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Just a thought: It is so much less busy now than it used to be here.
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 683279" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Flower, when I was a young mom, 40 years ago almost all the mothers in my area worked, which meant child care workers spent more time with them than the parents did as infants and toddlers. My kids never saw a daycare, none of them, so my house became the go to house for latch key kids once school started for the peers of my kids.</p><p></p><p>I was like the neighborhood mom and felt like very few of their parents, whether they had difficult kids or easy kids, really raised their kids or care what they did, as long as it didnt affect them. They, to me, put a higher value on working than being with their kids. Some had to work. Many just wanted to. I felt the kids were desperste for motherly attention.</p><p></p><p>So I get it.</p><p></p><p>Most are in their 30s now and I am fb friends with a majority. Although most barely saw their parents, almost all, with two exceptions, launched well, have good jobs, kids, etc. It is nice being able to see how they turned out.</p><p></p><p>One drank and drove, got into a car accident,and did jail time. Two people died, including his girlfriend. The other never quit drugs and is pretty much doing very poorly. The lone exceptions.</p><p></p><p>I worked ar head start more recently. Many people sent their sick kids to school. Many parents...they just are not into even their well behaved kids. And, yes, it is very sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 683279, member: 1550"] Flower, when I was a young mom, 40 years ago almost all the mothers in my area worked, which meant child care workers spent more time with them than the parents did as infants and toddlers. My kids never saw a daycare, none of them, so my house became the go to house for latch key kids once school started for the peers of my kids. I was like the neighborhood mom and felt like very few of their parents, whether they had difficult kids or easy kids, really raised their kids or care what they did, as long as it didnt affect them. They, to me, put a higher value on working than being with their kids. Some had to work. Many just wanted to. I felt the kids were desperste for motherly attention. So I get it. Most are in their 30s now and I am fb friends with a majority. Although most barely saw their parents, almost all, with two exceptions, launched well, have good jobs, kids, etc. It is nice being able to see how they turned out. One drank and drove, got into a car accident,and did jail time. Two people died, including his girlfriend. The other never quit drugs and is pretty much doing very poorly. The lone exceptions. I worked ar head start more recently. Many people sent their sick kids to school. Many parents...they just are not into even their well behaved kids. And, yes, it is very sad. [/QUOTE]
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