daycare – FIRST DATE, WORST DATE EVER!

Ketchup and Noodles

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Posted in daycare, dogs, gossip, kindergarten, memoir, shopping, toddlerLeave a comment

When my son was two and his big sister was in kindergarten, I saw a window of opportunity to go do child-free errands, if I could just find a place to park him for two or three hours. Enter my neighbor Peggy. She didn’t have a childcare license, which limits the caregiver to six children… Continue reading Ketchup and Noodles

The Escape Artist

August 24, 2019August 23, 2019 Posted in back ache, backache, boy, daycare, errands, grade school, guitar lessons, high school, humor, independence, memoir, piano lessons, preschool, soccer practice6 Comments

When my son was born, he came out angry, two weeks early and mad as hell. “He looks like a prosecutor,” the nurses said. Fast forward two years. He wouldn’t hold my hand while walking to and from the car. He wouldn’t hold my hand in parking lots. He was always running away inside of… Continue reading The Escape Artist

The Daycare Quandary

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 Posted in babysitters, babysitting co-op, California, children, daycare, mom shaming, piano lessons, summer campLeave a comment

When my kids were young, I had a hard time finding sitters for them in my affluent bedroom community near San Francisco. The local kids didn’t need the money, and my then-husband wouldn’t spring for a nanny. Not that I wanted one. I wanted to raise my own kids. Every now and then, it was… Continue reading The Daycare Quandary