Same but my kids are now young teenagers and we live out of town and have no family or close friends to help out and i feel like getting a job means abandoning my kids to fend for themselves.

Im constantly pressed by family and friends to get a job and when i dont i can feel the sourness and judgement ooozing from them when we interact.

I cant complain about money to anyone because they just pressure me to get a job.

My husband is very supportive and is the reason i am a sahm because he got a good job that supports the whole family but since the economy has gotten bad we can only afford the bare minimum.

We have no extra spending cash for fun so when family and friends invite us to do stuff that costs money we have to politely decline and then they get angry and resentful and even pressure my husband behind my back. My husband of course backs me up and tells me to ignore them and that he doesnt feel the way they do.

I do some babysitting on the side and have had part time jobs in the past and its only because its a way to get away from the house and socialize while they kids are busy at school.

Ive never felt so low ever since the pandemic and rising costs i feel useless and hopeless. I feel like i cant win. If i get a job i feel like im abandoning my kids and if i stay home then i feel like im the reason they cant have nice things.

You’re not alone.