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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone else feel this way? How did you overcome your reservations? Partly because I don’t trust anyone to take as good care as a family member would, partly because [b]I’m a control freak. [/b]Family help isn’t an option as parents moved away.[/quote]

I truly think one of the blessing of parenthood can be helping type-A control freak types (I definitely have had these tendencies) face the reality of how little control they actually have. You can not control every element of your child's life. Not even if you stayed at home full-time. You say family help isn't an option, but know that even it if was, you wouldn't have total control in that situation either.

I think daycare is probably the best option for someone like you. Not because I think daycare is inherently superior to nannies. Both can be good, but for someone like you, you can look for a daycare that has cameras and other kinds of ways of updating the parents throughout the day. Again, be under no illusion that cameras=you have full knowledge, because you won't and you can't, and that's the reality. In a few short years, you'll also be sending your kid to school, and to after school activities. You need to start building up your tolerance now.[/quote]

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