October 16, 2015
A Childhood Daycare Story

Hi Dr.Laura,

I was thinking back on your comments about daycare earlier and it reminded me of a little story my parents used to fondly tell. I was a daycare baby. I was maybe 1 year old and couldn't speak yet.

My dad and a co-worker dropped me off at daycare. I grabbed my dad's sleeve and started crying. I did not want to let go. A daycare worker came by and put a cookie in my spare hand, in an attempt to quiet me. I just wanted my dad. I refused let go of my dad with the other hand. My dad's co-worker told me, "Daddy has to go make money so you can have cookies", pointing to the cookie in my hand. Without hesitation, I threw the cookie on the ground. My dad was so touched, he took me to work that day. According to him, I cried most of the day and he got no work accomplished.

I'm not sure if this is a sad story or a funny one. To my parents, this is a cute story. Sadly, I don't think that my story or experience in Daycare was "cute".



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Posted by Staff at 10:58 AM