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Originally posted by TexLex
It's just really hit me that in ~5months I will have not one but two babies to handle while I attempt to work at home. I'm thinking this is not do-able, though I only do legal work a couple hours a day, max, now. I had a HS kid 2 days a week last summer and that worked fine, but she did need some supervision, though it was budget-friendly. I wouldn't be working at all if we didn't need the income, trust me. Anyone have any ideas that won't break the bank?
Has anyone used a Mother's Day Out program and been happy with it? Being in Texas, I am surrounded by churches, so there are probably some programs around. I suppose it depends on the location, but how preachy can they get with an 18mo old? This is a big concern for me since we are not religious people. I came home from my Baptist (my parents are not Baptist) kindergarten and at 4 years old told my parents they were both going to hell from listening to Rock-n-Roll (That would be ABBA and Barry Manilow, but what did I know - maybe you do go to hell from listening to them?).
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I have to say based on my extensive babysitting experience that I got a lot less flak from Catholic and Jewish kids than from Protestant kids ("YOU DON"T GO TO CHURCH?????"). My nephews went to "Akiba" (an Akiba? an akiba? whatever) for preschool and, while I think they had activities around the fun Jewish holidays, it wasn't very indoctrinary, and I think that it was treated as a learning thing with acknowledgment that not all the kids were Jewish.
I don't know what all runs Mother's Day Out programs in your area, but I do sympathize with a desire to avoid having your kids become convinced Mommy and Daddy are going to burn in hell. I think that would be disturbing for them.
ETA I think that ABBA's pretty damn rock n roll, but it's more about feeling her TITS and dancing with her at weddings than any music she might produce.
