Venting Thread

[MomBoss]

Phantom runny nose. Every 30sec-1min dcb 2 asks me to wipe his nose. There are no boogers. I humored him a couple times and wiped his nose. But its really taking up my time now and if i wash my hands every 30seconds they will be super raw. He will keep asking and asking and eventually start crying if i dont do it. We are going on a week of this. Im so done.

[Annalee]

I feel that I am only as valuable and loved as my last yes, today.

Ugh, bad week both personally and professionally. :dislike:

I am so glad today is my Friday. I so badly need a recharge and new motivator.

I hope everyone has a fantastic and recharging weekend. Know you are not alone. :hug:

Hang in there! :hug:

[Cat Herder]

Hang in there! :hug:

I am. Letting it all roll off. It was just my turn, I suppose.

Thanks, BC and Annalee.

Halfway through the day now.

[loischerry]

im sooo over the twins today! thing 2 literally shoved thing 1 outta dads truck this AM. dad has a lift kit on it ( his last hold over of a man vs dad thing) so its an extended trip to the ground. landed on the grassy side of the driveway in a puddle of mud/snow/grass. thank goodness it wasnt the cement side. dad was over it. i had to change thing 1 completely. then the kicking, hitting, tattling and rattling started. after 2 hrs of redirect, thinking times, and the dreaded flat out no, stop that. i finally emptied the playroom of all toys except the book bin and the pillows, took away all projects and tv times. an hr and half go by thinking theyve gotten with the program. i get up to warm lunches. ( 4 mins tops including my handwashing) come back, literally around the corner and find the pillows busted open & the bin upside down. and them in some sort of silent wwe wrestling match. after playing referee i set them down for lunch. send frustrated text to dad where dad answers back twins dont run in either family why was he the doomed one. needless to say they started nap at noon and are staying down until they wake themselves. dad is my younger brother. i love thing 1 and thing 2. so does my brother, theyve just been very trying the last few weeks, i think from growing and the inside weather and just being 4 yrs old. and when they are bad they give the new meaning to double trouble.

p.s. i should add we all lovingly call them thing 1 and thing 2. we also call them twinnies and twinners. my labeling is in no way meant to come out sounding mean and harsh, because that all gets lost in type.

[MomBoss]

Major snowstorm. We knew about this since 8pm last night that the snow will fall til friday morning. All kids still show up. Roads are horrible HORRIBLE . So currently trying to figure out how to remind parents of my late fee. If you know the weather is bad- you leave work early. If its really impossible to leave early, you come with late fee in hand without me having to ask for it.

[Blackcat31]

Major snowstorm. We knew about this since 8pm last night that the snow will fall til friday morning. All kids still show up. Roads are horrible HORRIBLE . So currently trying to figure out how to remind parents of my late fee. If you know the weather is bad- you leave work early. If its really impossible to leave early, you come with late fee in hand without me having to ask for it.

Group text to ALL parents sent this afternoon for the same reasons you mention.....

"Group Text: Reminder.... ALL parents are expected to adhere to their contracted pick up time regardless of weather or road conditions. Please plan travel accordingly to avoid late fees. If timely pick up is not possible, please arrange for an alternate pick up person that can arrive by your contracted pick up time."

I always tell parents its a group text as I don't want one parent to feel targeted. Even if I really am only reminding one repeat offender.

[MomBoss]

Group text to ALL parents sent this afternoon for the same reasons you mention.....

"Group Text: Reminder.... ALL parents are expected to adhere to their contracted pick up time regardless of weather or road conditions. Please plan travel accordingly to avoid late fees. If timely pick up is not possible, please arrange for an alternate pick up person that can arrive by your contracted pick up time."

I always tell parents its a group text as I don't want one parent to feel targeted. Even if I really am only reminding one repeat offender.

I wish i would have posted this sooner, thats a good text to send!

[Josiegirl]

im sooo over the twins today! thing 2 literally shoved thing 1 outta dads truck this AM. dad has a lift kit on it ( his last hold over of a man vs dad thing) so its an extended trip to the ground. landed on the grassy side of the driveway in a puddle of mud/snow/grass. thank goodness it wasnt the cement side. dad was over it. i had to change thing 1 completely. then the kicking, hitting, tattling and rattling started. after 2 hrs of redirect, thinking times, and the dreaded flat out no, stop that. i finally emptied the playroom of all toys except the book bin and the pillows, took away all projects and tv times. an hr and half go by thinking theyve gotten with the program. i get up to warm lunches. ( 4 mins tops including my handwashing) come back, literally around the corner and find the pillows busted open & the bin upside down. and them in some sort of silent wwe wrestling match. after playing referee i set them down for lunch. send frustrated text to dad where dad answers back twins dont run in either family why was he the doomed one. needless to say they started nap at noon and are staying down until they wake themselves. dad is my younger brother. i love thing 1 and thing 2. so does my brother, theyve just been very trying the last few weeks, i think from growing and the inside weather and just being 4 yrs old. and when they are bad they give the new meaning to double trouble.

p.s. i should add we all lovingly call them thing 1 and thing 2. we also call them twinnies and twinners. my labeling is in no way meant to come out sounding mean and harsh, because that all gets lost in type.

I love the thing 1 and thing 2 labels. Sounds like they wreak havoc just like Dr. Seuss's things. They can say all they want about Terrible Twos(and I have a couple of those at the moment) but twos ain't got nothing on those 4s and 5s. Fours and 5s have been practicing a lot longer and have gotten good at what they do, like tormenting everybody else. I remember back when my oldest dd was 5; I would've sold her for a quarter if I'd been able to find a willing buyer. :: JK of course.

[Indoorvoice]

Got snapped at by a dcm today when I tried to hurry her out the door because she was late to drop off and I had to get my kids out to the bus stop. She sees my kids dressed and standing there waiting for her and she's taking her sweet time saying goodbye and taking dcg out of the carseat. Sorry dcm, but I've got a job to do and your time isn't the only time that's important. Self centered people tend to be the only people I know these days.

[Blackcat31]

Got snapped at by a dcm today when I tried to hurry her out the door because she was late to drop off and I had to get my kids out to the bus stop. She sees my kids dressed and standing there waiting for her and she's taking her sweet time saying goodbye and taking dcg out of the carseat. Sorry dcm, but I've got a job to do and your time isn't the only time that's important. Self centered people tend to be the only people I know these days.

yup! :hug: :hug:

Don't let her sour attitude ruin your day!

I am so over people who think everything about them is more important than everything else.

[LostMyMarbles]

im sooo over the twins today! thing 2 literally shoved thing 1 outta dads truck this AM. dad has a lift kit on it ( his last hold over of a man vs dad thing) so its an extended trip to the ground. landed on the grassy side of the driveway in a puddle of mud/snow/grass. thank goodness it wasnt the cement side. dad was over it. i had to change thing 1 completely. then the kicking, hitting, tattling and rattling started. after 2 hrs of redirect, thinking times, and the dreaded flat out no, stop that. i finally emptied the playroom of all toys except the book bin and the pillows, took away all projects and tv times. an hr and half go by thinking theyve gotten with the program. i get up to warm lunches. ( 4 mins tops including my handwashing) come back, literally around the corner and find the pillows busted open & the bin upside down. and them in some sort of silent wwe wrestling match. after playing referee i set them down for lunch. send frustrated text to dad where dad answers back twins dont run in either family why was he the doomed one. needless to say they started nap at noon and are staying down until they wake themselves. dad is my younger brother. i love thing 1 and thing 2. so does my brother, theyve just been very trying the last few weeks, i think from growing and the inside weather and just being 4 yrs old. and when they are bad they give the new meaning to double trouble.

p.s. i should add we all lovingly call them thing 1 and thing 2. we also call them twinnies and twinners. my labeling is in no way meant to come out sounding mean and harsh, because that all gets lost in type.

We have twins here. The dad also calls them thing 1 and thing 2. Its cute. I can feel your pain. Mine are now 10. They are loud. They talk over each other and everyone else. It gets easier with consistency ...and age. Lol

[gumdrops]

This morning at 7:00, I asked DCM when baby ate last...ummm… 2:00am

The fact that she had to think about it tells me she knows she was in the wrong for not feeding her before drop off!

[Hunni Bee]

I'm starting to hate those shirts with sequins that flip over to another picture. I just had to forcibly remove my ADHD sensory seeker's hands from someone's body because he basically tackled her to touch the sequins

[Blackcat31]

I'm starting to hate those shirts with sequins that flip over to another picture. I just had to forcibly remove my ADHD sensory seeker's hands from someone's body because he basically tackled her to touch the sequins

I've banned them already.

One of my little DCG's showed up with a long sleeved top and pants all made from the same sequin stuff.

The other kids spent the day following her around like she was a mobile petting zoo....it got to be way too much so I just told all my DCM's that those types of shirts were no longer allowed.

[sharlan]

Saying "NO" won't harm your child.

If you can't control a 2/3 year old, how in the world are you going to control a 14/15/16 year old? Learn now.