The day care I really wanted N and G to go to was about $1600/child for full time care.
Jeez, that's about the same as having an au pair.
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
megan walker - Aug 06, 2008 1:08:32 pm PDT #1540 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Ginger - Aug 06, 2008 1:12:09 pm PDT #1541 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I did not mean to say "fucking" to the repair person, but he was supposed to be here Monday afternoon and when I finally called him at the end of the day, he said, "Oh, I thought it was Tuesday." Uh, no. Then yesterday he got here at the end of the day, worked for a while, then said he needed a new part and he'd come back this afternoon. I just called him and he said he was running late, and besides, he didn't have the part. That's when I said I couldn't wait for him every fucking afternoon. Oops.
Burrell - Aug 06, 2008 1:16:15 pm PDT #1542 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yeah meagan, per month.
Kat - Aug 06, 2008 1:19:10 pm PDT #1543 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Well for two kids, yes it is about the same as an au pair or at least a full day nanny (cheapest nanny rate I've seen is $15/hour and $20/hour is more common).
Childcare is such an interesting thing. On the one hand, I think it's vitally important and should be compensated in a way that shows the importance. On the other, if I could afford to, I would stay home because I like being with N and G and if I compensated a daycare provider the way I know they should be compensated it would be with a salary similar to what I make. Or at least what I net. But why pay that, even though I emotionally know it's deserved, when I could just stay at home if I could afford to do so?
At the end of the day, it's why I feel blessed to have found C, the woman that N adores. In fact, when we get there, the other kids who are at daycare all come to the fence hoping it's their mom or dad. But N? He crawls right back to C hoping to stay and play a little bit longer. I am so thankful that he loves her so much.
It's a weird conundrum. I wonder if I'll feel the same when we get to schooling about which I have even stronger opinions (and better skills than I have for early childhood stuff).
Tamara - Aug 06, 2008 1:19:43 pm PDT #1544 of 10003
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
But totally understandable, Ginger.
Kat - Aug 06, 2008 1:24:36 pm PDT #1545 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ginger, I'm surprised you just said fucking afternoon and not "Fuck you, asshat!"
Sophia Brooks - Aug 06, 2008 1:33:52 pm PDT #1546 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Wow- my coworker is moving her 2 children to an actual daycare from a woman in a house, and it is going to actually be $1700 a month, and that appears to be the "cheap daycare. And we are in upstate NY, and I don't think my cowworker makes more than a couple of hundred more than that a month. She doesn't even like her job, but she and her husband feel they can't get along without that extra per month. Frankly, I am pretty sure they could, but it would mean huge lifestyle changes.
msbelle - Aug 06, 2008 1:44:33 pm PDT #1547 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Came home to plaster chunks and dirt all over the bathroom. I am not dealing well.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 06, 2008 1:46:58 pm PDT #1548 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Oh no! What is it from?
Theodosia - Aug 06, 2008 1:53:16 pm PDT #1549 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I seem to remember msbelle mentioning a drippy ceiling?
I just made my plane reservation, so I'm actually indeed going to Vividcon next week. I'm finishing up one course, I'm starting to look for permanent employment, and dammit, I need a Reward, so this is going to be it.
ION, my desktop computer is still at the repair place. SIGH