tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116302622410729748.post697875828359505812..comments2023-11-22T08:19:36.233-05:00Comments on EDNurseasauras, (retired and now) Out of the Trenches: Parenting is Only a Part Time JobEDNurseasaurashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039072154469818990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116302622410729748.post-13669026658004268472011-04-29T09:46:59.811-04:002011-04-29T09:46:59.811-04:00I no longer work bedside, but I have a hauntingly ...I no longer work bedside, but I have a hauntingly clear memory from just before I left "Levelwon Children's Hospital and Coffee Bar".....I was looking at a wailing 45 minute old child under a warmer while his mama was getting "settled". Momma was a 19 year old G7P5 with a drug problem and a room temperature IQ. There were 4 baby-daddies and two burned-out social workers involved in her short and "dramatic" life. All I could think?<br /><br />"Kid, you aren't even an hour old and you are SCREWED!"<br /><br />Pattie, RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116302622410729748.post-55558972571576338132011-04-20T13:38:01.375-04:002011-04-20T13:38:01.375-04:00It is unfortunate, isn't it. Sometimes I get ...It is unfortunate, isn't it. Sometimes I get down on myself because I'm not a perfect mom, and then I see some sorry excuse of a parent with their children, and I pat myself on the back.Honeyhttp://aspiringwriter-honey.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com