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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't find it sad. I find it realistic. I was a great babysitter growing up because I played nonstop with my charges. And then I got to go home and do my own thing. When you're Mom, that's not an option. There's no downtime. So you work out a balance as best you can. I do play with my kids quite a bit, IMO, but as they grow older and more independent in their play (and more cooperative with each other), I'm happy to finally get the dishes or laundry done during the day instead of after bedtime. Even better if I get to sit on the couch and browse through a catalog. It's absolutely exhausting and more than a little soul-sucking to have to entertain young kids constantly.[/quote]

This post says nothing about constantly playing with your children.  It's about playing with your children at all.
Why even have them if you'd rather watch television or go shopping than interact with them?[/quote]

You are not the brightest bulb in the box are you? There is more to interacting with children than just playing with them. I love reading to my child, I love snuggling and cuddling with her. I love baking with her. I love having her "help" me cook.

I am sure other people like other stuff too.

And the nannies - who cares about their opinion? They don't like playing with children either, they do it because they are being paid to do it. And most of them just find lots of playdates to fill their week so they don't have to do it.[/quote]

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