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[quote=Anonymous]I have been fortunate enough to have my mother (who lives in DC) provide childcare for all of my children. It was her choice and we do pay her (but it's definitely not as much as a daycare would cost).

I have four children and had to leave them at the 6-week mark to go back to work. It was incredibly sad for me, but it made it easier to have my Mom around to provide care. I stayed home with my last daughter (who's 3) for her first 8 months. Now she's with grandma.

While I enjoyed being a SAHM, I didn't do anything extraordinary. It was mainly me watching TV, chilling out with my baby. I'm not really into playing patty-cake incessantly, doing crafts, etc so being a SAHM to my now 3 y/o would not work for me. I love her to pieces, but she'd have to do some sort of part-time preschool if we were to survive me SAHM.

My daughter is basically hanging out with Grandma right now. Not doing any crafts, just does a lot of TV watching. She's incredibly smart and has learned a lot. Knows her ABCs, recognizing all of her letters, numbers, colors and shapes. She's also learning to write numbers and is even picking up Spanish (she's a Dora fan). I plan to start her in preschool when she's closer to the 4 y/o mark..so closer to Sept. She could benefit from having a better schedule and I'd like her to have some interaction with other children.

Two of my older children are high school (11th grade) and middle school (7th). I *really* wish I could be home when they get out of school. Especially for my middle-schooler. She's not as disciplined when it comes to doing homework and I don't like them having the run of the house with no one there for 2-3 hours. I'm not setting the world on fire with my job (admin making $42k), but it helps towards our overall HHI of $104k, so quitting is not an option. I've been searching very aggressively for something PT and/or closer to home.

I greatly admire WOHMs who work out of necessity. It is incredibly difficult, for some, to leave their children in the capable hands of others. I would never fault them for their choice and I hope that their children experience great joy while at daycare. [/quote]

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