Reply #64: i know it was coming home to an empty house after school when all the [View All]

[nashville_brook]

trouble happened when i was a kid. MY parents were home -- so i went to friends' houses where there wasn't a parent. we did lots of "fun" things like breaking open thermometers and playing with mercury.

i think it's insane that kids come home to empty houses -- not just for the getting-into-trouble aspect. this is the time when you need to be learning the OTHER stuff from your parents...how to take care of yourself. do laundry. cook. have adult conversations. there's a lot more to "education" than what is taught in school. for kids with health issues it's especially important to learn to take care of their bodies.

you guys sound a lot like some in my extended family. it's not the easiest choice, but you do it for the little ones, finding a way to make it work.