Where are you located, mom? Did you find good sitter? I'm in Detroit, home raising granddaughter. Near Chene and Lafayette.

To bsharp, who can't understand why mom is going to work. WAKE UP, SWEETIE. Not everyone can eat or be warm, safe and dry without taking care of themselves!! I had six children with my husband and had to pay all bills because he never brought the money home. He was making thousands monthly selling new cars, too. Had no money for attorneys, took years to divorce him and then more years to make him leave MY home. NO organization, law enforcement or other in Oakland County would help unless I sent him to prison, which I chose not to do to father of my children because they loved him so much. You may not be able to empathize, but please realize that sometimes doing your very best, being tired all the time from working two jobs and taking care of eight people still isn't enough for successful outcome.

YOU are the mother and need to be home w/your children. Why did you have them if you were just going to let someone else raise them:? I don't understand this. When I got pregnant, I worked until the day of delivery and then after she was born, I took her to work with me in her carrier until she was about 5 mos old then brought work home. When she was 4, she started pre-school for 3 hrs and I worked, increasing my hours as her school hours increased but I never missed her coming home to my smiling face and loving arms. I never missed a school play, a Brownie scout meeting, a school carnival. You will for sure pay more in day care than you make and your children will be sorely underloved and cared for. I beg of you to fix this situation.

No, I'll watch your kids. I'm a better person than the last person.

I'll watch your kids for you. I'm really nice and I promise to take good cre of them.