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@sunflower232 We are about to put baby 2 in daycare in a week and I just stripped our budget to the bones after hyperventilating once I realized how much we spent last year. We have moved out of state/bought a house that needed tons of storage added to it, our HVAC and fridge needed replacement...

@mynameishephzibah We’ve been through sickness hell since the week before Halloween. It hasn’t stopped. Last year was ok and I feel like we are paying for it.

@sica I like to remind myself that going on vacation with toddlers isn’t something I feel I really want to do anyway, and sure I’d like to go somewhere with my husband alone for a week, but we will do that when the kids are a little older and out of daycare :) We haven’t been on a vacation since...

@0jowe I agree with allllll of this. My documentation gets done when it gets done

@hman I’d find out if there is a go fund me. A friend from college is about to lose her husband from a long battle with brain cancer and she has a 5 year old. We have all just been donating to an account—then she can decide how to spend it based on her needs and especially the cost of being off...

@pastorton It’s extremely variable per state and per county. My county has excellent management and support for OTs and very reasonable caseloads of like 30-40 kids max. I know quite a few OTs there who all love it. Very little turnover, extremely good benefits and increasing pay. My pay is...

@kpiper Always is!

@kpiper It’s bullshit; also I’ve worked here for 8 years and am their most experienced therapist. It’s such a slap in the face. They don’t care I think because they’d rather pay some new grad per client or just way less than they pay me. I’m out as soon as I can find something.

@kpiper Pediatric OT here in a private practice. I only manage to care because I work part time so it’s about all the bandwidth I can manage. Was told last year (I’m only 35) that salary is probably capped; no raises, because insurance doesn’t pay more for experienced therapists. Cool. Cool cool...

@dpasek Mine began dropping % when my supply stabilized around 7 weeks and then my supply began to tank. We had a tie that we were aware of but let it go because she was gaining. Then she didn’t gain for several weeks between 6-8weeks. We revised the tie at 9 weeks which didn’t help at all, and...

@sunflower232 My parents first house was 75k and the neighbor watched us for a small fee. My mom was able to pay for nursing school by herself while living at home and working part time at a clothing store. They have absolutely no idea what life is like a generation later

@infomommax Hats off to the families with two FT working parents who don’t have work from home options at all who have more than 1 child. It would not have been possible for us to have two if we both worked full time due to day to day chaos (like the good kind but still) and the sick time issues...

@iwantchristmore28 Just want to throw out there that sleep deprivation can absolutely cause depression and anxiety, and I can’t speak to whether or not meds will help if the sleep issues are the main cause, but perhaps they’ll help with the racing thoughts. I am so sorry about the sleep...

@luckyduckydoo The fact that they were on their phones all day with you, a parent, present to see it, shows how little they care about how they interact with the kids. I would not be comfortable here.

@followthestar This is all I have to say about the situation. It doesn’t sound like this was healthy to begin with, nor does it sound like husband has any motivation at all to change. It’s just unfortunate that children are now in the mix. I’ve never understood not sharing finances in a...