A few days ago, one of my colleagues said to me after a particularly frantic day in the ED, “You guys aren’t Charge Nurses, you’re Charge Mommies.” She is right. This is what we do:
tell all the kids don’t fight and play nice fix boo-boos give hugs as needed, or tissue make sure all the kids get lunch find things repair broken toys clean up little “accidents” greet guests, and ensure they’re fed and comfortable make sure everyone keeps the place tidy assign chores deal with the unpleasant relatives upstairsThe one thing I don’t do is enforce discipline. (Read more…)
