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a story
A chapter in the book Coming Back from Her Stroke
Babysitting History
by Bill Schott
Since our daughter's children were born, my wife and I have done what we could do to help. Now, I say my wife and I because, otherwise, this would just be her story and I would fade into the background.
Through Emily's first year, while Katie was teaching school and Jordon was building his IT career, we sat with her three times a week, to cut the childcare costs.
When Liam came, they took him to another sitter, for baby babies, while we watched Emily on our same schedule.
Kimberly came and the schedules became rather tight, as Emily began preschool, Liam was taken to a church-run day-school, and the new baby went to the little-baby babysitter.
Nothing was five days a week, so our grandparent schedule went on, as we watched the two older kids, and the baby went out to another.
Now, Jordon's parents are both retired and we watched Kimberly, leapfrog-like, throughout the week. Now that Kathy has been ill, they have assumed all the responsibility. Next year, the kids will all be in school, and we will no longer be needed.
I hope our closeness will never fade.
Since our daughter's children were born, my wife and I have done what we could do to help. Now, I say my wife and I because, otherwise, this would just be her story and I would fade into the background.
Through Emily's first year, while Katie was teaching school and Jordon was building his IT career, we sat with her three times a week, to cut the childcare costs.
When Liam came, they took him to another sitter, for baby babies, while we watched Emily on our same schedule.
Kimberly came and the schedules became rather tight, as Emily began preschool, Liam was taken to a church-run day-school, and the new baby went to the little-baby babysitter.
Nothing was five days a week, so our grandparent schedule went on, as we watched the two older kids, and the baby went out to another.
Now, Jordon's parents are both retired and we watched Kimberly, leapfrog-like, throughout the week. Now that Kathy has been ill, they have assumed all the responsibility. Next year, the kids will all be in school, and we will no longer be needed.
Through Emily's first year, while Katie was teaching school and Jordon was building his IT career, we sat with her three times a week, to cut the childcare costs.
When Liam came, they took him to another sitter, for baby babies, while we watched Emily on our same schedule.
Kimberly came and the schedules became rather tight, as Emily began preschool, Liam was taken to a church-run day-school, and the new baby went to the little-baby babysitter.
Nothing was five days a week, so our grandparent schedule went on, as we watched the two older kids, and the baby went out to another.
Now, Jordon's parents are both retired and we watched Kimberly, leapfrog-like, throughout the week. Now that Kathy has been ill, they have assumed all the responsibility. Next year, the kids will all be in school, and we will no longer be needed.
I hope our closeness will never fade.
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