What kind of job could I look for that I could still have my kids with me?  I'm desperate!?
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Childminding in your home.
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Good for you.  Your best bet would probably be babysitting.  Why not try a paper route or dog walking?
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Good luck. \n\n(Translation: Jobs like that are few and far between. Read classified ads, visit craigslist and Monster, and you might run across one, but my right gut is saying you probably don't have any necessary qualifications.)
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Mention that you are responsible.\nAsk some of the parents you worked for to write a 'Reference' for you. Ask that they write something more than "Responsible and Good with Kids". Explain the type of job your looking for and you'd like them to mention your abilities that would be beneficial in this new job.\n\nAsk them to mention things like: \nOrganizational skills \nAbility to take control of a situation \nGood judgment\nResponsible\nEasy to get along with\nTrustworthy\nPrepared/Proactive\n\nGood Luck!
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You might want to look in your neighborhood for some employment idea. Cutting grass, washing cars, walking dogs etc. You are such a wonderful person to try to help your parents. Just remember that those are adult problems and you are still a young one and you should try to enjoy your childhood. It goes by so quickly. Good luck to you and your family
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I would want to take you under my wing. Since you're already going for your Master's Degree, what associate's/Bachelor's degree do you have under your belt? What is your major? Surely one of the current degrees would get you a job. For example, you can hire on at a Head Start with only a semester's worth of units in child development and probably also get a financial aid for your schooling. The job would get you full benefits for your child/ren. You might earn less than you are now, but you wouldn't be lying to your daughter or working in a high risk environment. You could take a lot of your Gen Ed  classes online at home and not be away at night. \n\nLastly, you would no longer subject yourself to an occupation that, for now, doesn't bother you, but which will take it's toll because it's demeaning, and because you currently hold yourself in low regard. You just don't realize it yet. Most people can get a job that they don't have to keep from their kids, and that doesn't involve exposing their private parts to dirty old married men.  Trust me, I know. I don't say this to knock you down. I say this because I feel for you and would like to help. \n\nBTW, I don't think bad of you. I just worry. :o)
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Some WAHMs provide childcare for other families. Others take a different route - making and/or selling crafts, or setting up home presentations (cosmetics, jewelry, kitchen ware, etc.), or delivering catalogues and products, or similar paid work options. \n\nAll of the above are partial solutions. Money is coming in... \n\nBut you still have deadlines, or quotas to meet, or perhaps a boss to please. You still have the problem of a sick child ruining your plans for the coming week. You still have to leave the house, or have potential clients come to your home. \n\nSometimes coping with a part-time work commitment creates as much havoc as a full time job! \n\nThink about the many work-at-home-moms you know - and maybe you're one of them - who have tried one after another of these work-at-home opportunities ("biz opps") without success. It's dazing. \n\nWhy do those kinds of jobs fail? \n\nBecause that type of income generation does not work for most moms. It doesn't give them what they really want... \ntotal flexibility \na solid, growing, worthwhile income \na place to apply their knowledge, creativity and passion. \nThe pay-back for the time, effort, and disruption to family routines is just not there. \n\n\nSo Where Do You Go For The Right Answer?\nYou're there already... \n\nThe Internet. The Web. Online. \n\nIn fact, for many people, the Internet is a second home. It's the easiest, most flexible, and most convenient tool for finding information now. \n\nThink about your favorites or bookmarks. You probably have a huge list of sites (sorted, if you're lucky, into folders!) about gardening, news, holidays, recipes, shopping, Christmas, family health, games, tips, TV, finance or whatever else catches your fancy. \n\nAnd the reason you bookmarked those sites? They gave you useful information. \n\nNow think about all those other people out there on the Web. Who are they? \n\nMoms, dads... single parents, grannies... sporty types, couch potatoes... teachers, homeschoolers, music freaks, would-be chefs. They all seek the same thing. And that is, of course, quality, relevant information for their kids, gardens, home projects, hobbies, and the list goes on and on. \n\nSurfers love Web sites that reflect the owner's passion about a specific topic (i.e., painting, dogs, travel, scrapbooking, etc.) They are excited to find articles, advice, and ideas that respond to their needs or fuel their dreams. And when they discover a site that appeals to them, they will return frequently. \n\nYou too can become a sought-after communicator on the Net! \n\nWhat is your passion? What information, based on your experiences (life, education, employment), could you share? How could you help someone else? \n\nEverybody knows something about something. Identify it and then write about it! There are thousands and thousands of people who want to read about it - and spend money on it - now. \n\nMy site was created just like this.  A link to it is below.  I make money on my site and so far, I don't sell a thing.  That will come as my site continues to grow.\n\nBelieve me, if a 40 year old mother of two children can do it, you can, too.
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Being a stay at home mom is a job as well as work away from the house. I think by jobs or work place they may just mean business obligations such as "being boss" handling financial matters or dealing with cashiers, husbands, banks, bills etc. I think you have the most important job in the world why bother to know what might happen in the future anyways? Enjoy life with your kids one day at a time and be thankful for the time you spend. Don't be anxious to rush off to a 9-5 job. Your kids will miss you way too much. You are doing the right thing. Those astrologers don't know you personally and how wonderful you are as an individual.
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Try being a counselor or cabin leader or whatever at a kid camp. in a week long camp for instance, you get 7 x 24 hours of community service!!
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oh honey! The very fact that you stop to think about the welfare of your kids and worry about leaving them with a babysitter shows you're not a bad Mum.\n\nIf you need the money then you have to work...sods law!\nAlthough there are plenty of work from home schemes these days. Make sure you double check them though - some will scam you as soon as look at you!\n\nMaybe try and find a careers advisor that can put you in touch with some work form home jobs/companies.\n\nMaybe Grandma could be persuaded to babysit once a week or so instead of 'Ashley'...?
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probably @ a fast food restaurant...or maybe somewhere like a daycare or something...good luck! hope u find something!
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No_nickname made a very good suggestion, about babysitting or dogsitting, as a first job, until you're old enough for regular employment. This would only work if you truly like children or animals, but if you do, it is a great way to gain references for your resume later on. If you are reliable, the families you work for will be happy to recommend you for job openings they hear about, maybe even in their own business!\n\nMy youngest daughter babysat when she was your age, and used to find creative ways to keep the children busy, instead of telling them to just watch tv. She played games with them, did crafts, etc., and the kids always asked their parents to call her instead of other sitters, because they loved the attention. Think of it as the beginning of 'networking'! Good luck.\n\nMy first job was taking care of animals on a farm.\n\nI just noticed that you said that 'neighborhood jobs don't work where you live'... could you explain a bit? (Use the Add Details button below the question) and I'll try to think of some more ideas that might be suitable if I understand the situation.\n\nEdited to add: You do have some limitations on what's available, for sure! But you sound very motivated, and that's a good quality to have; it will help you to succeed in whatever you do.\n\n Some entry-level types of work might include:\n1.  Stocking shelves in a grocery store, or cleaning the showcases, etc. when the store is closed (a surprising amount of work happens on Sunday so store is ready for customers on Monday).\n2. Cleaning cages at a veterinary clinic or animal shelter (the latter may not be paying work... how badly do you need the income, vs. the job experience?\n3. Kitchen helper at a nursing home or other facility: peeling potatoes, clearing tables, loading the dishwasher,etc.\n4. At a newspaper office, getting the weekly advertising flyers sorted to go in peoples mailboxes.\n\nThere are lots more, depending on the size of your community. You need to figure out what kind of work suits you best, and apply for that first. Don't take something you absolutely hate. Keep your ears open, and if you see a business that appeals to you, ask to speak to the manager when the place isn't too busy. Ask if they have any part-time beginner-level work. Bring your resume. Also ask the older teens whom you know, which employers are good to work for, because it's better to know this in advance. Some bosses are awful to work for, and have a high turnover of staff for that reason; that's why they are always hiring!\n\nThat's all I can think of at the moment.
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Assuming you enjoyed taking care of the house and kids and depending upon where you are you might find a "Nanny" position that pays that much.  They do where I live (SF Bay Area).
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Look up pediatricians in your local phonebook and start calling. Most people (in my experience anyway) are happy to talk to you about what they do for a living.
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some of these answers didnt sound too helpful so i thought i would share something with you. My mother worked 12 hours a day 6 days a week while I was young and later she ended up sincerely hating me because she would comehome tired and have to deal with me as soon as she got off work...she had a mental problem (depression) also so I am NOT saying you will hate your kids but I am saying that it can affect your kids lives and your relationships...my mother and I havent spoken in over 4 years and she doesnt know my husband or my daughter...she wrote me a letter (thru a relative) last month that said, "If I could go back I would change things. I would have found a different job, anything even if the bills wouldnt get paid on time...I wish like hell I would have put you kids first in my life and now its too late...my bills still arent paid and I have no children and your dad is long gone..."\n\nYou job can really affect ow you feel on the inside and how you treat other people...If you really do hate it, you should try anything to look for something new...your health and your families emotional health should be the most important things to you --the bills will wait, work whil you job search but search every day you can...check papers, internet, local businesses,, etc Best of luck to you!
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If you're religious, have faith.  If you're not religious still have faith that something will come through.  You deserve something special for all the things you've done for your family.  Keep hunting for jobs because that is all that you can do and eventually someone will recognize your contributions.  Hang in there.
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When we were new parents, we were looking all over for someone like you!  There's an organization in our midwest city called CCC which helps to arrange daycare.  I don't know what it stands for.\n\nAlso, run an ad in the paper, and look for ads.\n\nConsider placing a flyer with some of the local churches.  Many professional women looking to go back to work are looking for an in-home daycare worker.