I think that as a parent who has shared care of two of my other beautiful legends, I never pictured myself putting Coop in daycare because I know how fast the time goes when they’re little and I didn’t want to miss out on any of it, however when work was piling up and I felt myself sliding down that slippery slope of mental health, I knew that I’d be making the best decision for both Coop and myself too.

Lauren PattersonOctober 20, 2021daycare, motherhood, parenting, workingparents, mumguilts