The Germs Attack

A necessary evil of being a working mother is tracking down safe, reliable, affordable (ha ha!) childcare outside of the home. Our kids are young, but we've had our variety of providers already as our circumstances have changed several times in the last three years.

One thing that's unfortunately stayed consistent through the changes are the runny noses and ear infections, which are going to make me go gray!! No matter where you go - church, public childcare, or in-home childcare - they're all the same: just a bunch of money eating GERM FACTORIES! There...I said it. And now you know how I really feel about where my hard money goes so my kids can just come home, get sick, proceed to get mommy and daddy sick, cause mommy to stay home and tend to the yuckiness, and all the while not sleep while they're sick.

Perfect example - Lilly just started in a childcare ministry at a church right around the corner (which has great teachers and very friendly staff working there). I really do like them, but she's there last Monday and Wednesday and a week and half later is STILL sick. Ear-infection sick. Not-sleeping-at-all sick. Have-to-stay-at-home-while-they-still-get-mommy's-money sick. You get the idea...it's making me crazy and I want my happy Lilly back!