I pretty much have been staying home every weekend and most days of school holidays stuck at home looking after my autistic brother since grade 3 due to my parents long hours and changing days off.

Anyway I just realised that I havn’t brought anything for myself in…ages. My only source of income is when my grandparents, who feel sorry for me being cooped up indoors, give me something, usually for good reports (which I try not to accept, but my grandmother said it makes my grandfather happy so…eh) and Birthday/Xmas money from family (usually goes to bank for…idk happy future?).

Anyway, is there anyway I can make money despite basically being stuck indoors (or limited where to go/what to do, I sometimes take my brother out to shops). I can’t really get a part time job (nobody would hire a teen whose working days would change every single week, due to my parents days off changing). Please help, I know I might sound a little materialistic…but who doesn’t want to earn something?

Will you be with your child for Christmas/Put your holiday here? Will the other parent see them? Anyone sharing the holiday together? Do you still see the ex inlaws? What’s your plan? Think there will be drama?

Most of you know I’ve been single since pregnancy after ending a 7 year relationship, but it is important for me to share the big events with her father, as I won’t give them up. So, I’ve invited Bella’s father to spend the night Christmas Eve (not with me, with the futon), so he can share the experiance when she wakes up Christmas morning and do the present thing. Then his family has invited all of us to their house for their big brunch. We’ll probably be there till afternoon when we have to go back to my place and start dinner, for assorted friends and family, he’ll join us for that too. My parents do Christmas Eve instead of Christmas day (they like to relax), so they aren’t getting left out. I expect it to be drama free as we’re fine, we just bicker occasionally now. Oo0oh except for his grandmother…She’ll give me grief but I think I can take her. lol.

Everyone else- What are you doing?
For a better 2009- I’m so sorry for your loss. She’s 18 months, so she grasps that Daddy doesn’t live here, he visits. I do understand the sleeping over thing could be an issue in the future hopefully she’ll think of it as a slumber party, anyhow we’ll jump off that bridge when we come to it.
Michelle- I totally understand. It’s all about what’s best for our babies. It hasn’t been easy to get to this point. He had to kick a major painkiller addiction (from a serious accident around the time we conceived) before I would give him such an honor. Not to mention the constant talks we have regarding what’s appropriate, how to treat me an her, what he can say (no swearing, no fighting), no drinking before coming to see us, etc. It’s been a TON of work to get here, I’m just hard-headed.