Gah, I hate when I do this to myself.
I was thinking about the one child at my daycare center, who I call “Margaret” here, and how spectacular her gains have been in the past year.
And how much a struggle getting her nutrition continues to be.
And I was absently daydreaming about working full time one on one with her, and what I would do to try and reduce her trauma around feeding…
The first of which would be finding a way to get her used to drinking her own bottle!!!
Gah! 😤
Why has this not been a priority yet????
I haven’t worked directly with her in this past year, including the entire time she’s been working with our local state-support group (e.g. weekly visits at the center for directed skills work).
So I literally don’t know the answer.
But she’s so independent, has so much trauma about feedings, why focus on punishing her into working on finger foods????????????
(beyond the answer “ableism” making the bottle “undesirable” 😤😤😤)
And I’m just….
I know the family gets assistance for daycare fees, and I have zero understanding about how that could transfer to a nanny.
But I am crying, wanting to “casually” bring up, “You know, I live exceptionally frugally, I could look after Margaret full time at your place for about $10 an hour…”
(a big pay cut for my current income)
But it would be the definition of “Love your job and you won’t work a day in your life,” Margaret adores me, I have a relevant Bachelor’s degree and 110% interest in getting specialized trainings in her particular disabilities to support her….
Why do I do this to myself???
How can I make this happen in a way that’s not creepy?????
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