I was at an Oneg Shabbat Friday night when a woman from my synagogue, an Israeli, asked "and how is that beautiful baby?" When I told her that Rachel had started day care, she asked, "you aren't feeling guilty, are you?"
I said no, but was kind of taken aback and was preparing to get extremely defensive about keeping her in day care until the woman said, "That is good, because the children who were raised on kibbutzes ended up being the leaders of the country. I know, because my family founded one of the early kibbutzes. And the children were able to be leaders because they socialized with other children."
Our Rachel: Leader of the rebel forces.
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love, love, love this. I get so tired, as a "payroll mom," of being made to feel guilty about daycare. funny that dads are never asked this question, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteabsolutely! Think of what your kids will go. Calvin can be a U.S. senator, Camilla a governor, and Marigold the head of the World Bank!
ReplyDeletesorry, what your kids will DO. They'll make you proud.
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