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parent fatigue
Jan. 29th, 2008 10:33 amThe after-school care person for Casper gave a month's notice last night; she's been offered a similar job doing less for the same amount of money, so who can blame her? The other family we're sharing with is doing the bulk of the looking for a new person, but I'll have to call our contacts. I also kind of want to look at the YMCA and see if that's an option now (they do a van pick-up at some schools and take the kids downtown, and it turns out that three of Casper's classmates from day care who attend the other local Montessori magnet do the YMCA.) I don't think the other family likes the idea of the Y, though. Instead, she's talking to me about Casper sharing the other kid's flute lesson, and sewing classes at the children's museum in the next town.
Clearly, the neverending hassle of child needs during the work day does not end with the end of day care. It gets cheaper, but if anything it gets more complex. The school sent home a note on Monday letting us know about 4 days they are going to release the kids early (at 1:30) because they need time for teacher workdays. This in addition to the random days off that the kids have but that aren't actual holidays (so not days off of work) - there's at least one every month, plus spring break. And the summer. Camps are signing up NOW but we don't know if we'll be living here this summer.
I didn't get Casper into swimming lessons, due to inertia, so once again I have failed in my parently duty to get my kid involved in some activity. I'm already tired of this whole rigmarole, and it's barely begun.
Clearly, the neverending hassle of child needs during the work day does not end with the end of day care. It gets cheaper, but if anything it gets more complex. The school sent home a note on Monday letting us know about 4 days they are going to release the kids early (at 1:30) because they need time for teacher workdays. This in addition to the random days off that the kids have but that aren't actual holidays (so not days off of work) - there's at least one every month, plus spring break. And the summer. Camps are signing up NOW but we don't know if we'll be living here this summer.
I didn't get Casper into swimming lessons, due to inertia, so once again I have failed in my parently duty to get my kid involved in some activity. I'm already tired of this whole rigmarole, and it's barely begun.