Daycare

Today is the first day that my son went to day care....and what made it worse is that I wasn't able to be there for it. Because of my job, I wasn't afforded the opportunity to be there to drop him off. Some may ask why is a three month old be dropped off at daycare? Well the simple answer is that we can't afford for my wife to NOT work. So until that time comes, the wife has to get back to work this week, which means little man has to be placed in daycare. The daycare he's going to is an official one....not just someone watching him. This woman does this as a business and has been for the last 15 years. She only takes 1 baby at a time and at the most only has 6 children in her care at any one time. So my son will be the only baby she has. I'm confident that he's going to be OK, and that she's going to take care of him as if he were her own son. At the same time though...I wish I didn't have to send him to daycare. I think about how things could have been if we'd still be in Delaware. Mainly I think about how things could have been if I'd worked harder at my last job in Delaware where I was making more than enough money to provide for my family without my wife working. Unfortunately, I put the fact that I got laid off from that job somewhat on my own shoulders. Oh how different things would have been had we had our son in Delaware while I was making that kind of money. Now being here in Florida, while I do love it here, the weather is awesome, as are the beaches, but the rates of pay for employees down here isn't even close to commensurate with an employees skills.

I guess that's just the way things are and I'll have to live with it. But anyone who knows me, knows that I won't just leave it as it is and keep mindlessly working toward fulfilling someone else's dreams like I am now with the current company with whom I'm employed. Soon....and I mean VERY SOON....I'll be working toward my own dream and be able to provide for my family in a way that means I won't have to rely on someone outside of my home watching my son during the day. My wife will be able to be at home for him. That's a guarantee!!!

Remember..."You're Worth It!"

J. Earl Smith
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