My husband and I have an infant son, and weโve made many financial sacrifices so I could stay home with him. As a former teacher, I have always believed that being a mother is the most important job anyone could ever have. Itโs hard to find like-minded women who are also staying home with their children these days. Regardless, I have never been one to conform or step down from my core beliefs and values contrary to what others are doing. I write poetry too, and wrote this small, simple poem. Perhaps some of your listeners would get something out of it as well. I call it โIn Daycare.โ
In Daycare
I rock my baby until heโs asleep, with him close to my heart. Nobody does this in daycare.
When I sing to him from the bathroom, he knows we are not apart. Nobody does this in daycare.
When Iโm home alone and thereโs no adult to talk to, It sometimes crosses my mindโฆ
But then my son looks at me with a sparkle in his eye and a smile that no one else could find.
I know how to make him laugh and how happy my baby can be.
Someone might get him to smile like that in daycare, but it wouldnโt be me!
When he is older, Iโll make sure he eats every pea; teach him to look beyond what he can seeโฆ
Nobody does this in daycare.
Laura
Nobody Does This In Daycare