I'm kind of in the same boat. I lost one of my 5 to FT school last month, and another for the same reason this fall. I *just* finished talking to my 3rd mom, who got a new job and will now be working shifts, so they will be coming less, will need a rotating schedule and not sending their SA daughter come fall. So that leaves me 2.5. I just want to cry. The thought of going through the whole interview/integration for someone new is so not appealing.
I'm scared that my skills are no longer marketable, even though I've only been doing this for a couple of years. I seriously just want to cry. I'm scared it's going to take me months and months to find a job, with half my income coming in, but I also don't want to go through everything it takes to find someone new if it doesn't take me long. I just don't know what to do.
That was my very long winded way of saying I know what you're going through. I can't imagine adding in the extra stress of loosing a parent as well, that's just awful. I'm so sorry for your loss.
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