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| Fri, 12-12-2003 - 8:31pm |
I just have to ask those working moms....How do you do it?????
I am a Step-mom to two boys ages 6 and 9. I have a three year old that has been in minimal nursery school since he was one. He only goes three days a week for a couple of hours.
My step-sons BM (birth mother) just had a baby with her BF and this is her schedule:
She drops my step-sons at school to the morning-care program at 7:15AM (school starts at 8:45AM). She then drives her three month old baby to an in-home sitter that has five or six other kids at 7:45AM and then goes to work. She picks the baby up at 6:00PM and then she picks my SS up from after-care at 6:15PM (their school is over at 3:10PM). So my ss's are at school each day for 11 hours and the three month old baby is at a sitters for 10 hours each day!
Doesn't that seem like a lot! I just don't understand this. I offered to watch my SS's and she let me for two weeks and then got mad at my DH and put them back in the scholl child care program.
Why would you bother having children if someone else is going to raise them for you?

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As far as footwear: When we lived in Central New York whether the children went outside in the winter or not was left up to the parents. If the parent sent snow boots to school the child would be able to go outdoors. If no snowboots were sent the child went to the gym during recesses. Alot of parents sent snowboots at the beginning of the school year to be stored all year in the child's locker so that he/she could decide IF and when they want to go outside. Where I now live in California the only time anyone dons snowboots is when they have driving the 2 hours into the Sierras during the winter and are in the snow because here it just doesn't snow. Footwear is sneakers, loafers, flip flops and whatever else they can get on their feet that will keep them dry when it rains. Actually during the summer most of the kids wear flip flops...I hears one mother remark that her daughter only spent $100.00 on shoes for the summer, that was for a wardrobe of flip flops. LOL. My daughter owns about 5 pair herself along with her sneakers and Doc Martin knock offs.
Awesome post, ITA
Linda - wife, mother, grandmum &nb
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"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
I learned my lesson, I never wear ANYTHING but boots if we are going near the snow.
PS you have wayyyyy to much time on your hands!!!!!! BAWAWHAHHAHWHAWHWAHW!!!!!!ROFLMAO!!!!
Ouch, ouch my sides are starting to hurt!!BAWHWAHWHAHWH!!!!!
Laura
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