Hi, my daughter is 6 years old and is now home educated after bad experiences at school. She has moderate special needs and has the mental age of 3-4.
I decided to give her to a CM one day a week just so that I can have a break. I've chosen a day that my DH is also off work. She'll still get 2 days a week when all 3 of us are off together. I work 3 nights a week, so I sleep for 3 mornings a week. Either her grandma or dad will have her while I sleep, then I'll have her from about 2pm.
I don't know why I feel so guilty, I suppose it's because she's just started to become quite close to me. She was so stressed when at school that our home life and our relationship really suffered. She now says she'll miss me when she goes to her groups, which is compleatly new.
I also worry about leaving her with someone I don't know that well. She's a friend of DH's family and has been a nursary nurse. She also has a little boy of two. I've seen her to talk to a few times and she seems nice.
I'm actually shocked by the way I feel! We're going to see her tomorrow at her house with our daughter. Hopefully it'll be fine and she'll really like her.
I still feel guily though for getting rid of her for a day.
Maybe I need someone to give me a vertual slap!
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To feel guilty that I'm going to send my daughter to a child minder one day a week?
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mummyloveslucy · 09/06/2011 20:59
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