So, as stated before, I adore children and can't wait to be a mom (I'm expecting laughs from all the other current mommies reading this). Today, I spend a decent half of it babysitting a family of five adorable children. Am I tired? Yes. Would I do it again in a couple hours? Yes. In fact, I am. I'm going to write this blog post, take a nap, and then go babysit again! This time a family of three.
Why do I love kids? I don't know. For a while, between ages 12 - 14 I refused numerous babysitting jobs. But that was also during what my family likes to call my "dark phase". Just picture dark brown hair with blue streaks, raccoon-like eye liner, grey/black clothing, and hair in my eyes.
That was me.
Not my proudest moment.
But when I was attempting to get out of my dark phase I noticed that children are extremely simple minded creatures. They are happy majority of the time, are easy going, and enjoy the small things in life. Why can't everyone have that mind set? It's sad that the world pollutes our minds so that we lose our innocence.
Even God said to become like a "little child", I see what he means now. No, that does not mean that I am attempting to go back in time and be childlike, but I am trying to be a happier, positive person. I am truly my happiest when I spend time playing Star Wars, Beauty Salon, or any other game their amazing imaginations can come up with! That's why I jumped on it when my cousin offered me a job being a daycare girl at a gym, and why I only applied for jobs online that included interacting with kids. If I work, I might as well work with something I love, kids, and frankly, they mostly seem to like me back. I just learned lately that I am a 5-year-old girls favorite babysitter! That is a huge compliment to me.
Also, if I plan to be a future mother myself (which I am) I might as well get as much experience with kids as possible so I have some sort of idea as to what I am getting into. I know babysitting off and on is nowhere near being the 24/7 no-rest-ever job a mother is, but it's better than having no experience with kids at all.
But seriously. I'm dying for a nap. Peace.
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