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One of the vital keys to successful parenting is a well-stocked diaper bag.
We have two. One is a demure yet stylish black diaper bag that somewhat resembles an over-stuffed laptop bag. Our other is a bright red Vera Bradley diaper bag. Bright red….with a white paisley design on it. Also stylish, in its own distinctly feminine way.
One bag we send to daycare. The other is our walking around bag, one that I find myself carrying more often than not as I lug our daughter from place to place.
Can you guess which bag goes to daycare and which one ends up on my shoulder? Yes. You’re right. But I get over it.
The point of this story is that we have two bags, and for the most part the same core items are packed in each. Usually the black bag, the daycare bag, is the more heavily stocked bag. After all, this is the bag that our daycare provider goes to for diaper changes and the occassional change of clothes. So on the occassions that I find myself out and about on errands with my daughter after daycare, I’m actually slightly more confident in my ability to deal with the needs of my child as I’m carrying the “better” bag. Plus it’s not a giant red handbag. I just can’t feel manly carrying a giant red handbag.
