Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I had written a letter to Moms Rising about childcare issues, and last night a person from the organization called from New York to ask me if I'd be willing to be put on their speaker list if somebody wanted to hear a personal point of view about child care. I remember many times when child care was critical for me with my kids and now I'm seeing how the more things change the more they stay the same, as my grown kids are struggling with the same issues I faced. Each of my four kids has one child, except for the youngest, who has two, and I am a witness to the costs, the fight to be put on a waiting list for a preschool, what to do when you lose your daycare and how much it stresses the parents. I feel I'm ready to talk about these stories now, as time and distance have given me a perspective I didn't have before. If it helps in the fight for daycare, paid leave and support for families, I'll do it.