by a Classified staff mom of a college student son and a 4th grade daughter Has anyone seen today’s article in the GT? Childcare rates have increased with the state regulations and yet the wages have not. How are we to choose between our child’s welfare and making a living? When will society start putting [...]
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Affording the High Cost of Child Care
Thursday, November 17th, 2011Care.com and new way to date night!
Friday, October 7th, 2011by a professional faculty mom of 2 year old daughter, 4 year old son My husband and I rarely have date nights. For one thing, we’re both so busy that neither of us thinks about it ahead of time until we’re in the moment that says “oh good god, get us out of this house!!!” [...]
Summer’s Over
Thursday, September 8th, 2011By a professional faculty dad of a 8 year old son and 5 year old daughter. Summer’s Over. First week of school. Kindergarten and third grade. Back to soccer schedules, swimming lessons, and the busy-ness of fall. But hold on just a second. This isn’t about them. It’s about me! Summer’s over for me, [...]
Sexting
Thursday, September 1st, 2011submitted by a professional faculty mom of a 16 year old son: My son got a cell phone for his 13th birthday. In reality, it was more for my convenience and peace of mind than his. He was starting to get himself around town on the bus, go places without us on occasion and it [...]
Following Through
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011By a classified staff mom of a daughter (8), a son (6) and a daughter (3): My 8 and 6 year old are starting to participate in activities. Activities as in: ballet, baseball, basketball, swimming lessons, piano lessons and the list goes on. I do try and limit them to one activity per season/term. Sometimes [...]
Sh**, there goes the rest of my day.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011By a professional faculty mom of 2 year old daughter: I was sitting in a meeting at work the other day and my cell phone rings, I look at the caller i.d. and it says “Child Care.” The first thought in my mind is sh** there goes the rest of my day. We all know [...]
It’s. Not. All. Going. To. Happen.
Friday, June 24th, 2011You know you’re a working mom when you’re eating dinner sitting on the toilet while your toddler takes a bath. We’re not talking a home-cooked, healthful meal either – more like a tamale (and by tamale I mean warm cardboard with the faint hint of real food) from Costco you scrounged from the back of your freezer and reheated.
Diapers, Dissertations, Departments & Deadweek
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011Here in the basement of Kerr, in the office of Childcare & Family Resources, we hear stories. Weird, heartwarming, horrific, sad, and stories so funny they draw in a crowd. We think you need to hear these stories. You need to know of the single undergraduate student with two kids. You need to hear about [...]