Time for me to start my day.

I am a grandmother of two, a mother of three, a wife and a kinship carer (a person who cares for relatives children) of four.  This is now my weekday morning routine, after parenting my own family, I have now taken on the role of four more children due to unforeseen circumstances within our family. Three children are special needs children, all children come with trauma.  I chose to take these children in as my own so they could stay with family and not be lost in foster care.

I am doing this again as children need a home where they are loved and cared for and most importantly kept within the family unit.  They can continue to see their extended family and hopefully will continue to feel a part of it.  It is by no means easy, as each day brings new challenges.  I hope one day I could find some respite carers to lighten the load a little and give my husband and myself some time together.

Dawn has just come
Time for me to succumb
To another day
Of getting on my way

Lunch made all in a line
Four excluding mine
Time to get them out of bed
Sit at table and get them fed

As they finish they go change
With the clothes I did arrange
Time for me to start and nag
Finally, out they come with their bag

I pack each bag one by one
Till eventually all done
Teeth time what a stress
Not to mention all the mess

Seven twenty the clock does glow
Time to get in car and go
Three dropped off at bus stop
Then back in car I hop

One left in the car
He's the noisiest by far
Back home we go
Waiting half an hour or so

Time to get back in the car
This schools not so far
Last one goes hip hip hooray
Time for me to start my day