not just any toothless boy gets to suck this index finger
My hair was a wasted effort today. The humidity had it’s way with it and left it looking ratty and unwashed once it was through. Every time I took a child to the bathroom and washed their hands for them at work I caught a glimpse of the wasted conditioner and styling.
Speaking of work…today wasn’t really as bad as the rest of this week even though it could have easily been spoiled by my boss cornering me and my supervisor and rattling off an arm’s-length list of things we either didn’t do to her satisfaction or just plain didn’t do…ultimately she decided that it was my supervisor’s fault and not my own which I am sure would have made anyone happy…but not me, this placing of fault only made me feel worse. I adore my supervisor and a portion of the things rattled off were my fault, not hers…and although she was in charge I don’t really think she should have been getting yelled at. Once we were released and alone I apologized profusely but what my boss said didn’t really seem to phase her.
The rest of the day went by pretty smoothly…I spent a lot of the day with the 7 week old baby boy whom I adore. He is the brother of my favorite child who moved on to kindergarten which only gains him brownie points. He’s overall a cute child who makes the most adorable noises. The only way I can describe the noises he makes is that they sound like a bunny and some of them sound like what a bunny would sound like if it were laughing. The cutest thing he does is suck on my index finger…I know it probably sounds weird to someone who hasn’t dealt with babies or worked in a child care setting before…but sometimes the only way to get them to calm down when a bottle isn’t ready or is warming is by sticking a finger in their mouth and to them its like getting a nipple. I must admit the sensation is strange being that babies only have gums and no teeth…but for some reason it brings out my maternal instinct and make me feel warm and gooey and almost makes me want to have my own children…almost….
-John
Speaking of work…today wasn’t really as bad as the rest of this week even though it could have easily been spoiled by my boss cornering me and my supervisor and rattling off an arm’s-length list of things we either didn’t do to her satisfaction or just plain didn’t do…ultimately she decided that it was my supervisor’s fault and not my own which I am sure would have made anyone happy…but not me, this placing of fault only made me feel worse. I adore my supervisor and a portion of the things rattled off were my fault, not hers…and although she was in charge I don’t really think she should have been getting yelled at. Once we were released and alone I apologized profusely but what my boss said didn’t really seem to phase her.
The rest of the day went by pretty smoothly…I spent a lot of the day with the 7 week old baby boy whom I adore. He is the brother of my favorite child who moved on to kindergarten which only gains him brownie points. He’s overall a cute child who makes the most adorable noises. The only way I can describe the noises he makes is that they sound like a bunny and some of them sound like what a bunny would sound like if it were laughing. The cutest thing he does is suck on my index finger…I know it probably sounds weird to someone who hasn’t dealt with babies or worked in a child care setting before…but sometimes the only way to get them to calm down when a bottle isn’t ready or is warming is by sticking a finger in their mouth and to them its like getting a nipple. I must admit the sensation is strange being that babies only have gums and no teeth…but for some reason it brings out my maternal instinct and make me feel warm and gooey and almost makes me want to have my own children…almost….
-John