How much do you love your dc kids?

[zoomama]

I am the same way. They are my clients NOT my kids. I feel that I would be disrespecting my children if I "loved" the daycare kids. I do like the kids in my care, but no hugs or kisses from me, those are for my kids.

If a parent wants someone to love their kids then maybe they should take the time to do it. JMO

i definitely don't love the dck's like i love my own son. i don't think that's even humanly possible. it's a totally different relationship. i don't cry when they leave my care. i don't coddle whining or wimpy behavior. i don't have patience for that kind of stuff. i am strict with the rules and would sometimes look downright "mean" to a parent who thinks you should never lay down the law.

that having been said, i'm baffled that it would be considered "disrespecting your own children" to be loving, warm, and showing physical affection to the dcks. i hold them, cuddle them, kiss them, and tell them i love them. i feel children deserve that kind of care, and for me personally, it's not hard to give. i think it benefits my son to see that i have enough love to go around, and that i don't love him less while i love others, too.