A Letter To The Woman Who Takes Care Of My Child When I’m At Work

Dear you who take care of my child,

I hope you are feeling well and that you have the opportunity to be close to your family and friends as you read this. I wish you all the best.

This morning I barely had time to kiss my child’s forehead, smile and wave goodbye to him.

Everyday life involves stress and a lot of work. There is no time to sit down with you and talk as I would like. But I want you to know that I see you as my friend, or even a close relative.

What I care about most is knowing about, and learning from, your warmth, your values, and the tenderness you give my child every day. Even if you do not expect anything in return.

I am writing this letter to pay tribute to you and describe the value you have received for me. Even though I only knew you for a short time and there were disagreements between us.

I am also sending this letter to make it easier to open up about exactly how I feel. It’s easier than if I talked to you face to face.

Now that my feelings are exposed, I also want to tell you how I feel every morning. When I see you hugging, kissing and carrying the baby, who is the most important person in my life, I feel a fear.

When I think of every afternoon when I pick him up and see you hugging and kissing him… Then I am filled with a fear that maybe one day he will suddenly want to stay with you and not come with me home. 

I know you may think I look weird or completely lost, but we moms are often like this. That’s why I’m asking you to try to understand me.

With this letter, I want to express the jealousy I feel when I see you hug him. The looks you exchange and all the hours you spend together, talking and playing.

But I can not end this letter without praising you and telling you how much I admire you for your commitment. For the time and love you give every day and for being an extra mother to my son.

The real reason I’m writing to you is because of something that happened last night. My son made an inquiry.

He wanted us to court you on Mother’s Day. So, for both you and me, I want you to take this letter as a simple but heartfelt tribute on Mother’s Day. 

I know you have not been able to have any children of your own yet.

And whether it happens or not , I understand how happy you must be to be able to welcome so many children with open arms. They all develop in your company, and my son is one of them.

He is lucky because of the job you put in. The work you do also allows you to experience the important and special moments that we who are the children’s mothers would actually have. But those moments are unfortunately often lost because we have to support the family.

You get to experience their first steps, the first time they say “mom” and when they take you on their adventure.

You have not been given the opportunity to have children of your own, but there is no doubt that if anyone deserves the attention and gifts on Mother’s Day, it’s you. 

Finally, I hope you know and understand how much affection and gratitude both I and my child feel for you. You make him happy, love him, protect him and teach him almost everything he needs to learn.

Thank you so much for taking care of my child as if he were your own son. You guide him through his life.

I hope that life will reward you with your own child soon, so that you can also feel in your whole body what it means to be a mother.

At the moment, I can only congratulate you, give you flowers and wish you the very best in the world.

I want to urge you to continue to be such a good and important person for so many children. 

Have a nice day and good luck with everything you do.

Thanks again,

A mother