A MOT for a day

Published: July 3, 2008, 2:25 pm

I've looked after my MOT neighbours three year old alongside my daughter twice this week. Monday they had a playdate that lasted around two and a half hours. It went really well as the girls hadn't seen each other for around a month and they had a ball. Yesterday I picked up my daughters friend as it was pouring with rain, and took them both to Playgroup. We stayed for about an hour and a half and then hung around here for another three hours. It felt good to be able to help out my MOT friend who is going through a devastating time looking after her terminally ill mother. I also enjoyed it. It just feels so natural, so right.I cannot explain what it is exactly, but whenever I am in sole charge of two children, whether it be a minute or two, or a few hours, I feel so at peace. It's like a part of me is satisfied briefly with two kids under my wings. Like yesterday I loved driving the two girls to Playgroup and back and supervising them both at Playgroup. I enjoyed getting lunch for the

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