Jen’s tour of duty on mat leave expires next Monday. The day after her first Mother’s Day she will drive to a community centre and hand off care of our son to complete strangers. I think Alanis Morissette wrote a song about situations like this.
I know millions of people on this planet have other people help with child care each and every day. But that’s those people, and that’s their children.
This is us. This is our child.
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I lay awake in bed last night and had one of the worst thoughts I have ever had. There’s a reasonable possibility that neither Jennifer nor I will see Zacharie take his first steps, nor hear his first words.
Strangers will.
It’s absolutely crushing.
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It’s hard I know. But as someone who works in the childcare community my personal rule is if a child does a first (step, word etc.) while in my care I just don’t say anything.
I have been a working mom since my now 2.5 yr old was 5 months old and the first time he walks, talks or anything to you it means so much…I have never missed any of my dd’s first and never will because the first time it is done for you is all that matters. The first little while is the hardest with the new rountine but after awhile they will never want to come home…and be running to get away from you to play with there friends
oh no! it was Mother’s Day??? i’m in deep deep trouble.