Originally Posted by Magic:
thank you Tasha for posting this and thanks to every one for replying
it has been a big reminder to many of us " Care Givers " how selfish our parents , friends and people can be
I have many times " given the breaks " " thought of others issues " and " have helped " and almost every time I have been bitten as a result
Even this day I feel the frustation of this " bussiness "
BUT
I hold my head up and can look in the mirror every morning and love who I am and all I do ...it is about the children why we do it first and it is about us and how it makes us feel
Yes we pay the bills and it is a bussiness ..so we need to treat is as such
feeding my daughter HAS to come first for that is what the parents think of first ...so why not me ...thank you for helping put myself back on track and maybe a few others
I know I've been burned helping someone too. I did do it voluntarily also but later wished I hadn't.
I think our business is harder in that we get to know our 'customers'. If you go into a retail store you don't even ask for a break or no one offers. It is a bit different.
Laurel