Hi everyone- I am a stay at home mom, with the exception of three days a week I work at a hair salon. My fiance and I are in the early stage of splitting up. I have such reservations, but only because (and this sounds shallow and lame) he is a full time restaurant manager, and I stay at home with our son. Along with being a hair stylist, I am also a Mary Kay consultant, so my income is adequate; however, definitely not enough to support me and my son. I have never had any intentions on going back to work full time, now that I've had the wonderful experience of staying home and playing! I know that staying with my son's father only for financial reasons, is very unhealthy and really immoral, but emotionally don't think I could handle going back to work and being away from my son 40 hrs a week! any suggestions?

First off JohnJohn's mom, welcome to the site. I can only imagine that it would be difficult for you to go to work full-time after being able to spend all of this time with your son, but, think about what staying with a man that you are not happy with will do to you emotionaly. If I am correct, your son is 2, he is getting to the stage where he is going to start needing social interactin and maybe you could find a good daycare for him. Another alternative is that maybe you and your fiance could go to counceling and work out your issues, as you stated, you are just in the beginning stages of splitting up. I do not know the situation between the two of you, but it is a thought.

welcome to the group. i agree with mashell, said . the other thing you can do is cut people hair at home if you got alot clients.