Sunny 9 for 2005 December 11

Ok, so I am a little torn now about church and Lily. Lily is at the age where she wants to explore everything and can walk around to do so. She is so curious in Sunday School that I usually have to leave about 10 mins into it to take Lily to nursery and watch her play in there. Here in lies the catch 22. I want to be spiritually edified by staying in Sunday School. I also want Lily to be entertained, but I am not excited about dropping Lily off into the nursery in 2 months.

Seeing how kids act in nursery and how Lily is picking up on things is a little disconcerting. There is always the mean girl who thinks all the dolls and kitchen stuff belong to her and no one else. I'm talking no one including sweet, precious, harmless Lily. Then there is the boy that is about a head taller than all the other children and likes to "hug" Lily by wrapping his arms around her tiny body compared to his and squeezing her tightly while trying to pick her up and sometimes accidentally dropping her. She can't get away from him either because he is too fast. Then there is the other girl who shoves anyone who touches her toys including unassuming Lily who could careless if anyone plays with her toys. Now she is learning how to say "mine" because of all the kids in there.

Then after dealing with this for Sunday School, I brave RS hoping she will do better and that there are fewer things to get into that she can kill herself with. Lily is a very friendly child and will go to anyone. In fact she prefers anyone over me at church. She loves strangers, and the ladies are nice and all, but I just can't stay too long when Lily is grunting and growling because she was worked up so much in nursery.

So what gives? I don't want my child to go to nursery; I am a control freak I guess and I just want my child to be exposed to kids that aren't bratty and mean. But I know that is not realistic and I also can't listen to a lesson either. I just hope she makes it through nursery with as little damage as possible.