Venting Thread

[BumbleBee]

8am, sound asleep. Woken up by pounding on my door. As my semi-awake self stumbles out of bed my house phone starts ringing. I ignore the phone and head to the door to see.....dcm.

I'm closed, it's a holiday.

I didn't even open the door. Just pointed to the sign on my front door that says, wait for it, "CLOSED SEPTEMBER 7th, 2015 FOR LABOR DAY"

Never mind the fact that she received my 2015 closed days in January, March, June, and it was in the newsletter that I sent home 7 days ago.

[Play Care]

My 4 yo dcg "Queen" adored by all her "subjects" (ie mom, dad, grandparents, other babysitters, etc)

No matter what I have out for the kids, she's always asking to do other things. I wonder if she'll try that at school?

When she's told no, she keeps asking, or tries to circumvent me.

Gah, she's done in June...let the countdown begin

[Annalee]

My 4 yo dcg "Queen" adored by all her "subjects" (ie mom, dad, grandparents, other babysitters, etc)

No matter what I have out for the kids, she's always asking to do other things. I wonder if she'll try that at school?

When she's told no, she keeps asking, or tries to circumvent me.

Gah, she's done in June...let the countdown begin

My dcg like this went to kindy this year and I was so happy....but, guess what, the one I took in her place appears on the same path to be just like her and this time it's a boy:: Ironically, I took them both at 11 months old but I can already tell because he is exactly like she was when I enrolled her.

[daycarediva]

My 4 yo dcg "Queen" adored by all her "subjects" (ie mom, dad, grandparents, other babysitters, etc)

No matter what I have out for the kids, she's always asking to do other things. I wonder if she'll try that at school?

When she's told no, she keeps asking, or tries to circumvent me.

Gah, she's done in June...let the countdown begin

But then it will be the TEACHER'S fault, not dcg's.

My 3 1/2yo dcg with the same princess mentality is NOT well liked by other children. Her parents CANNOT see the issue. NOBODY came to her birthday party (from daycare) but 6/8 kids went to dcb's. Treating them that way really sets them up for failure. Dcm was trying to coerce another dcg to give away a pink version of what dcg had in her hand, and had happily been playing with, until dcm came in. Offering dcg a trade, saying her faughter really wanted it, and could she just play until she left... I had to intervene and use the words we say here "Dcg can dcg have a turn when you are finished?" (yes) "Are you finished?" (no) "Sorry dcg, looks like you will have to wait."

[Febby]

The other three year old class reeeaaaaalllllly needs a good assistant. Their teacher can't control them. I have to go into the room at naptime so they'll be quiet enough for my class to sleep. Then they combine with mine late in the afternoon and if I don't walk them individually to a center and tell them how to play, they'll destroy my room. Funny how there aren't (usually) major issues when I sub in that room...

[mommyneedsadayoff]

My early baby comes at 5:15 am. Mom is awesome at drop offs and always consistent. Today, dad is dropping for first time. 5:30...still no dad. call and text, no answer. Dad texts at 7 am saying he decided to sleep longer so they would be over in a bit. Man, I would have loved to sleep longer too! I just love waking up at 5 am to wait on you and you have no courtesy to text me that you are not coming?

Then, dcm who usually drops at 8:45, shows up at 8. And my daughter, who starts preschool tomorrow, potentially has ringworm. Lovely, just lovely. Not enjoying this wednesday!

[MsLisa]

Oh, silly Branch Manager! You want me to help my ex-boss with his "Parents Night Out" program after ALL he's put me through in the past 2 weeks?! The man who's job I made ungodly easy who then turned around and dump a whole load of sh*t on my lap and walked away? You know, the job i'm doing now yet not getting the right pay for ON TOP of my own......Are you for realz?!

He's lucky he hasn't seen me these past 2 weeks now...he'd get a square kick right in the jimmies so hard he'd contemplate his religion.

OH and get this, the program is from 6pm-9pm....he was going to LEAVE it at 7pm to "put his son to bed". Wait...who's program is this? You really think I was going to STAY and do YOUR job for you AGAIN after working my own work day? HA! :: Sorry dude, this charity train has gone.

[BumbleBee]

Today just ****ed. 2yo dcg who is usually my best behaved was horrible. She bit for the first time ever, grabbed toys from everybody, refused to come sit at the table for meals, barely napped, pushed a kid down and smacked the same kid in the face.....followed by a 30 minute sobbing thrashing meltdown in public where she got so worked up she puked.

After all of the kids went home I ran a bath for myself and my brain dead cat fell into the bath while trying to catch the water for the faucet, then jumped out and ran through the house soaking wet.

Thank heavens it's a short week!

[LysesKids]

Why bitch now...

This parent has had to take off for her own illness numerous times over several months, now the one time I send her kid home sick (vomiting) does she want to hoot & hollar about paying me & her losing her pay for the day... sorry, I have a policy of 24 hrs regardless of reason (Dr says too much mucus drainage into babies tummy); never bothered you to lose pay when I could take kid, but double the loss & the contract ****s (in care 7 months now). Looks like I'm advertising for two spaces because I have a feeling she wants to drop it to pay by the day status ( $4 day more, but not guaranteed) - I have 2 others wanting to do pay by the day also, so first call, first booked

[MsLisa]

Today should be an interesting day....
The CEO, that I personally wrote an email to last week, letting her know about ALL that has happened between my ex-boss and I is in our branch today. Let's see what happens....

AND I get to call a parent to have them pick up their kid after school because they haven't payed for week 1 & 2. Even after I looked the dad right in the eye and told them they need to or else. Not even sorry about it cause they did this same sh*t when the kid was downstairs in Pre-K. Racked up money, rarely paid and my ex-boss just let it go. NOPE. Not any more! You don't pay, you don't play.
(How do adults even do this?! You PAY for a service. Its not freakin complicated and we are the cheapest in the area.....)

[Unregistered]

Today just ****ed. 2yo dcg who is usually my best behaved was horrible. She bit for the first time ever, grabbed toys from everybody, refused to come sit at the table for meals, barely napped, pushed a kid down and smacked the same kid in the face.....followed by a 30 minute sobbing thrashing meltdown in public where she got so worked up she puked.

After all of the kids went home I ran a bath for myself and my brain dead cat fell into the bath while trying to catch the water for the faucet, then jumped out and ran through the house soaking wet.

Thank heavens it's a short week!

Sorry for the bad day.... but you had me cracking up at the image of your cat 😂

[Miss A]

New DCB-3 this week, and I already know this will be a tough one. He is aggressive! Cries for hours each morning after drop-off, hits and kicks everyone who goes near him, especially me. We had to designate a crying spot, and even still he screams forever! He threatens me and other children, says he will cut us, or shoot us dead. Ugh. Parents are both teachers, and neither one is concerned that he is that aggressive, just respond by telling me they will "talk" to him about speaking kindly. Also, does not pick up, and will dump toys that others are picking up, then when he faces a consequence, the aggression begins all over again! Ugh!

[Controlled Chaos]

This morning was absolutely lovely. A sort of "why I love this job" morning. But holy hell 3pm-5pm was this worst. Baby woke up with a 101 fever. 3yo who is normally lovely, whined non stop. I had to play phone tag with the health dep (I owed $11 on a background check :confused: for an assistant. I wrote the check for the amount on the form?!) New dcb2 is adjusting but is whiny after nap. My 22m old dd mimicked the noises of all the whiney from sick and grumpy kids and dcb3 was awful. He has some sensory issues (maybe? nothing diagnosed but in OT...last day is tomorrow THANK THE LORD) He had a melt down and threw toys at the sick infant, and was flailing about in a scary way. In moving dcb to his safe quiet spot he freaked out and I noticed later he had a small bruise where I had held him as he threw his body around. I felt beyond horrible. But all I did was carry him 8 feet across the room away from the other kids for safety. I wrote up an incident report and mom was not surprised at pick up...apparently this is the new norm ??? She says it happens at home all the time. She was my last pick up right at closing, and it took her 10 min to coax him out of my house. ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? He never acts like that for me. It took everything in my not to lose my sh!t. Get him out of my house! ahhh his last day is tomorrow and I am so incredibly grateful. They allow him to walk all over them. Yes he may have a mild sensory issue BUT he follows directions great here all day. He would never hide under a table when I told him to walk to the door. woudn't happen. It makes me sad too. Like he is capable of worlds more than they think he is. He is 10% sensory disorder, perhaps 5% developmental delay, 60% awesome kid and 25%permissive parenting And that last bit is the WORST. hmmmmm deep breath...more wine time

[Scribbles]

New DCB-3 this week, and I already know this will be a tough one. He is aggressive! Cries for hours each morning after drop-off, hits and kicks everyone who goes near him, especially me. We had to designate a crying spot, and even still he screams forever! He threatens me and other children, says he will cut us, or shoot us dead. Ugh. Parents are both teachers, and neither one is concerned that he is that aggressive, just respond by telling me they will "talk" to him about speaking kindly. Also, does not pick up, and will dump toys that others are picking up, then when he faces a consequence, the aggression begins all over again! Ugh!

I would have termed him after the first attempt at physical aggression towards me. If I hadn't I would have termed the second he "threatened" others with those words AND because the parents aren't concerned. HUGE red flag in my opinion that his parents aren't concerned at all.

[Miss A]

I would have termed him after the first attempt at physical aggression towards me. If I hadn't I would have termed the second he "threatened" others with those words AND because the parents aren't concerned. HUGE red flag in my opinion that his parents aren't concerned at all.

After the day I have had today, I am pretty sure I am terming tonight. When I served Breakfast, which DCB asked for, he said he did not want it, tried to stab me with a fork, and then repeatedly said to me "I will cut you". Then, at lunch, he told another child he was going to kill their mother. The ensuing emotional turmoil on the girls part was more then we needed at lunch. 4 more hours.