Every time I hear a presidential candidate talk about child care, I reflexively scan the crowd to see where his kids are, and unless they're there "at the office" with him--climbing out of their strollers, stealing his pens out of his pocket or sneezing on his good suit--I figure he doesn't understand what parenting is really like for most working families. For them, child care means patching together a house of cards--one that can be sent tumbling by a case of strep, an AWOL baby sitter or a school vacation. For most parents, child care presents a series of worst-case scenarios...
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