Venting Thread

[MomBoss]

Yes. This. We had a parent swore up and down that his fevers were teething. He went home one day and ended up with a 103 fever and meningitis in hospital. We said he was sick. She didn't listen

A teething fever at most would be 100. And it happens the day before a tooth comes in and the day of. Mayo clinic says the body temp may go up 1 degree and anything above 100 would be illness not teething. I always reference this when parents use that excuse.

[Blackcat31]

I'm so tempted to talk baby talk back to the dcd who speaks to me in baby talk every morning about how his son's morning went. "him's had a big poopy diaper, and drank up all his yummy baba. Him's such a good boy." oh my God. Make. It. Stop. 🤢

Oh my goodness! I had a DCD do the same thing last year! I finally looked at him and said "Dude, I'm not 2. You can talk to me like a grown up." I think he was stunned.
I felt kind of bad for like 4 seconds thinking I shouldn't have said anything but then he says "Oh my goodness! I didn't even realize I was talking like that to you."

Then we chatted about the silly things parent say/do without realizing it when they have toddlers in the house.
It became kind of a running joke between us after that.

It does drive me crazy though but I will admit, I've asked my grown children and/or husband if they need to go potty so....

[Indoorvoice]

I'm so tempted to talk baby talk back to the dcd who speaks to me in baby talk every morning about how his son's morning went. "him's had a big poopy diaper, and drank up all his yummy baba. Him's such a good boy." oh my God. Make. It. Stop. 🤢

[Flowerchild]

My coworker took over my room because she breastfeed and now I'm a floater but I hate the preschool room. I spend all morning dreading preschool and staying in there when he doesn't show up. My coworker who took over my room never works and always goes home. So frustrated

[Josiegirl]

So glad yesterday is in the past.
The 4 and 5 yos had a full day here and it was chaos from the moment they entered till the moment they left. On top of that, it always affects naps for everybody. Poor little 2 yo was so exhausted by the time momma came that she was almost falling asleep. And her big sister was quite the handful too along with the 4 yo.. So I wake up this morning, once again fantasizing about retirement.

[Blackcat31]

Yes. This. We had a parent swore up and down that his fevers were teething. He went home one day and ended up with a 103 fever and meningitis in hospital. We said he was sick. She didn't listen

The only thing teething causes is teeth.

Fevers for ANY reason are an excludable symptom. period.

Even those pesky fevers from thick coats, eating too much candy, staying up too late and/or something they ate.

Fevers from ALL those things are grounds for exclusion.

[Flowerchild]

I had to update my policy this year because of this. I had a dcb that had a 103 fever at one point and mom swore it was teething. A couple days later, our own child got strep. Can't say for sure it was from this child, but it was too much of a coincidence since no one else was sick. I told her that daycare would be closed because our son had strep, but I told her that I hoped dcb was feeling better. She responded with "well it wasn't from dcb because his fever was from teething."
So frustrating.
My policy now states that any fever 100 or over "for any reason" stays home.

Yes. This. We had a parent swore up and down that his fevers were teething. He went home one day and ended up with a 103 fever and meningitis in hospital. We said he was sick. She didn't listen

Thank you DCM for sending in your child this morning with an Oreo in his hand.
What a great breakfast!

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Very hard an sad losing my last long term daycare kids all 3 siblings had since newborn oldest 10 ten long years of spoiling them. I can still see every so often when i want.having them so long u get attached making it hard

[Flowerchild]

i got kicked out of room that I was in for a year and a half. Now I'm stuck on prescho or waddler. Preschool I don't like. Feels like it's going to be a full day. Never know when he comes in anymore ugh 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[Hunni Bee]

My sweet-as-pie tiny dcg has double ear infections. She's going next week to get her third set of tubes and have her adenoids removed. She took a round of antibiotics and they did nothing. The infection is still too bad to operate, so they've got her on a 3-part course of antibiotic shots.

She's so miserable and in pain. She doesn't have any excludable symptoms and its not even "unable to participate" because she forces herself. I know her oarents have to work, it just breaks my heart.

[amberrose3dg]

2 kids walk in the door with ****ers. Thanks mom. You’re kids don’t listen as it is. I don’t need them all jacked up on sugar too.

In the trash they went. Sorry, not sorry.

Right, I had a kid try to come with a bag of candy. Are you nuts mom?

[Ac114]

2 kids walk in the door with ****ers. Thanks mom. You’re kids don’t listen as it is. I don’t need them all jacked up on sugar too.

In the trash they went. Sorry, not sorry.

[Jupadia]

Filled a spot this week thought it was my last open spot ( that part was good) but was just told that it will be one boys last day tomorrow. Told parent they still owe 1 week then since I require 2 week notice and have only 1 week as a deposit. Everytime I think in full things change. Ahhhhhh.

[LysesKids]

I require automatic payments on brightwheel for this. I really don't like many of the other features on brightwheel, but I like the invoicing. They told me they are working on a feature where you can set their schedule and late fees will be accrued automatically on their invoice so I don't even have to add them myself soon! Can't wait.

Brightwheel, no go...
I REQUIRED payment by the first of month... cash or credit only; no pay; no stay - if credit, thru Square app