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Babysitting Achieved

Yesterday morning I was in quite the state about taking my daughter to the babysitter. I didn’t show this to her, of course. I was quite cheery about the whole thing. We had new groceries so I gave her an entire box of them to take to the babysitter’s house and eat with her family, knowing that my daughter just adores strawberries. We packed her special doll. I told her that it was only for a few hours and that I would be there directly after I finished teaching and we could spend the rest of the day together, albeit … Continue reading →

A Case of Neglect

When I was in my 20s and 30s I baby-sat professionally through agencies. It was fun work and I met a lot of good families. I also met a number of eccentric families. I’m sure that’s to be expected. One family in particular has always stood out in my memory. It was the only time I sat for this family with three boys. After the dad opened the door to me and I introduced myself he insisted that the boys hug me. We had just met and I hadn’t even walked inside. The dad proceeded to tell me that if … Continue reading →

Isolating Experience

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One thing that I have noticed since Lily has had her tube out is that many more adults, specifically parents of young children, will now approach us when we are out in public and comment on how cute she is. Now, by no means do I think that the presence of her tube made her un-cute in the eyes of strangers. However, I do think that, for whatever reason, these same people who now offer such wonderful compliments did not feel comfortable approaching us back then. Perhaps they thought that we were just so overwhelmed and stressed out caring for … Continue reading →

Creating a Dream Fund for Your Child

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When we have small children, money is tight and our needs and wants can seem absolutely endless. Just go shopping with a four-year-old and you’ll see what I mean. I too have a guilty desire to get my child through the shopping trip by using bribes – I mean rewards – or is that treats? However much I value my sanity, I also value saving money. This is something that is deeply important to me because my childhood home was not always financially secure, or at least I didn’t perceive it to be that way. While I spend money on … Continue reading →

Patience is Having an Alternative

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As parents, we are challenged daily and hourly to be patient. We may be challenged more than once a minute, in fact. It is hard to be patient and I don’t like it much. I would much prefer to do what I want to do. However, doing what I want to do is called my pre-child life, and I don’t think that I’m going to get that back any time soon. Having a child involves patience. If you want to do to the store, you need to dress someone or two or three. You need to get them out of … Continue reading →