Sometimes I feel like we just can't win. I'm starting to think that Andy and I are being taught some sort of lesson, and eventually we are supposed to be changed for the better when we come out of this tough time.
If being a working mom was not hard enough, we just found out this week that our PTO has been cut from 12 days to 7 days. Oh, and they took away the days we had banked. I only lost one day. Some teachers lost 15-20 saved days! Anyway 7 PTO days isn't horrible, but it is horrible when you THOUGHT you had 12 so you used 7 to help pay for some of your maternity leave. You had to use 7 because you missed being covered by disability insurance by 3 DAYS! If you hadn't used PTO you wouldn't be able to pay mortgage. Now you are stuck. You can't get sick and your daughter can't get sick, otherwise you need to pay a sub. You will pay roughly $150 per sick day. So yeah, that's me. It sucks. SUCKS. Having an unemployed husband means we can't lose $150 from my paycheck if I get sick. There is no way. That is a huge chunk out of a teacher's paycheck. Oh, did I mention our pay freeze? No raises this year AND it is our most demanding year yet. Plus, working at a charter school means I'm making less than public school teachers already.
I just feel like it's one thing after another. Also, our classroom budgets dropped to $200 for the whole year so I've already been paying for classroom supplies that I absolutely need with my own money. I can't afford to do that anymore. How in the hell am I going to do my job if I don't have the supplies that I need?!
Oh, and the very promising job interviews Andy had?? He didn't get the job. He was SO CLOSE. The job wasn't even published. They contacted him. They only interviewed a few people too. It was a devastating day for both of us.
We really need a break here, and we need one soon. I'm running on empty and seriously close to have a breakdown.
7 years ago
2 comments:
Oh buddy, I am so sorry. You really have been hit from all ends of the sucky spectrum. I know things will look up at some point here. Thank God you have such a wonderful new daughter to make everything a little better.
Sorry to hear about the hard times, they suck but things will turn around just hang in there. I have been there I know how hard it can be. If you ever need anyone to talk to you know my number! And when you are having a bad day just cuddle your beautiful baby girl and for at least a little while all the worries and stress will melt away!
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