Balancing Family And Work | Sometimes Its Tough

On shift again. Just pulled 3 nights on. 2 off. And now 5 in a row.

Its really starting to wear on me. The hospital I work at seems perpetually understaffed. But we recently lost some nurses.
Going to different jobs or better paying ones.

The money and the overtime is good. And the job is rewarding.

But I worry about how this is impacting my kids. The whole reason I worked night shift was so I could do things with them in the daytime. But now both are in school. I still do field trips with them.

Football and cheer (I coach) will be over in the next few weeks. I am looking forward to taking a break from the extracurriculars for a bit.

I'm not looking for sympathy or advice. I knew what I was getting into with this job.

Sometimes its just cathartic to vent.

Goodnight,