After church Sunday night some of the young adults and older teens went out to Starbucks to hang out and talk, and drink coffee, of course. :) A couple of the ladies got to talking about the daycare our church runs, who's working there in the summer, hours, etc. I was sitting by a guy friend, and during the conversation he turned and asked me how I felt about putting my kids in daycare. I immediately shook my head and said I'd never do it. Here are my reasons.
First of all, it's unnatural. If God wanted kids to be in daycare, he wouldn't give them to mommies and daddies. I mean, doesn't anyone find it odd when two-eary-olds spend more time at a daycare than with their parents?
Second, the parents don't control the situation. Kids and childcare providers get to influence my kids and I have no control over what's going on. That's ridiculous. God trusted me with the kids and I'm just going to let someone else tell them anything? Uh, no.
Third, it's not safe. You just can't trust anyone. There are creeps everywhere, even in "christian" daycare centers and schools. In fact, I'd say especially there, because no one's suspecting it. We expect those places to be safe. And they should be. But they aren't. When I was little I didn't understand why I wasn't allowed to spend the night with my friends. Now I understand it and I completely agree with my parents. It's just not safe. Schools and daycare centers are no different.
When I'm a wife and mama, I will have teeth and claws to protect my babies. And for me, protecting them means keeping them with me as much as I can. It's what God intended, in my opinion. So there are my reasons. What do you think? Why?
Leah
Well, personally in the ideal sense i'd never do that. But there are situations where the alternative would not be practical, reasonable, or feasible. At that point daycare becomes a viable option. But saying never to it is more of a wish rather than based in reality.
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