if so what did you do take a FT or PT role? How did you decide what was best for your family and how were you able to juggle it all with a kid(s) who had exceptional needs that included therapy and doctor appointments? P..S. Not working isn’t an option given finances I have always been the primary earner.

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AnonymousJanuary 29,2025 at 2:59AM UTC
I went back to work full time when my youngest (special-needs) was 4. She was relatively stable at that point (no longer in and out of the hospital), but still had lots of medical and therapy appointments. I was solo parenting by the time she was 6, so I had to juggle everything myself. I worked a couple of jobs that gave me some flexibility. One was short-term contracts and I could say yes or no on a day to day basis, another let me work part of my hours in the office (typically 6 hrs M-F), and make up the rest of them at night or over the weekend. Eventually I went to work for a state agency. While I had very little flexibility, I had far more generous leave so was able to make it work. It was tough, but once my older kids could drive, they were able to help some as well.
CatFebruary 3,2025 at 3:42PM UTC
A lot of Moms I know pick up work within then the schools- Cafeteria, front office, sub teaching, classroom aide. On a side note, I work a company that I am able to take time off for lunch with my child, field trips, etc. Hope this helps.

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