Childcare workers, we never get the credit we deserve!

I have been working with children for 9 years now, at the age of 17 I began training and wanted to pursue a career that had fascinated me since being a child.I trained for 4 years, both practical and coursework, taking many exams and finally passing in 2001.

Throughout my career I have come up against people who believe that my job is easy, they say "its only playing with children all day, how hard can it be!" (this includes my partner) this has always been something that angers me. It isnt because I need people to constantly say "oh your a saint, I dont know how you can do such a hard job" or constantly be given compliments or a pat on the back but because just once I would like people to actually realise that the childcare profession is more than just changing nappies, feeding babies and playing with toys.It takes knowledge, endless energy, commitment, enthusiasm, patience, a positive attitude, calm under pressure and most importantly a genuine connection with children (To name just a few).

I work in a creche, it caters for children aged between 8 weeks and 5 years (8years during school holidays) and at one time there can be upto 23 children in the room, each child has a set routine that can differ considerably from one child to the next and when they are in our care those routines need to be kept as consistent as what they would be if they were at home with their parents, each child wants and needs your attention and they will make this known! :)

The children arrive and get collected by parents at different times for example children a b and c will arrive at 9am and leave at 10am but children d and e will arrive at 9.50am and leave at 10, 50am, this means that not only have you got to get 3 children ready to leave (putting on coats, hats and gloves) and telling the parents all that they have been doing but at the same time more children are arriving (you have to greet and get info from parents about what they will need whilst they are in your care), this in itself can be demanding and sometimes feels as if you need about ten hands, 5 brains and 6 mouths! then theres checking nappies, changing nappies, filling in sleep charts and keeping them updated, making sure they all have drink and snack, interacting with them, caring for them, talking to them, planning the activites and figuring out how this will benefit their development.............Childcare workers handle this with ease, it is tiring BUT worth it because its part of the job and its the job that we love.

what Im trying to get across is that yes, everyones job can sometimes be difficult and yes, all jobs take dedication but childcare is and will continue to be an undervalued career and in my opinion a very underestimated one at that if we allow it to be!.I would love to get these people (who say I sit and just play with children all day) and put them in a room full of children from different age groups, all with different needs and abilities and stand back and see if they could do the job...........Im guessing that many wouldnt even last the hour, let alone an entire day!

so please, next time you drop your children off at their care setting, dont just assume that what they will be doing is just keeping your child entertained whilst your gone, they will be doing much more than that :)

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Skinny Jeans.........they cause so much stress!

Well I know this post on skinny jeans wont interest some but its something I have problems with so surely there are other women out there who have tried the skinny jean trend and just doesnt get it!

So, I look around me and im surrounded by women wearing skinny jeans, with boots, heels, flats etc and my first thought is "wow, they look so nice! then my afterthought turns to "Im too short and my bum is far too big to fit into those". Now im not usually the kinda gal that worries about such things, some certain areas of fashion I cannot stand and just stay clear of but i Just couldnt pass up the chance to try these on (even though I knew they would look silly on me) so I went to asda, tried a pair on and low and behold, they looked stupid, they really did make me look like I had an ass as big as the grand canyon! so I left it thinking to myself that I didnt care, it was the jeans fault for making me look fat and I just wouldnt try them again.

5 weeks later I was invited to a party so found myself shopping around for guess what..........skinny jeans!. I finally found some I liked in river island, they seemed to look lovely with heels so I bought them and wore them to the party, its now been 2 months since that party and guess what, havent wore them since!!. Now ive seen girls twice my size wearing these and I think they look lovely BUT I hate how they make me look and they have gotta be the most uncomfortable thing ever!, I sit down and they slide halfway dwn my bum so everyone then has to see the top of my thong (yeah classy I know).Im now thinking to hell with fashion, if it doesnt look right then it just doesnt, I dont care what other people are wearing and from now on I will stick with my boyfriend jeans...............a lesson well learnt!

men and their ignorant, chauvinistic ways.....

firstly I would like to explain that I am no man hater, I give even the most unhopeful ones a second chance and I love my fiance dearly (when hes doing as hes told!), Im not the type of woman who believes that every single member of the male race is scum but there are a fair few who are!.

Time after time friends seem to come to me with man problems and its usually the same problems everytime

1. He doesnt let me go out but yet he goes out wherever and whenever he wants
2. Hes ogling other women when Im out with him and its starting to annoy me
3. I found porn on his computer and even though I know its his he denies it to my face
4. He doesnt trust me and accuses me of cheating when Im not
5. I fetch and carry for him but he does nothing
6. He never wants sex when I want it but yet when he wants it he gets it
7. I caught him cheating on me, took him back but things arent the same

I know that there are men out there that probably arent guilty of any of these (If you know them then hold onto him!!) but generally I find that most men are guilty of at least 3 of these, maybe more!.This includes my man whos guilty of numbers 2 and 6!.

So what do I tell my friends, well I tell them not to stand for it of course but yet everytime they ask for advice and I give it they seem to just chicken out when it comes to facing them, not say anything and then a month later they are sat on my sofa complaining about the same thing again.

Why is it that even though the majority of men are pigs, women seem content with moaning about them behind their backs but then allowing them to do all of these things anyway?, has it become some kind of custom that women think that its okay for the man that is supposed to love them to treat them like rubbish?.Is it just me but is the 1950s way of life returning in most homes?, the man seems to have the say all of the time regardless of whether they are right or wrong and the woman (oh I mean stepford wife) seems to just sit back and tolerate it, whatever next!, will we all have chains on our necks and be begging like dogs whilst men dictate like hitler!

Women everywhere (who are guilty of putting up with this)need to wake up and realise that their men, if they truly do love them like they say they do wouldnt treat them like a second class citizen and would honor their ideas, thoughts and feelings and not stamp all over them without a second thought.
Im not saying that women should rule men (wishful thinking haha), all im proposing is that men and women are equal, whats good for one should be good for the other and if a man looks at other women all the time then a woman has the right to do the same etc.

what do you all think?, should men be allowed to do as they please?, should women have the courage to stand up for what they believe?, Id really like to hear your views and/or experiences :).thanks for reading xx

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