Feeling a bit bored?

[Momof4]

Yeah, sorry, I knew you meant you were bored with the daycare and want more mental stimulation and I suggested getting extra housework done during the day so you could have your evenings free for something like torontokid's new class or whatever interests you. For that matter, you could take an online course while the children nap.

I guess I've been having this conversation with my oldest daughter who has 4 children and worked part-time for a while to get a break but is now not working again. Her husband has a great job so she doesn't have to work but she's understimulated. How many years can I tell her to figure out what she wants and just DO IT! Anyway, that's another story.

Trust me, working outside the home is NOT better. You have to listen to the boring constant complaining of co-workers who are disgrunted or ladder climbing and backstabbing and so on and so on. I've had enough jobs outside the home to know that this is the best job I've ever had. I read at night and at naptime. I socialize with other caregivers a few mornings a week. No, the children are not perfect and every day doesn't run smoothly and sometimes I want to smack a daycare parent for their silliness by not being able to deal with their child as a parent.

On my vacations I travel to lots of places or spend special time with family or both. Right now I'm looking forward to my vacation in Scotland and Ireland coming up soon. If I start getting bored I will take a course at the library or the local college or I'll volunteer somewhere.

We all have a right to complain and I'm not putting anybody down in any way. But only YOU know what YOU need to be happy. Stop and really think about what you NEED to be HAPPY!!! Life is too short.