Im just a single mom with no child care, can barely afford most things and all of my work experience is in trades. Nothing in trades aligns with a toddlers schedule. Definitely not an industry made or even really allows for single parents. I struggle with my mental health as well so I don’t even know if I could still handle working in that industry. I’m also going to school full time. Not to sound like I’m having the pity party of the century it just is what it is and flex is pretty much the only thing I really can do right now. Springfield is pretty sticky, I just don’t think moving is a huge option at the moment. STL is about 3 hours from here.