FrustratedMom
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My mother watches my children while I work. I am a single mom that is fortunate enough to work one job. I work to five in the evening and then head out to pickup my children. My youngest one is getting to the point that she doesn't want to come home with me. It upsets me because I feel that I already lose precious time by having to work a full-time job. I know that here they have a bedtime, rules and they sleep in their own rooms. At my mother's house, they sleep with her, stay up late and can do no wrong. I feel as though my mother is trying to live her life and dreams of being a mother again through me. It devastates me that my little girl doesn't want to come home. Sometimes I give in and let her stay. If I take her out the door, screaming and crying, my mother says that she can stay and not to make her cry. But what she doesn't realize is that I have only a few hours in the evening to spend with my children during the week. She sees them more than I do and she doesn't see my point of view.
How do I handle this situation with my little girl and grandma? I am beginning feel as if my feelings and motherhood doesn't matter. I have talked some, with my mother, and she doesn't seem to get the picture. I have even considered daycare but my income cannot handle the expense and I do not qualify for any assistance. I just feel as if I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.
How do I handle this situation with my little girl and grandma? I am beginning feel as if my feelings and motherhood doesn't matter. I have talked some, with my mother, and she doesn't seem to get the picture. I have even considered daycare but my income cannot handle the expense and I do not qualify for any assistance. I just feel as if I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.