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frustrated...
Hello, ladies... Its been awhile since I've had a post here, because we were gone for a long visit up north (PA) to visit family and friends.
I'm needing a space to vent- my husband and I had a minor arguement last night over an issue thats been very frustrating to me. I don't feel able to take on any new clients because 1. childcare is extremely hard to come by (we don't have family in the area and my husband has a typical 9-5 job) and 2. we may be moving two hours away from our current home if a spot becomes available in a new company for my husband. The big problem is we don't know when the move would take place. It could be three months, it could be a year. I just don't think its fair to take on a client and then turn around and tell her I'm leaving the area. My husbands point of view is that I shouldn't put my life and aspirations on hold for something indefinite, and that I could always travel for the birth. My point of view is that I just don't feel comfortable being such an integral part of a birth experience without having a clear plan and idea of how to be there for it...
I'm feeling a little lost... I want to go forward with my ambitions, but the timing seems all wrong...
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Karen Matthews
working on DONA certification
mom of two, artist in my spare time
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Do you have a good back up you could partner with? Then you could still take the odd birth knowing that you had someone you could turn your clients over to in the event that you did move. Just an idea! Hope it works out for you!
sorry about this whole situation.. I hope you do find a back-up and that your life can settle down.. 
More than anything I just needed to vent and to people who understand the amount of involvement this line of work entails.
