Obviously, I'm a working mom. My husband is a working dad. We pay for daycare. Soon we will have a child in "real" school and the other still in daycare. I LOVE my daycare. They teach, they play, they create, they explore, they love. They are absolutely positively awesome. It is one of the best daycare centers on the planet, in my personal opinion. They also do great things like Muffins with Mom on Mother's Day, and Donuts with Dad on Father's Day, and Preschool Graduations for the kids moving on to Kindergarten, and random pancake breakfasts where parents can come spend a little time with the kids. They truly are an awesome organization. Have I complimented them enough to let the "but" loose?
But...Here's my problem: I'm a working mom. And my husband is a working dad. So Donuts with Dad at 9:30am is tough. Take kids to daycare, go to work. Have 3 meetings. Leave work to have a donut. Go back to work for the rest of the day. Of COURSE you have to participate in this, or your kid is in shambles all day that you didn't go. Of COURSE kids are more important than work... the vast majority of the time. But the reason the kids are in daycare is because we have jobs, so I'm just wishing for a little consideration on the part of the daycare - 8:30am is way more reasonable than 9:30 for activities like this.
And I know this is just the beginning - something tells me "real" school doesn't spend a lot of time considering working parents' schedules either, so I guess I'd better buckle up and hold on for the ride!
