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Lest I Forget (27)
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All I got in response was Alice standing up and grabbing the diaper bag. I laughed a little to myself as I hefted Kallie to my right side and stood up to follow her to the car. “That was torture,” I muttered when I’d gotten Kallie strapped into her car seat and hooked my own seatbelt.
“Seriously. Remind me never to listen to Tina’s parenting advice,” Alice replied.
“I don’t think she’s a bad parent,” I protested out of loyalty.
“Neither do I…I think she just sort of started to place a lot of importance on ways to make herself and Bette look like better parents, not what’s best for Angie. I don’t want to be like that. Sure, that place was highly recommended and it would look nice for getting Kallie into preschool, but I think it was just way too structured for a seven month old. She should just be able to play, not have to sit in a circle and take turns yet,” Alice said as she turned onto the street where we’d found a cute little ice cream stand the week before. There was a park not far from it that had baby swings.
“I don’t know. I don’t think it was bad place, I just think she should be a little older before we put her in that kind of environment,” I replied.
We’d gotten our cones and were trying to give some ice cream to Kallie without either killing ourselves or covering her in sugar when Alice spoke. “I was doing some reading about preschools lately, and it’s been found that children who go to them tend be a little worse off in speech development and things like that than children who stay at home until kindergarten,” she said, taking the little plastic spoon from me and trying to catch the ice cream currently running down Kallie’s chin.
“That seems weird to me,” I mumbled. “I always thought preschool was supposed to be a good thing.”
“It is…I mean, it’s definitely not a bad thing. But for a really long time they thought kids needed it, and it turns out that’s not really true. It’s still great for parents that have to work though…” she trailed off.
“Would you want to stay home with her?” I asked. “When it’s time for that, I mean.”
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Most excelliant chapter!!! hehe does Bette ever lighten up?
Excellent chapter MT. Love how these two are caring for Kallie who was really a perfect baby and most adorable. lol with changing the diapers. Glad that they decided to keep her home coz Kallie was just a little young. I honestly hope that they would be able to adopt her legally without the interference of the birthmother. Eventually A’s fear would then dissipate. Glad you point out that all the small things they fought about were really insignificant afterall. How true! Thank you for continuing your incredible writing.
It so hard being a parent,You have disagreements over how to raise a child. In the back of their minds a black cloud is there what if the Birth mother shows up? All you can do is to love them. thanks
Dana and Alice are really lucky with Kallie. I was worried there might be some developmental delays due to the circumstances of her birth. Good thing they are ahead on baby proofing. I love how much Dana and Alice are communicating about raising the baby. They are doing a god job of discussing and not forcing their views on the other person. “Yeah, laugh it up, messy,” — Hee! It’s interesting how both women are handling the possibility of the birth mother coming back in the picture. Nice touch that Shane was thinking about fostering. It’s great that you have Dana and Alice keeping an eye on themselves and their own relationship. I am getting myself mentally prepared for what comes next. Sounds like it might be rough. Thanks for another great chapter, MT!!