Anything childcare can do, I can do better

Why is it that parents actually pay another person to spend time with their kids? The paid person gets to hear to first words, see the first steps or answer the first curious questions. Frankly they get to share the most precious moments with our children. Now my thoughts are more, is this person going to pay the same amount of attention and love to the child like you? Most likely not. This is a job like any other. What counts is the paycheck.
A job a person attends with his own problems brought from home or his own fears. So, what kind of attention is the child getting? The same attention that all the other 10, 20 or even 30 kids will get. It will be the sort of attention without the sparkling eyes or the loving words of a parent. This is maybe the explanation why so many grownups feel worthless - nothing special.....nothing unique......Generations in all societies where institutions (like Kindergarten, schools) are normal will have these problems. Both parents claim they have to work to meet their obligations -I know that is jumping in the head of the readers dying to get out......BUT lets look at these financial obligations. Let`s see we have a mortgage for the house combined with the average of 2, maybe 3 cars. The constant "keeping up with the Jones" Mentality makes the commercial chains happy with their yearly turnover - Plasma-TV`s, WiFI, Nintendo all things one must have. Of course this kind of lifestyle requires 2 wages. And on top of that not to forget the childcare payment which is usually covered my one of those wages......You see, you can say NO to this - you can change the way you live in seconds by shifting your perspective and giving your family a different priority. If you don`t change then you can be assured that your kids are also going to fall for that consumer culture. They already get little gadgets that teach them how to earn points by working in order to buy things for the little gadget-pet, things like TV, cars, clothes, holidays etc. The message that is transplanted here in very early age is - that you cannot have fun without spending money. Ideas presented to these kids in the lines of walks, picnics, football, swimming or bike riding - all these things make children bored by the thought of it or just sick cause of the physical input required. So, the cycle there continues and is therefor hard to escape.
I would say for parents wanting to spend more time with their children - it is possible. Cut downs would be necessary. I mean giving up on a car, coping with not having certain things may be difficult. BUT you can be sure of one thing. The unconditional love you child will give you when you share the first words, the first steps or the first curious ques ions together. Our world would be a better one if children spent more time with their parents and less time with people that do not really care - how could they ? They don`t have the love a parent has.

Good Morning

This is what we do every morning. The first thing I make my family is fresh juice with my super juicer. My little boy always helps me. The advantages of juice is known to us all. But out of my own experience, I have to say that it is the best for us. It seems to work, as we are all quite healthy. Have fun, go and try it out.

Sunny Mondays in west cork

This morning was so beautiful. We wasted no time, jumped in the car and went off to the beach.