Venting

Life has been REALLY hard for Duane & I lately. Financially we just cannot get ahead. We were doing okay until Duane's salary got cut (due to so many layoffs at our work he is no longer in the position that he was), my hours got cut (to save me from being laid off) and today my day care decided she will not do part time for us (the only thing that was going to keep us a float was cutting back the day care hours).

I am totally unsure what to do. Devon loves L (our day care lady) & her sons C & A. I feel confident that he is save & very well taken care of when he is in her care. So our options are A) Pay the full amount which we CANNOT afford or B) find a new day care willing to do part time with the posibility of full time once work picks back up.

The problem with B) is that the day care we are using is on the less expensive end of the scale so we will be hard pressed to find a part time day care that will be affordable once I am back to work full time.

Could there possibly be an option C? Could I possibly approach my employer and take a voluntary layoff (is there even such a thing?), collect ei and possibly take in a day care child of my own (who pays under the table?).

I am VERY jealous of people who have family members who care for their children for free...

UGH!