Hygiene

[Suzie_Homemaker]

We aren't in the same business as a restaurant, or a window washing company (which I would assume would charge more based on how dirty the window is), so we can't compare our business's to those ones.

That true. We are in business of caring for children. Of supporting parents. Of being a substitute safe and loving carer when their own parent can't be there and have to work. We are in business of kindness and love and a little compassion. We in business of not belittling parent efforts and pretending we all perfect. We are in business of looking after small children who need to feel accepted and special not humiliated and not made to feel like their Mommy or Daddy did something wrong and it's all a big inconvenience for carer.

If you feel as parent you always get everything right and never make error, fine, but I don't believe. If you never been in tough place and just trying to do your best in hard situation, then fine, you lucky person. But maybe, just maybe, one day you need someone to be a little kind to your kids, to love a little extra, and to not shame you and bill you for little failings.

For all you know, this dad could be working three jobs, struggling to get up in morning through sheer exhaustion, trying to give child a quick wash over because he needs to get back to another job or lose his house.

You just don't know what is going on in someone's life and is it really a big deal to find a few mins a day to do this small task? Should you have to? No. But really is it a bug deal esp when you know something is going on for grandma to be trying to help Dad out.

Why is it easier to put hand out for more money than to just be kind and take few mins to wash child who needs a little extra care?

I bet if you had a child in your care who was super cute and liked to snuggle for 10 mins every morning you would be able to find time to do that. What big deal to find same 10 mins and wash small child and make them feel clean and comfortable and loved? Or is caring not part of job?