Venting Thread

[storybookending]

I put a fan out now during nap because one of my neighbors absolutely loves to do yard work

I am so lucky that my current group sleeps though almost anything. At one point this spring my dad was on the roof just a pounding at the ice clogging my gutters and every single one of them fell asleep during it. Thunderstorms are my favorite days because everyone sleeps so well. It’s all dark and cozy and I wish I could take a nap myself. I am getting new windows and siding this summer and not planning on closing. I have approved back up plans to nap them (outdoors) at a nearby park but I am hoping that won’t be necessary.

[Snowmom]

3 day weekend and nearly every child comes back with snotty noses.
What'd they do.... lick every grocery cart handle in a 5 mile radius? Jeez.

[CountryRoads]

3 day weekend and nearly every child comes back with snotty noses.
What'd they do.... lick every grocery cart handle in a 5 mile radius? Jeez.

I've got that, too! It's very clear a couple of them have colds. I told one mom that we have colds going around when she told me how cranky he was this weekend. "Well, I don't think his is a cold. I think he's teething."

Of course he is.

[BumbleBee]

3 day weekend and nearly every child comes back with snotty noses.
What'd they do.... lick every grocery cart handle in a 5 mile radius? Jeez.

Obviously they picked it up at daycare on Friday! Just kidding!!! I have a few who look like street urchins today. Nobody napped this weekend. You'd think that would make nap time easier here today but no, they're all fighting it.

[Annalee]

Obviously they picked it up at daycare on Friday! Just kidding!!! I have a few who look like street urchins today. Nobody napped this weekend. You'd think that would make nap time easier here today but no, they're all fighting it.

My last day was Wednesday last week so my kids are exhausted today. We laid down thirty minute early today and pushed to make it that long. I had a couple with runny noses as well.

[Baby Beluga]

3 day weekend and nearly every child comes back with snotty noses.
What'd they do.... lick every grocery cart handle in a 5 mile radius? Jeez.

Same here!

[Indoorvoice]

Things that make you go... :confused: Dad drops off in jammies today. He is too sick to go to work. Then proceeds to tell me he has the same thing dcb has... Hmm. You are too sick for work and need to stay home to rest, but dcb is fine to go to "work" all day? Interesting! For what it's worth, dcb just has a cough so I wouldn't exclude anyway, but it just makes you wonder about parents' thought processes sometimes! Me thinks dad just needed an excuse to stay home in his PJs....

[Mom2Two]

3 day weekend and nearly every child comes back with snotty noses.
What'd they do.... lick every grocery cart handle in a 5 mile radius? Jeez.

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I've got that, too! It's very clear a couple of them have colds. I told one mom that we have colds going around when she told me how cranky he was this weekend. "Well, I don't think his is a cold. I think he's teething."

Of course he is.

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[CountryRoads]

While I try to focus on the positives on this job, it's easy to just see the negatives.

My son starts an activity next week, and I'm unable to drop him off or pick him up. My kids miss out on swimming lessons this year...again. They are missing out on every summer sport activity. I have no clue how I'm going to get our 4 year old to and from preschool next year.

Just in a funk, I guess. Can't wait for the day I don't need to care for other peoples kids and I can have a little bit of freedom.

[Blackcat31]

While I try to focus on the positives on this job, it's easy to just see the negatives.

My son starts an activity next week, and I'm unable to drop him off or pick him up. My kids miss out on swimming lessons this year...again. They are missing out on every summer sport activity. I have no clue how I'm going to get our 4 year old to and from preschool next year.

Just in a funk, I guess. Can't wait for the day I don't need to care for other peoples kids and I can have a little bit of freedom.

I'm sorry that is how this job is working out for you.

Is there any other family members that can transport for you? Any parents of your children's friends willing to help?

In my experience this is why many of the providers in my area are in business....so they can dictate their own hours and be available for their children so I am sorry it's not working that way for you. :hug:

[Josiegirl]

While I try to focus on the positives on this job, it's easy to just see the negatives.

My son starts an activity next week, and I'm unable to drop him off or pick him up. My kids miss out on swimming lessons this year...again. They are missing out on every summer sport activity. I have no clue how I'm going to get our 4 year old to and from preschool next year.

Just in a funk, I guess. Can't wait for the day I don't need to care for other peoples kids and I can have a little bit of freedom.

It's definitely a drawback when you cannot find another way to get your own kiddos somewhere. Definitely search and see if you can find some alternative transportation for your own so they can engage in summer activities too.
It used to bother me when dcps would take their vacations, rave about the glorious places they went and fun things their kids got to do, while we stayed home and my own kids had another summer in dc. That was before I started charging 52 weeks a year.

Operating a dc definitely has its pros and cons, much like any other job.

[Ac114]

While I try to focus on the positives on this job, it's easy to just see the negatives.

My son starts an activity next week, and I'm unable to drop him off or pick him up. My kids miss out on swimming lessons this year...again. They are missing out on every summer sport activity. I have no clue how I'm going to get our 4 year old to and from preschool next year.

Just in a funk, I guess. Can't wait for the day I don't need to care for other peoples kids and I can have a little bit of freedom.

I’m in the same boat so I totally get how you feel. Our market is flooded with daycare providers because you do not have to be licensed If you have 6 children or less. But many many many providers have way more than that and our state doesn’t really care to look into it much. With that being said, I have buckled down on a lot of things that I’m just not willing to miss and you either like it or you don’t. The ones who respect and appreciate me don’t care and the other ones who throw a fit can find other care ����*♀️ That’s where I’m at in life right now. I’ve went 2 years missing every single school activity that my oldest has had because I can’t take off or close early. I said no more!

[CountryRoads]

Dcm must've thought I was older than I am due to the age of our oldest child.

"Omg, you're just a baby, you're just a baby."

Not a big deal, just a little irked by her response. I am younger than all of my dcm's and I always wonder if that has an effect on how they see me professionally.

[DaveA]

Woke up with freakin' pink eye. Yuck!

[WBee]

Ugh...Grandmas raising grandkids

This woman is "stuck" caring for her grandson (and tired) prior to school. She complains to me about her adult child (dcb's Dad) daily, shows up with kid 5 min. prior to my opening time, banging on my door, kid 1/2 in PJ's, unfed, bagel in hand and says he won't pee today. Two more weeks 'til he's off for the summer! Then I have a 14 month old who shows up late (another Grandma drop off) with fruit snacks in her lunch and those horrible rubber jelly shoes which are terrible for growing feet. Seriously?:confused: