by Emma Riley Sutton

Created on: May 24, 2008   Last Updated: June 25, 2008

It is much better for children to be raised by stay-at -home parents then the be raised by day cares, nannies, and babysitters. No one, no matter their qualifications, education and training, will love a child as much as that child's parents. When adults make the choice to have children, they must accept the responsibilities of being a parent. One of those responsibilities is raising that child. I know two couples, both with one child each; one has chosen to let others raise their child and the other has chose to raise their child themselves. The stories of these two children, just a few weeks different in age, are very different. These are the stories of those two children, Hailee and Devon.

Hailie's parents, Randy and Tina, wake up early everyday and get ready to go to work, both of them. They eat breakfast together, double check that their briefcases have all the paperwork they finished up last night after supper and off they go. They aren't going to work, though. They are going to pick up Hailee from the night nanny. Seeing that they are running behind, as usual, they quickly buckle up the three year old and they are off again. This time, they are headed to the daytime babysitter across town. Traffic didn't allow them to catch up on the time they lost, so they hurriedly leave Hailee. Now they are finally on their way to work. At two o'clock, Hailee has an appointment with the child development specialist. Both the daytime babysitter and night nanny noticed that she isn't talking much. She doesn't know her colors and is confused by circles and squares. The daytime babysitter made the appointment, with Randy and Tina's permission. Insurance card in hand, she checks Hailee in at the front desk and they wait. By half past six, Randy and Tina are off work and headed to the daytime babysitter to pick her up. They are both tired and still have work that must be completed at home. They grab Hailee from the daytime babysitter. Ten minutes later, they are pulling into the night nanny's driveway. It is well past seven and she doesn't appreciate it when Hailee is late for supper. Dinner is waiting for her and they quickly put her in the high chair. Randy and Tina are then able to drag themselves home, eat there supper and finish up the day's paperwork. After supper, Hailee is given a bath and put in the playpen she uses for a bed. She stands up and watches the door close behind the night nanny. She keeps standing there until her little legs are too tired to hold her

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