There is that aspect. But let's say you are super-mommy aka über-mommy. Never a cross word, all housework done when li'l dahlink is asleep, always ready to read Goodnight Moon, even after breakfast and for the 20th time that day. I am really not convinced that either über-mommy or the professional DCP is "better." As long as the caregiver is decent, the kid will get something out of the time spent and will grow and develop as he is supposed to. Since nobody is perfect and each person brings different strengths to the interaction, there is also something to be said for changing it up once in awhile.
I think surrounding culture is HUGE, both in the expectations of the kids, the expectations of the parents and the parents' ideas about what one "must" do as a parent.
My mother did usually attend school plays though. I don't think my dad ever did, but I really can't be sure. We also plain did not have so much of this stuff.
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In the grand scheme of things, can mothercare & othercare be equal???
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Well I guess I'm just that rare exception of a mother.
Who doesn't have days like that?
I think surrounding culture is HUGE, both in the expectations of the kids, the expectations of the parents and the parents' ideas about what one "must" do as a parent.
My mother did usually attend school plays though. I don't think my dad ever did, but I really can't be sure. We also plain did not have so much of this stuff.
I don't think there has been any idealization of DC, and I don't think anyone expects their dcp to be anything other than human.
Well, it appears that you are a one shot post and runner, but I am a bit bored.
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