A quick piece of topical parenting news

I picked up this article about "Elimination communication" on an RSS feed that I watch and it has touched a bit of a nerve for me.

We have had a lovely weekend together; it has been Goth Dad's birthday - much posting about all of that tomorrow - but I have spent the weekend wishing we had more time together. There is so much that I want to do with Little Miss, swimming, making Christmas Cards, reading books, playing hide and seek. I seem to spend half of my time saying we can do that later, next weekend, tomorrow; knowing that I normally have aprox 1 hr in the day with her that isn't getting up or going to bed, and we have to have tea in that time. At half term She has a Daddy week, and already there is a list of things Daddy wants to do with her.

Unfortunately, if we don't want to be living in a 2 bedroomed council flat in a sink estate (after living in B&B for 6 months) then both Goth Mum and Goth Dad have to go to work. I have been working full time now for nearly 6 months and as much as I love my job, I really wish I could do it in 3 or 4 days instead of 5.

EC doesn't really have anything to do with our parenting right now as she has been dry for months now, but it was the whole attachment parenting they talk about that tugged at my working mum guilt. Hmmmmm, I guess I will have to just make the best of what we have together and be thankful that we have a roof over our heads and no burnt out cars on the street corner.

/Edit: Goth Dad has just pointed out, as is his gift, that Little Miss gets lots of love and attention from both of us and from The Angel that is our Childminder. She knows and values us as parents and primary carers and does not loose out. If I want to share my time with her then that is good and proper, but I shouldn't feel guilty for either wanting to spend time with her or for not spending time with her. There, that told me. I can be as selfish as I want about wanting to not work, but I mustn't feel guilty about it.