Going back to work
I graduated from college in 2014 with a Bachelors in Education, worked for 1 year as a teacher, and found out I was pregnant with my first child. My husband and I decided to focus on our family first and I have been a mom ever since.
Now, my youngest is starting kindergarten in the fall and I have to figure out what to do. I have no resume, no references, and we couldbt afford to keep up my teaching license so it's expired.
Honestly, I am burnt out from full-time parenting and afraid of what the new normal will be (Who is going to pick up the slack created by my absence?) And I am terrified of going back to teaching. It has been so long since I went to college and I am feeling rusty and a little out of my depth.
I don't know where to start. I am debating if I should get a short-term job like McDonalds or something or go back to school first for my Master's or if I should jump straight into teaching or substitute teaching? I don't know.
I am just posting here because my husband doesn't get it. He just says, "People do it all the time." But I haven't. Not for over a decade. It's almost like I am starting completely over at 40. I just want to actually have a conversation about it.
Please don't bash my naive husband. He is a good man and has been very supportive over the years. I have been very blessed to have him.