Aren't we all good mothers?

[cmfbaker]

Great post, especially

Nor do I look at someone else and think "She mustn't love her child because she puts him in childcare".

...got me thinking. My 3yo is in daycare 3 days/week, I'm at home full time with my 9 month old. When I tell people this, they often don't know what to say! Around here, it seems childcare is a last resort, and something you hate putting your kid into. My son is quite happy there, though, and so am I. I'm a happier mum when I'm with him and I do love my son(s) to bits. I know if I had them both at home all day, every day, I'd completely loose it! We do go to playgroup etc, but still!!
I guess I just wanted to say, I know exactly what you mean by that particular line. And I think by putting my son in childcare, I'm being a better mum than I would be otherwise.

Christine

PS: ...and who IS "perfect" anyway? No one can do everything, and if they say they can, they're lying. That's my opinion!

[JolyV]

words of wisdom

[Seven Oaks]

Amen to that

[~Kim~]

Here's a blast from the past. You wrote this just a month before my world changed that first time. It's still so true.