I never knew how much your life would change once you had a baby. Yes, people always say it, but until you walk a mile in a mummy's shoes, you won't know. Since my maternity pay and paid parental leave has all but dried up, things have been tight for a little while.
My husband; a good honest man who works hard for his family is often taken advantage of. He is not completely innocent, and is far too trusting for his own good, and that opens the door for people to screw him over. Waiting on money from a job that concluded nearly 8 weeks ago is a bit of a joke really, and I'm fed up and feel completely helpless.
Besides the fact that we are moving out of our inner suburbs shoe box to a more family friendly area close to the beach (with a stint at the Mother-In Laws place in between), I thought I should sell some of Little L's things she no longer uses to get some extra cash to stretch us further. Her old bassinet has been for sale for quite some time and last night I had a reply from a lady who was interested in it. After she offered me half of my asking price I asked her if she could go $10 more. Her response pulled a heartstring: "I really wanted to offer $40, $50 even but I honestly just don't have it. I'm sorry if I offended you". I felt guilty. So I responded, saying, "As I am in a similar situation I'll take it for $30, completely empathise". Anyway. Not here to big-note myself on how charitable I am, because I'm not really. But I had a revelation. She was helping me out too, so why shouldn't I help her?
The mother is the strongest kind of woman. Let's help each other out. There's
such thing as Karma, it will be good to you.
such thing as Karma, it will be good to you.
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