I care for my husband’s 5 kids from a prior marriage. They range in ages 10-19. I have no kids. He works at least 12 hrs per / 7days a wk. His children came to live with us about a year ago, their mother asked us to keep them for 2-3 yrs while she gets some things in order. I have health probs, & take 6 different meds each day. I have not been able to work for 9 mos. My hus does not read or write. I supervise his kids, get them ready 4 school each day, do about 4 hours of homework with them each night, talk with serve as contact 4 their teachers, help them w/English lessons (they R in ESL classes at school) & so on. We have 1 car. Today my hus is taking a break from work to nap (this is very rare). I ask if I may run an errand w/his car by myself. He says no he'll take me b/c in the past I've sometimes returned it 20-40 minutes later than I promised and his 18/19 yo sons have McDonald’s jobs & may be late due to me. They have 2 hrs before work, my errand is 15 min away. Thoughts pls?
2006-09-24
07:05:04
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