Erin - I hear ya on the shifts. Sometimes it's great - like when he starts early and is home early (today) because it means we can get up together and he gets home when I'm beginning to flag. But I'm not liking it when he's on afternoon shift. He can get home anywhere between 9pm and midnight which means he's often not in bed till 2am, then I feel I should be as quiet as a mouse all morning until he wakes up and then not expect any help because he has to go to work later. It's not like I need much help but an extra pair of hands is always good. And because he gets paid great overtime, often he'll work 9 days on and then 1 day off. Fantastic because that means I can be a SAHM for longer and we have great flexibility in terms of him taking the extra overtime or not, but often I envy mums whose partners work 9-5, Monday - Friday. Still, everything has its pros and cons and I think on balance I prefer the flexibility (and overtime rates) that we have.
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