tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post5697257867789420873..comments2024-01-12T02:50:35.638-06:00Comments on Problem Girl: Wiggle roomJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13170131429639166827noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-34313781891607772622010-09-14T11:35:23.305-05:002010-09-14T11:35:23.305-05:00Here's the MIL point of view. Stay home with ...Here's the MIL point of view. Stay home with your children as long as you can and as long as you are comfortable with it. Your husband NEVER went to pre-school at all. There was one other child in our neighborhood, a little girl, a year older than he is and they played together... it was great for us Moms, we switched off houses and we each had some alone time that way. With Elle going to pre-school half days, she is getting all the "social" time she needs. She learns from you at home, too. She is a very smart little girl and she will do fine. If you really feel bad about her "missing out", why not get some workbooks and work with her at home....and I agree with the rest... let her be a kid. If you want to pursue something part-time that is fine (I did that when Jesse was in second grade and gone all day at school.. when he went to Kindergarten it was only half days) For now, I wouldn't worry about the all day program. That is alot of money and she is doing fine. After all, she kicked her Grandma's butt in Pictureka 3 times in a row and it's a game for 6years and up...and she's only 4, I know almost 5, but she is doing wonderul as she is!!<br /><br />Love to all, Grandma JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-66047206157296054052010-09-12T13:58:10.135-05:002010-09-12T13:58:10.135-05:00If I had to guess, I would guess that she would lo...If I had to guess, I would guess that she would love the all-day option, but that she is also extremely happy in the part-day option and likes spending time with you as well. I wouldn't make yourself unhappy to get her in more school for one year. Because if you're unhappy, everyone will be unhappy. Especially me.Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-49286744308919039832010-09-10T21:42:44.912-05:002010-09-10T21:42:44.912-05:00as a person with no children, you should listen to...as a person with no children, you should listen to me.<br /><br />my opinion is to stick with part time school as it's only a year before she's having a full day... no need to push as she sounds like an awesome, smart, perfectly cool kid who doesn't need an all day program. she'll learn more from her awesome mom this year...Unemployed in PDXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921789052691419736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-20388076840170780772010-09-09T16:01:09.708-05:002010-09-09T16:01:09.708-05:00All you need to do is come up with the next great ...All you need to do is come up with the next great blog idea that someone will pay you to turn into a book that they sell at Urban Outfitters! It seems like it would be totally easy and the perfect plan. ;-)Ferdinand the Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04174824050460444368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-34719066657533870452010-09-08T23:03:34.102-05:002010-09-08T23:03:34.102-05:00You will never regret staying at home. I believe i...You will never regret staying at home. I believe it is one of the hardest jobs out there. Working mom's really have it easy. I know, I've been both. My 2 cents? Stay at home with her. Enjoy her. She could benefit the time at school, but I know she will benefit with the time with you. And, you can't buy that.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938860988782323361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-23811311688350406452010-09-08T13:27:51.355-05:002010-09-08T13:27:51.355-05:00I'm a retired day care center director, and I ...I'm a retired day care center director, and I think full day is fine if there is a need. She's already getting what she needs, school and you. Why try and push her? So she can be bored in Kindergarten? She's got years of "have to" ahead of her. Let her be a kid. It would be different if you had a career you loved and wanted to pursue. Then I'd tell you to go for it. But for now, let it be.jwghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848946240656789799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-58749982142656886582010-09-08T11:16:45.158-05:002010-09-08T11:16:45.158-05:00Elle has a lot of full-time school ahead of her so...Elle has a lot of full-time school ahead of her so I don't think a full-day preschool is absolutely necessary. That said, if you need to get a job just remember that nothing is forever. If you have to work that job for a year to pay for preschool, so be it, you can quit when she enters (free!) school. Have you looked into working at a group home or as a personal care attendant? That is a job where your SAHM skills would be very beneficial.scanteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-47108960162967553062010-09-08T00:54:17.362-05:002010-09-08T00:54:17.362-05:00Well, since you asked. There's years and years...Well, since you asked. There's years and years and years ahead when she can go to school all day long. And I promise you she will eventually learn all her letters and maths and all of it. But. There's only one more year that she can spend most of the "school day" being your one and only. Now that my baby is 15 it seems like such an easy choice, but I know it isn't for you. Best luck!Lunch Bucketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672060392111531942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-84567417094639744332010-09-07T17:30:34.426-05:002010-09-07T17:30:34.426-05:00Try doing some writing! Demand Studios, for examp...Try doing some writing! Demand Studios, for example, pays $15 per article that takes maybe an hour to write. A friend's daughter wrote enough during her maternity leave to pay the car payment and insurance. You would only need to write and have published 30 articles a month to pay for the whole thing! Try http://jobs.problogger.net/ too and I bet others know some other places to try.LibraryGirl62https://www.blogger.com/profile/11826257812655578054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-56710966785097474292010-09-07T17:22:49.615-05:002010-09-07T17:22:49.615-05:00Hi --
I don't have the perfect idea but are t...Hi --<br /><br />I don't have the perfect idea but are there any all day co-ops that are cheaper? Then it would be some of your time but not all of your free time. Or you could be wrong about your marketable skills -- could you talk to the folks at the preschool and maybe trade some teaching your cool skills (for example, design some cooking classes that sneak in math or the study of another culture, etc, preschoolers love cooking) for reduced tuition?marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-40385515004468414572010-09-07T17:13:15.949-05:002010-09-07T17:13:15.949-05:00I hear ya girl. I'm a single mom who stayed ho...I hear ya girl. I'm a single mom who stayed home for years, and now that I need to work, can't get hired for any meaningful work. Life is tricky. Good Luck.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380583632901267466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11653780.post-28902778191218581802010-09-07T17:13:12.568-05:002010-09-07T17:13:12.568-05:00I hear ya girl. I'm a single mom who stayed ho...I hear ya girl. I'm a single mom who stayed home for years, and now that I need to work, can't get hired for any meaningful work. Life is tricky. Good Luck.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380583632901267466noreply@blogger.com