I agree with the others. I love my own children, and I love my grandchildren. I like my daycare children just fine. They are adorable. But love them like my own? Are you kidding? Their parents can pull them from my care at any time, and if I got attached to them, that would be sad. If any of these children left, I'd probably wonder how they were doing, and would be delighted if the parent sent an update once in a while, but I wouldn't cry or miss them. I'm sure if I ran into them in public we'd have a big hug and hello, but in the end, they are my clients. My love is reserved for my children and grandchildren.