I only wish I had the legal ability to put child in
Posted By: tired grandmom on 2006-02-20
In Reply to: putting 3-year-old in daycare - cnymt
DC. I have been keeping my GC every other weekend for 2-1/2 years and that changes and gets added to depending on my "kid's" need to "still be a kid." I'm the only stable, learning, unconditional love environment for that child but I'm really being taken advantage of. I've changed my schedule 3 times since October and now my "kid" took a new job without talking to me about it first. The "kid" gives me less than 12 hours notice and thinks it's like the old days when my flexibility was limitless. I'm an employee now with a strict schedule and a supe who calls if I'm not on the system when I should be. They understand if I can let them know in advance but if someone runs late picking up my GC, I don't have advance knowledge of that. I thought I was done raising kids!
Sorry for the self pity trip but I understand your situation and how it pulls at your heart. Hope things go well for your family. 
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