Hey ladies!

My husband and I have a healthy wonderful relationship, but we are going through a rough patch- not really with our marriage, just some external stressors, and I could use some tips. We have a toddler and a baby, cannot afford childcare so we are on one income and our finances are VERY tight. Like we practically don’t make enough to make ends meet. 😬 my poor husband has been working 14-16 hour shifts trying to make extra money, he’s burnt out and exhausted beyond all belief. I’m trying to find a work from home job that is flexible enough to be done with children present as we don’t even live nearby family so I have absolutely no help with the kids. I cannot find anything work wise. It’s also been tough because our daughter/baby is teething really badly (4 teeth at once) and I’m getting roughly 2 hours of sleep per 24 hours. Y’all know how having small children is lol, our toddler is a rambunctious curious little boy who gets into everything and destroys/breaks stuff unintentionally if you turn your back for 2 seconds, and I’m doing my best but I have a very clingy sad barnacle of a baby currently because of the teething. I’m so tired. My husband is getting frustrated because our toddler is a little hurricane loose on the house and we can’t afford to replace/keep fixing stuff, but I’m doing the best I can. I make an enormous effort to keep him occupied and confined nearby when I’m stuck with the baby, but it’s just not always realistic. We have tons of stuff locked up behind baby gates and baby locks but he recently figured out how to thwart them all. 🤦🏼‍♀️ it’s just such a tough time financially + having little ones, could definitely use some encouragement and a few tips on communicating with my hubby as well as how I can support him through the stress of trying to provide money wise in the interim since I cannot find a job - still looking but I’ve found absolutely nothing. haha 😅

Also a quick add- our situation is even more complicated because he has a new job lined up in about 9 months - long story but this company specifically approached him due to his specialty and offered him double what he’s making now and in a state with WAY more affordable cost of living, which he’s accepted the position but it isn’t for 9 months still. Which means we are trying to get some stuff in order financially and materially as we will be moving across the US. He’s now tossing the idea of trying to pick up a second job on the weekends in order to get us by until his new job is a go, and he’s sooo worn out, I don’t want him to have to do that. But I feel stuck cause I can’t find anything I can do to contribute financially 😕