Yup, as much as sometimes I think we providers use this forum to discuss the negative aspects of our CAREER, I still feel the positives far outweigh the negatives.
Right now I am hanging out on the computer, listening to the older kids play while the smallest one has a quick nap. I could (and probably should) be cleaning my kitchen, but I don't want to so I am not! LOL. No boss, no worries....This afternoon we are playing outside and having ice cream on the deck. I know for sure that none of my old jobs included having a treat and working on my tan.
And it totally cracks me up when kids who "don't" do certain things at home, learn real quick that it ain't gonna fly at Miss.L's house!! Feel free to lay on the floor and cry; we will be over here having fun when you are all done. I am interested to see how being a daycare provider will change my parenting skills for this next baby that we are expecting. It's already changed how I parent my older kids.