Thank you!!! I started 5 months ago and I get the same comments all the time! "So how long do you think you'll do this for?" and it drives me nuts! Or you get that look as if "oh, poor thing couldn't get a real job, so she had to resort to this". I gave up my "real job" to do this and I have never been happier! It is a hard job and there are days when I feel I need a break, but most days, I wake up happy to go to work...in my own home! I LOVE being my own boss and I love even more being with my own kids every day and not having to send my babies to be with strangers every day. I also enjoy the challenge of providing a home away from home for the daycare kids who are not as lucky as mine to be able to stay with their parents. I think this is one of the most important jobs anyone could do...we are taking care of these kids during their formative years and helping to make them who they will be one day...and not just anyone can do this job...it takes a special kind of person to do it and do it well. I think we should all hold our heads up high and know that we are making a huge contribution to our own families and to our society and those who look down upon us are simply ignorant