Care and the Caregiver
At some point it has to be done. It's inevitable. A parent hands over the reins of his or her child to someone else. It could be to a babysitter, an au pair, or even the public school system; but no matter who it is, that child then is out of the parent's sight.
But not out of the parent's mind.
Newt's mom has to go back to work. You know, that whole buying-food, paying-the-bills thing? So, she is hunting for someone to watch her son while she reenters the workforce. But not just anyone, it must be someone who shares the same values and will take care of Newt as if she were there. And just how does Newt's mom figure all this out from a one-page resume and a fifteen-minute interview?
"Have you had a job caring for children before?"
"Do you have children of your own?"
"Have any of them been convicted of a crime?"
"What meal really is the most important meal of the day?"
"How much television should a child watch per day?"
"Do you consider the Wiggles to be educational programming or religious cult?"
Eventually Newt's mom must come to a decision.
But not out of the parent's mind.
Newt's mom has to go back to work. You know, that whole buying-food, paying-the-bills thing? So, she is hunting for someone to watch her son while she reenters the workforce. But not just anyone, it must be someone who shares the same values and will take care of Newt as if she were there. And just how does Newt's mom figure all this out from a one-page resume and a fifteen-minute interview?
"Have you had a job caring for children before?"
"Do you have children of your own?"
"Have any of them been convicted of a crime?"
"What meal really is the most important meal of the day?"
"How much television should a child watch per day?"
"Do you consider the Wiggles to be educational programming or religious cult?"
Eventually Newt's mom must come to a decision.
posted by Worth at 4:34 PM
2 Comments:
In my opinion, with all due respect, Newt's mom should stay with her kid and not go work (Assuming financial issues aren't forcing her to). The mother's role is to take care of her children, but I don't mean that in any "WOMAN NOT EQUAL MAN HURRRR" negative way at all - rather in the most positive way you can imagine. She will be giving her child the greatest gift possible by being there for 'em. Motherly love cannot be provided by a substitute.
February 26, 2007 11:09 PMFritz, you bring up an excellent point. There is no substitute for a mother ... or father, for that matter ... being at home.
February 27, 2007 3:49 AMWith my family, we had the ability for someone to stay home with the kids. However, I have friends where both parents had to work in order to make ends meet.
But you've touched on something I hadn't considered, Fritz; and thank you for bringing it to my attention. People may react strongly to a comic strip where a parent is not around to raise his or her child. Something for me to ponder ...
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