Yeah I think that's what's going on. I seem to do ok with everything else but need to deal with this issue like I did when I was pregnant and looking for a job- don't tell them until I have to. Actually, I told about being pregnant when the job was offered but not before and that worked well.
The first time this issue came up was a few months with a headhunter and I told the problem was solved now because my son is incarcerated. The "incarcerated" part ended everything. This time I left out that part but knew it would come up later if I get the job because I'd have to take time off to come back and get difficult child at some point. Still, I need to work around telling people even as much as I did until things are further along.
I'll email this guy and thank him for the phone interview and see if I can smooth something down in a round-about way. But I think it's probably too late.
Lesson learned.
