Am I the only one?????

[sunnydays]

You gotta cut some slack for the newbies though as we are learning.......I took way to much shit from my last parent and learn a huge and valuble lesson did I bawl yes not because its just business because dkm was a friend for 2 years and there way alot of history there.....I WILL NOT take a friend as a client again and now being thru it know have a thicker skin.

I was about to post something to this effect. I think when we are new to this job, many of us tend to get more attached to the kids...we don't really realize that they can be yanked away from us without notice at any time or that in all likelihood, we will only have them for a year before mom goes on mat leave, etc. In the beginning, I know I poured my heart into it too much and that is why I became so attached to my first dck's. Now, having seen kids come and go for various reasons, I don't really feel like that anymore and definitely will not cry when any of them leave. I care for all of them and give them my full attention, care and affection, but I no longer "love" them like I did in the beginning. I think we have to go through heartbreak to learn to be tough and businesslike...it is something that is hard to learn from others (especially for those of us who tend to pour our hearts and souls into what we do).