What is the most stressful area of your life right now?

Babybear4 · #1 February 2nd, 2012, 02:11 PM

I would say, for me, it's DH's job situation. We are stuck into a $500 a month payment for the next 11 months, for a technical school that was supposed to have gotten him a job locally. As soon as he graduated, the company who promised hire suddenly didn't have the funds to hire.

The thing that is most frustrating is we never would have done it if we didn't have as close to a guarantee for hire as possible. The hiring manager at the site DH was supposed to be hired onto actually wrote in an e-mail that he had cleared DH for hire with HR and to stay in contact through his tech school. The only problem is, DH couldn't get him to SAY a date. He told him on the phone that they would start the hiring process 1/2 way through the course but he refused to put it in writing.

Our TTC completely depends on DH's job situation and any jobs he can get with his certificate are generally shorter term jobs and are very last minute, so we usually find out AT MOST 2-3 weeks before he would have to leave for the job.

cocosmumNco · #2 February 2nd, 2012, 03:06 PM

mines work cause i'm just learning the roll but i will get there. i don't really do stress lol

plan4fate · #3 February 2nd, 2012, 04:24 PM

I hear ya Shelley! We're in the same sort of position, Dh does contractual work, and doesn't get much notice when the job is going to start. Last springs job he got the call Thursday to be in for trainnig Saturday morning 10hrs away. Last job we got almost a full weeks' notice, and this job a record breaking two weeks notice.

That's probably the same thing for us. We can't have a baby until we can settle down.. DH can't settle down unless he's willing to go from $26 an hour to $11 an hour... and that's just not going to happen since his ex gets 17% of that $11.

taatie10 · #4 February 2nd, 2012, 05:17 PM

Work!!
My job and the uncertainty of finding a new one soon before I become the next victim of our manager and her firing whoever she needs to take the fall for anything.
At this point most of my other stress areas stem from that initially.

PurpleStar · #5 February 2nd, 2012, 05:45 PM

Getting Vaughn into a toddler program. He is ready and so am I. We def are ready for our own space...and yes, I'm grateful for being able to be a SAHM, but I'm totally ready to have "me" time back...I love being a momma, but it alone does not fulfill all my needs to make me a happy complete person.

Losing weight. Bane of my existence. I'm always looking at that next pound to lose.

Memi · #6 February 2nd, 2012, 05:46 PM

I'd say finances. We're doing fine, but we had one big blow after another last year and I just stress too much about wanting to get our savings back up to where it was before everything happend and to where I feel it should be.

Aillidh · #7 February 2nd, 2012, 07:13 PM

My DH's truck driving career. I just got a new job today, getting nervous about that because I have anxiety and I'm a bit shy. We're also thinking about finances and TTC, there's a lot going on. A lot of changes at once.

mom2pne · #8 February 2nd, 2012, 08:17 PM

My kids!!!!! My twins keep hitting each other and their brothers, Ty still refuses to use the toilet, Trent almost failed all his exams, and Lennox now says "Shut the F up" ( that was my doing.) One day a few weeks ago the kids were yelling, I was stressed and on the phone with a very important person and I yelled that. Wish I hadn't because last week he started saying that and now it's become a game to him and he will laugh in between saying it over and over again.

This is reality for me....

booboobunny · #9 February 3rd, 2012, 07:11 AM

Money. I'm sahm while hubby is trying to figure out his career. He currently works in Law enforcement but is trying to move up to another position. I'm wanting to work but don't want to run into issues if he ends up working hectic hours. If he gets the position then we would be doing a little better financially but i still want to at least work part-time

over.the.moon · #10 February 4th, 2012, 07:27 PM

Our wedding! I was gonna say work until today. Work is stressful because I got a promotion and now have more responsiablity. But more flexiablity too. The wedding, ugh, we've looked at doing a destination wedding so we can be legal, which narrows down our choices consideriably. But we decided to talk to everyone we absolutley want to have there and see if it'd be possible for them to travel. Well DP gets a response from one of her sisters (she has three), that while she'd love to be there her husband won't allow her because he's got some hang up about gay people.

Allow? Allow? This is her freakin sister's wedding! And she's a grown woman, not a 5 year old! I don't care if you think we're gonna burn for all enterity. Forbidding your wife from seeing her baby sister get married is just, wrong. Also, stand up to your freakin husband! You want to see your sister get married, go see your sister get married. If he dosen't like it, he can shove it!