Dear Parents

Jeg arbejder som pædagog på fuldtid i en vuggestue. Og jeg elsker det! Hele denne her uge har jeg fået penge for, at være ude i solen hver dag, med de skønneste børn man kunne ønske sig. Tænk at være så heldig, at man får penge for, at være ude sammen med dejlige børn hele tiden. Det er selvfølgelig også et hårdt job. Jeg vil ikke lyve. Og jeg føler ikke altid at jeg har tid nok til jeres børn. Fordi ressourcerne er så få. Fordi vi mangler hænder, tid og penge. Nogle gange er jeg sur og ked af når jeg kommer hjem. Men dét vil jeg gemme til en anden dag. I dag skal det handle om, hvorfor jeg elsker mit job. Og det gør jeg fordi jeg får lov til, at være en så stor del af jeres fantastiske, skønne, unikke, sjove og gode børns liv. Fordi når I fortæller mig, at han har opkaldt en bamse efter mig, eller at hun har snakket om mig i weekenden, så bliver jeg glad helt ind i hjertet! Jeg ved jeg er en stor del af deres liv. Men jeg vil gerne have at I skal vide, at jeres børn er en kæmpe stor del af mit liv også. Jeg snakker også om dem i min weekend. Om sjove ting de sagde, søde ting de gjorde. Jeg får også ondt i hjertet når de græder fordi de har slået sig eller savner deres forældre. Jeg kan næsten ikke holde ud at gå, hvis jeg har fri og de græder efter mig. Hvis jeg har en dårlig dag, er det bedste i verden at komme på arbejde og blive mødt med et kæmpe smil af de glade børn. Selvom man ikke skulle tro det, fordi børnene jo skal videre fra vuggestuen, og fordi vi får mange nye børn hele tiden, og hele tiden skal sige farvel til børn, så betyder hvert barn ekstremt meget for mig, og hvert barn lærer mig nye ting. Så helt seriøst: TUSIND tak fordi jeg må være en del af jeres fantastiske børns liv!

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I work as a full time pedagogue (Danish education and occupation – also called “Bachelor in Social Education” – wiki definition: “In Denmark, a pedagogue is a practitioner of pedagogy. The term is primarily used for individuals who occupy jobs in pre-school education (such as kindergartens and nurseries) in Scandinavia.”) in a day care center. And I love it! This whole week I have been paid to be out in the sun all day with the greatest children you can imagine. Think to be so lucky to get paid for being outside with amazing children all the time. Of course it is also a hard job. I will not lie. I do not always feel like I have enough time for your children. Because the ressources are so limited. Because we lack hands, time and money. Sometimes I am sad and angry when I come home. But that is something I will save for another time. Today it is about why I love my job. And I love my job because I get to be such a big part of your fantastic, amazing, unique, funny and good children. Because when you tell me that he named a plushie after me, or that she has been talking about me during the weekend I feel it in my heart! I know I am a big part of their lives. But I would like you to know that your children are a huge part of my life too. I also talk about them in my weekend. About funny things they said, sweet things they did. I also get sad and heartbroken when they cry because they fell over or miss their parents. I hate leaving if I am off and I can hear them cry for me. If I have a bad day the best thing in the world is to be greeted with a giant smile from the happy children. Even though you probably do not think that they do, because the children do have to move on from day care, and because we always get new children and always have to say goodbye to the older kids, every child means extremely much to me, and every cild teaches me something new. So seriously: Thank you SO much for letting me be a part of your amazing children’s lives!