Everything You Need to Know You Can Learn From MTV

Letting a friend watch your kid could be as bad as loaning a family member money.

It has that "this could end very badly" vibe.

For six months, one of my closest friends came to our house and watched LB for us two days a week.

It was a win for us both and also exposed LB to another child, her three (almost four, going on 25) year old daughter, LC.

When it's February, cold and miserable and your hormones are still leveling out while you try to contribute to society, August seems ages away.

Two days a week, husband and I would get text messages, pictures, videos and updates throughout the day and I got to finish my day with a friend who also washed and made bottles for us. Every. Day. Once she even did my laundry and I never came home to dishes in the sink...ever. *tearing up just thinking about the awesomeness of this*

I feel like I fell asleep in February and woke up in August.

I know nothing lasts forever, but I don't know why my friend thinks LC needs a preschool education.

We have cable.

Everything she needs to know she can learn from MTV.

8-8:30 am - Jersey Shore: "Foreign Language" (Who can understand them)
8:30-9am - Disaster Date: "How to be a Lady-Relationship Building" (Episode description: Steven dates a spoiled brat, Jeff goes out with a phone sex operator, and Jorden dates a gadget geek. You can't teach this stuff in school!)
9-9:30am - Extreme Cribs: "How to Become an Entrepreneur" (Seriously, this is way more advanced than counting and ABC's)
9:30-10am - When I was 17: "History" (Seeing what your favorite artist was like at 17...RELEVANT)
10-10:30am - Snack break
10:30-11am - Teen Mom: "Home Economics" (Really, do I need to explain this one...)
12pm - Lunch
1-3:30pm - Review and nap

Oh my gosh. That is a full day of quality education. I'd like to see the Early Learning Village do as good a job.

I'm so grateful for my friend who was able to connect and care for my little boy. I'm glad I got to know her little girl, who will thrive just as well on a preschool education as a MTV one. Maybe.

She really hit the nail on the head with this conversation yesterday with my friend:

Friend: LC, we need to feed Jellybean (LC's fish)

LC: Where are we going?

Friend: Nowhere, he just needs to eat today.

LC: Aren't we going to LB's after we feed him?

Friend: No, honey.

LC: Why not? We usually feed Jellybean then go to LB's.

Friend: Well, we aren't going to go to LB's anymore.

LC: Aw, but I miss him.


I miss you too LC.