“I have to juggle caregiving with all of those commitments. and am at a constantly high level of stress. ”
I am a full-Time tenured professor with a disabled wife and a child with autism. I co-parent my son and pay close to 1000 mo in child support. I also pay close to 800 mo for my health insurance. Those expenses are garnished from my wages and at my base salary I only take home roughly 1300 a pay period and 2600 a month. My mortgage is 1700 dollars and my utilities in the winter in 2024/2025 were 400-600 mo. In the past I have taught my full workload and up to three B-sections to make ends meat. I have to juggle caregiving with all of those commitments. and am at a constantly high level of stress. Despite all of these obstacles I love working at Bristol Community College and have made it not just my job but my home for over 25 years