I'm finally going back to work after my two under 3's and my toddler (nearly 4) are going to daycare next school term.

I'm fully celebrating even planning on having lunch with my mums next Tuesday.

But people at home are not supporting me, they disagree saying that it's so teenage- like doing a traineeship at 36 and working among childcare, but I assure them I only need 3 months study and work to then qualify for the certificate educator wage. By then I could get enough to find my kids and I a bigger space (I have not been able to rent as I get only government and two dad's support for my kids).

But they don't get it. I had covid in Early, August resulting in me quitting mainstream full time daycare course study ( I had been working on since Feb, due to the brain fog). I then signed up for a traineeship with my mentors (my cousin works there at the school and put in a good word) which is once a week every second Friday (my toddler is in kinder every Friday).

I get to meet the team at the daycare on Friday and my mentors at my school are impressed that I'm being hired.

The job is only Wed to every first Friday then every Wed to Thursday. So my younger kids would only need 3 days and my oldest 2.

I want my family to see it from my point of view, that it's my career, what I'd flexible enough and something I am going to be happy in. I've found it improves my mother hood skills with my 3 kids. I learnt things like building relationships with kids, culture and things like work health and safety etc, child protection.

They want me to stay in front line Health and excuse the pun.. see ppl in ventilators all day. But don't my kids want a happy mum.. even ok study wages but, something I love.

I mean the world is your oyster after becoming a mother some ppl quit and start new things, some leave their men like I did twice.

It's time to gain my life and my independence back isn't it, even if it takes me 3 months?