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The sort-of ideal schedule

For my only week of true vacation -- no work, no school -- I've been sending K to daycare for half-days. I hang out with him all morning, drop him off for lunch and his long afternoon nap, and then pick him up early and take him to the park. It's perfect. I can do whatever I want during the middle of the day, when I'd otherwise be stuck at home while he sleeps for 2-3 hours, and I still get lots of time with him.

Perfect, except that he gets so upset when I drop him off. The first day, when Mrs. Daycare opened the door, his face crumpled and he started sobbing. Yesterday he started crying when I stopped the car. And today he refused to put his clothes on, knowing that I wouldn't take him out wearing just a diaper. He looked so sad when I got him out of the car and was wailing before we got to the door.

I know he's happy at daycare, and he's spending most of his time there sleeping anyway, but I still feel guilty. I'm almost tempted to send him with Daddy in the morning, as usual, just to avoid the scene.

Full post as published by Magic Cookie on August 28, 2008 (boomark / email).