Hi, I am difficult situation. 1. I love my job which give me some flexibility as I recently change department and do not need to work late. But I need to take over some tasks which need 6 months to settle down. I have 3 kids, 8 years, 4 years and 16 months old toddler. My youngest one going to childcare next year. I have a helper and my mum to help me until my youngest one in school. 2. My Brother is going to be daddy soon in December and my mum need to help to take care new born. 3. My mum is on difficult situation as my Brother stay in Batam and I am in Singapore. I need a job to shoulder the family. My Husband is debt and he has his own business problems and really no mood to takecare family. I am the main contributor to the family. I have some saving thought and thinking to quit for 2 years then go back to work until my kids all big enough to handle by my helper. If I quit, I will send the helper back and my mum no need to help me. I cannot effort helper If I don't work. I am hoping my mum to help me to go through the difficult situation but I don't think it is good that she doesn't help my Brother. What should I do? I am lost when I heard from my mum that my Brother asking for help. I cannot say no. My helper cannot handle my first Son as he is attention seeking children ( Super hard to handle him). My 2nd one in full day childcare. I just some suggestions on my working arrangement. Should I work part time? My current job not a management role but I have a decent pay with good boss. My helper cannot handle 3 kids after school. I am getting stress to think all these. I feel like world is ending kind.. my mum also keep wanting to go holiday to relax. She worried that she cannot go holiday next year. I am totally lost.

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Agree with the other mummy that you should ask your bro to hire his helper from Batam. Perhaps you can have a discussion with your boss if you can opt for flexi-work arrangement [eg go in or leave an hour earlier, work from home for a few hours/half a day etc]