Me and wife - both only children. my parents live on the opposite coast, her parents live 3 hours away.

we went from no care at all where I was doing 95% of care and on the bleeding edge of losing my job.

I tried to make an arrangement where I was getting up at 5 to work until 8 then care for the boys until 12, then work for an hour while the baby naps then just be on full time parent duty until bedtime.

What I didnt realize is how quickly that would burn me out. I got burnout and started waking up late and having weeks where NO work got done.

Management took notice, I was fucking up, wife was tied up she couldn't move either since she was new on her job.

Then, around July I had had enough. After some asking around in my building we found a lady who worked as a nanny before and was ready to start working again now that her kid was old enough to go to school.

So, we worked out a situation. Shes in the same building, she walks up to our floor, works for the day and when shes done she walks back down to her floor. She needs the money, we need the help so its mutual.

After that, I got it together at work, and walked back from the edge of being fired as fuck.

I don't know how we got into the struggle olympics. I don't know how any of this got into things being a humble brag - the only thing I'm bragging about is being able to keep my job and feed my family. Why does it matter how I do it? Its the same cost as day care and actually a bit cheaper.

Legs - its not an IF situation. Here's what happened, Sunday evening, wife goes "...oh yeah, so when the nanny comes in on TUESDAY" I'm like, "Wheres Monday, why is she not coming in ON MONDAY?"
wife says, "...oh. WEDIDNTTELLYOU, DAMNHOMIE, IMSORRYABOUTTHAT."

then a scramble to find a sitter through company sponsored backup care.
find a sitter, confirm appointment, and then....canceled at 11pm, Sunday night. Welp, guess I'm going to have to call in sick.

Monday rolls around - I'm with the kids. Nanny sends text: "I'm FUCT up ya'll, I think I need to take the week off" then she proceeds to send us actual images of her inflamed ass throat. Strep, or some other communicable shit. WE BELIEVE YOU SIS.

Then a scramble to book someone for the rest of the week.
I get confirmation for all the days. Tuesday - goes off without a hitch, except I get a call to be informed that our sitter scheduled for wednesday has canceled. Well shit, guess I'm taking that day off too.


So now, it's Friday and I can't focus for shit because the week has been fucked up. And you dudes are weirdly giving me shit for an ad hoc solution to my problem.

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