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<blockquote data-quote="Big Bad Kitty" data-source="post: 92144" data-attributes="member: 3647"><p>Is your neighbor home during the hours from after school till dark? Or is there another neighbor? </p><p></p><p>Even if you think that you can handle the 6 hours sleep, it will catch up to you in time. I wonder of there is someone in the neighborhood who can keep an eye on the kids, if you bartered with them. Not necessarily paid them. Heck, you could even barter your kid's time to them! They keep an eye on the kids during the week, they get 2 hours of yardwork from the kids on the weekend or something. The girls are old enough to do it, and when you are a single mom, the family has to stick together and all pitch in.</p><p></p><p>I know it sounds like the Waltons, and you are probably rolling your eyes at me. Just tossing some ideas out. You need your sleep, but the kids need supervision. Nobody here thinks you are a wimpy mom. Raising a difficult child is not for the faint of heart, and without a partner, you gotta do what you gotta do. (been there done that!!!)</p><p></p><p>Just keep an open mind and explore different options. She is a different kid than your sons (way waaaayyy different, lol) and raising her will be a challenge every. step. of. the. way.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Bad Kitty, post: 92144, member: 3647"] Is your neighbor home during the hours from after school till dark? Or is there another neighbor? Even if you think that you can handle the 6 hours sleep, it will catch up to you in time. I wonder of there is someone in the neighborhood who can keep an eye on the kids, if you bartered with them. Not necessarily paid them. Heck, you could even barter your kid's time to them! They keep an eye on the kids during the week, they get 2 hours of yardwork from the kids on the weekend or something. The girls are old enough to do it, and when you are a single mom, the family has to stick together and all pitch in. I know it sounds like the Waltons, and you are probably rolling your eyes at me. Just tossing some ideas out. You need your sleep, but the kids need supervision. Nobody here thinks you are a wimpy mom. Raising a difficult child is not for the faint of heart, and without a partner, you gotta do what you gotta do. (been there done that!!!) Just keep an open mind and explore different options. She is a different kid than your sons (way waaaayyy different, lol) and raising her will be a challenge every. step. of. the. way. Hang in there!! [/QUOTE]
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