Venting Thread

[AmyLeigh]

Just wanted to chime in to say that you don't necessarily HAVE to take meds for depression. Yes many people absolutely need the meds to balance them out, but when I had situational depression, I sought out a psychologist to talk to first. I learned so many lifelong skills and learned how to alter my behavior and thoughts to help my moods and got over my depression without meds. Definitely at least see your Dr. You shouldn't have to feel so low everyday just because of your job. I'll be thinking of you! It's tough!

Therapy was wonderful for me. I saw an LCSW for about a year. He helped me talk out my issues and learn to cope with things that I couldn't change. I highly recommend it.

[Turquoise14]

My first daycare child showed up 35 minutes earlier than expected today, and I was still in bed. So that was awesome. Luckily I wasn’t wearing something that was obviously pjs. I was laying in bed a few extra minutes. If I had gotten up with my alarm, I would have been in the shower…

This is why I asked what time you’d be here this week! I am usually up for two kids to show up a couple hours before you come, but they are home with mom this week on spring break, so now you are the first and my only other one gets here at ten. So…yeah. Wasn’t ready. If I think I can sleep til eight, I will. Guess I’ll get around earlier tomorrow.

[AmyLeigh]

I hope everyone else's Monday is going better than mine is. This one doesn't like anyone else and is crying that she misses her mom and dad. That one forgot how to share and has the attention span of a fly. The other can only cry. I have them all laying down. Even still, they are all fighting and complaining.
Four and a half more hours. Hopefully their moods will improve.

[Unregistered]

Dck whose mom gave him pedialax right before dropoff, then dck vomited at my house. Mom brought him today and says he's constipated and I need to give him more water and change his diet.
Dck is here two days a week. two days a week and it's on me that he's constipated? I don't get it.

[NightOwl]

My own teenagers are home this week for spring break and they've already woke my kids from nap time. They want to sleep until noon and then go rummaging around in the kitchen, in and out of the bathroom/bedrooms, cleaning out the guinea pig cage, tripping over the baby gate, etc, etc. Grrrrrrr..... I am NOT looking forward to summer.

[daycarediva]

My own teenagers are home this week for spring break and they've already woke my kids from nap time. They want to sleep until noon and then go rummaging around in the kitchen, in and out of the bathroom/bedrooms, cleaning out the guinea pig cage, tripping over the baby gate, etc, etc. Grrrrrrr..... I am NOT looking forward to summer.

I started 'fining' my older kids with chores. "Oh, you woke up dck. Now I can't get that jump start on laundry I planned to. It's in the laundry room. Get to it."

No joke.

My own kids are GHOSTS at naptime now. (7,10,13,15)

[Blackcat31]

I started 'fining' my older kids with chores. "Oh, you woke up dck. Now I can't get that jump start on laundry I planned to. It's in the laundry room. Get to it."

No joke.

My own kids are GHOSTS at naptime now. (7,10,13,15)

Same here... If my kids woke the littles or did something to mess with my groove.....the child that was out of sorts because of their actions became THEIR responsibility to deal with.

Funny how they quickly learned how to be quiet.

[LindseyA]

My group consists of two 4yr olds and three 2 yr olds. I brought up some different toys for the younger ones to play with from the basement (ride on toys and push toys, etc). Then I got some different toys for the 4yr olds, so everyone got some "new toys" to play with. All was fine for a few minutes until the 4 yr olds took over all the ride on toys and refused to share. So all the "new" toys got put back in the basement. Tried it again this morning, same thing happened! Ugh. Come on!

[MsLisa]

I'm tired of dealing with horrible children with equally horrible, downright stupid parents. I'm tired of having to yell and being labeled as this big B over stuff that should be common sense. I'm tired of having a boss equivalent to a giant child. I'm tired of racking my brain on ways to make this program better, these kids better and never seeing any results. (Head ->Wall)

Most of all, I miss being able to do crafts and doing fun things with kids who DON'T destroy/whine/fight/lie. They don't do anything anymore but fight over the electronics or themselves.

I'm drowning in stress at this point.

[mommiebookworm]

Please send your child in appropriate clothing! Why do you buy this kid a new pair of $70 shoes every other month, but cant buy him a decent coat! He could learn to put it on by himself and zip it if he wasn't expected to wear 3 sweatshirts instead of a coat! :dislike:
Ok, I feel better now!

[Annalee]

I started 'fining' my older kids with chores. "Oh, you woke up dck. Now I can't get that jump start on laundry I planned to. It's in the laundry room. Get to it."

No joke.

My own kids are GHOSTS at naptime now. (7,10,13,15)

:: My boys used to "bicker" alot between themselves.....till I started the chore thing every time they started it up....needless to say, they got tired of the chores.....::

[sally]

Please send your child in appropriate clothing! Why do you buy this kid a new pair of $70 shoes every other month, but cant buy him a decent coat! He could learn to put it on by himself and zip it if he wasn't expected to wear 3 sweatshirts instead of a coat! :dislike:
Ok, I feel better now!

I have a drop in 3 year old girl. She came on a day where we still had snow on the ground but very nice out. I told dcd we would be playing outside. He was ok with that - until he picked up. They sent her in these expensive boots (Ugs I think) and they were soaked when he picked up. He was mad that her $80 boots were ruined and she needed new boots now. I don't know why anyone would spend that much money on boots for a 3 year old.

[mommiebookworm]

I have a drop in 3 year old girl. She came on a day where we still had snow on the ground but very nice out. I told dcd we would be playing outside. He was ok with that - until he picked up. They sent her in these expensive boots (Ugs I think) and they were soaked when he picked up. He was mad that her $80 boots were ruined and she needed new boots now. I don't know why anyone would spend that much money on boots for a 3 year old.

I know! Parents are so weird sometimes.

[Ariana]

I'm tired of dealing with horrible children with equally horrible, downright stupid parents. I'm tired of having to yell and being labeled as this big B over stuff that should be common sense. I'm tired of having a boss equivalent to a giant child. I'm tired of racking my brain on ways to make this program better, these kids better and never seeing any results. (Head ->Wall)

Most of all, I miss being able to do crafts and doing fun things with kids who DON'T destroy/whine/fight/lie. They don't do anything anymore but fight over the electronics or themselves.

I'm drowning in stress at this point.

I can relate! I am finding it impossible to find normal parents and kids these days. kids are basically raising themselves at home. no limits and no boundaries on behavior.

[hope]

Just want to get in bed and cry today. Or maybe restart the day.
A friend of ours lost their mother and funeral services are today. Both my sub and my mother could not fill in today so DH would be going to services alone. I would have liked to have gone being that we are close with the family but didn't feel like I could close today to attend a friend's mothers services. So i get up and dcks start rolling in. DD wakes up and had one problem after another. She is a bit more needy due to some issues and i become completely overwhelmed. The morning spiraled out of control. Babies were crying, DD couldn't pull herself together to get to school and all the while DH slept in. The noise woke him and he sees me crying, DD melting down and babies crying. He ignored and went to shower. This job is hard. Being a mother is hard. Being a mother to a special needs child is hard. I usually can push through but it was different today. To watch someone ignore my struggle was hurtful.