We all know it takes a certain kind of person to do this job (and do it well). It has got me thinking about what kind of people are we? Is a certain personality drawn to running a home daycare or does owning a home daycare create a certain person?

We all know the basics, must like kids, patience, kind but what about looking deeper then that? I had a mom ask me how I do it every day and said "you must be exhausted at the end of the day." I thought about it and realized that I am but I am not. I am someone who has always found myself "energized" by children. I have always been drawn to kids and most comfortable interacting with them. She said I am an extrovert then (definition is becomes energized in interactions with people) but in fact I am an introvert (definition is to become drained or depleted by interactions with people) and I told her that I only find adults draining. Are others like me?

When I went back to work after my first baby (pregnant already with #2) I was talking about not coming back after the baby with my coworkers and all these women said they "needed more then being a mom " which I responded with "I am the one getting more with staying home." I have wanted to be a mom since I can remember and although I had a satisfying career, it never defined me. I felt when I became a mom that this did define me in a way I was OK with and am actually very happy about.

I know we have former teachers, professors, social workers, receptionists, office managers etc in our group. Do we share common traits outside of the obvious?