For the last year I have been a children's nursery assistant and I also look after a friend's little girl a couple of afternoons a week. When my son arrived 4 years ago, I gave up work to look after him at home.
I've had the offer of doing a bit of sax tuition but never taken it yet.
The children's work is demanding purely due to the noise and 'energy differential' between grown ups and toddlers.
The little girl is also disabled which upsets me somewhat; I feel considerable attachment to her anyway as I was a friend of her dad's. He died in an accident 2 and a half years ago.
I come home every day with a pounding headache which I suppose is down to the fact I really try to listen to things the kids say. you could just go "mmm...yeah, oh wow, thats good" etc., which I hear parent s do all the time, but I would like to think they listen to me and others when they speak so.....