Venting Thread

[SilverSabre25]

Sent one home with pink eye.

My eyes are just itching because I'm paranoid. Like feeling bug tickles. Right? Right?

[Naptime yet?]

My dearest DCM,

There is no need to prolong your taking your child home, trying to prove to me you have control when you ask your child to do something & he refuses. There's no need to sit on the floor & reason with your toddler about why he has to wear his coat in 10 degree weather. Your actions speak much louder than your words.

And when you wonder why he listens so well to me & not you? Hmmmm...

I hope those teenage years treat you much better than these toddler ones.

Your humble provider.

[Patches]

Would've been nice to sleep in! I was up and ready by 6:30 this morning and my 6:30 drop off didn't show up. My next one didn't show up until 7:20. So, had I known my early one wasn't coming, I could've slept in another 45 minutes

[Josiegirl]

No drop offs today due to weather. I didn’t close. I am so bored.

PLEASE let me be able to vent about that. Just one day.

[MotherNature]

My PT DCG 21 mos..has not been napping well here at all. Mom lays with her at home. I told her I couldn't do that here. I try rubbing her hair & back, but last week she was only here 2 days instead of her usual 3 & it took 30mins one day & 40 the next. I'm sitting on the floor, pregnant, holding a 4 month old trying to get her to sleep. Mom told me they'd try something last week & weekend. Asked Dad at drop-off if they tried any new naptime techniques. He says, no-Mom just laid with her as always b/c that works. Then says, "We'll figure something out..." Um, that's what last week was supposed to be about! Getting to where I'm glad she'll be gone in April. She's become a whiny mess. Parents don't want her to 'do anything she doesn't want to do'(I don't force kids to do things, but for Pete's sake, just put her winter coat on her instead of reasoning with her in my doorway!)... They don't want her to ever hear no..etc.

[SilverSabre25]

Do they even listen?

Went outside with 6, 5, and 2 to try and see if bubbles would freeze. We explained and talked about it first before going out. Six got it, she was blowing them where we could watch them and with lots of room for them to float around. 2 just ran around () "domp no! domp no!" (stomp snow!). And 5 hovered right over the bubble solution to blow and ever time one floated past him he kicked it. Sigh.

[Play Care]

My husband and I had said that we would NOT be going to Florida this year over February break, as we want to take our kids to Washington DC this summer. I have not planned on taking any significant time off over the break.

Now my husband has decided he is sick of winter and wants to go. Of course he's looking over February Break. I told him in no uncertain terms that he left it too late, and I can't take a week off with this little notice. My contract says I'll give at least a month, but for a week off I usually give much more.
He has said I only have three kids scheduled over the break, so it's not a big deal. True, but the one family is a big chunk of my income (two kids and one on the way) They are very understanding of time off, but in this they would have a reason to be upset.
I did say if he wants to go, I could do a long weekend, but he needs to plan something now, so I can let parents know.

I'm annoyed because if I was the one making these plans, he would be having a fit that I was behaving "unprofessionally," but because it's something he wants to do, that makes it okay.

[jgcp]

Seeing RED!

I have DCP thats last day is tomorrow THANK THE LORD!!!! I cannot stand this iresponsable mother!! She has been so inconsistant and i should have termed her earlier but i was kinda desperate but these last few weeks shes just taken advantage of me!! She didnt pay tue at drop off and said she would bring me a check at pickup but her mom picked them up early???? and then they didnt show today so i text her and she text back " oh i text you last night you didnt get it?" No i didnt cause you prob never sent one geez still havnt been paid and now i just wanna tell her dont bother coming last day sounds like you have someone else to watch them. Thing is i could have made a long over due dr appt today AND i have ppl waiting for this spot but wanted to just finish it out. Now i just feel stupid for letting her do this for so long just cause i needed the money! NEVER EVER AGAIN ive learned my lesson!!! If i dont have them come tomorrow she prob wont pay me tho uggg! i have a looonnnggg text ready to send but will wait till she pays haha its not nice but i dont care!

[KidGrind]

No drop offs today due to weather. I didn’t close. I am so bored.

[LadyPearl]

It's frigid out there!

I have a family who continuously brings their children without mittens. The 2 year old fights and refuses to wear them and I have subtly mentioned that it's cold out. I force a larger pair on the little one when I have to and today they come with everything. BUT, it's -30 outside (without the windchill) and the kid's pants have a huge hole in the leg. HELLO??!!!

[blandino]

Dear Parents:

Please, because your child had a "rough night" , let them sleep in & bring them to daycare late (on your day off no less) under the pretense of "sparing me a cranky child" because you know I'd much rather your child be pleasant for one hour than take a nap for two (sarcasm intended). What was that comment you made to me, dcp, about how important routine was to you?

Thank you.

I think you have my DCG.

This happens all the time. Except this DCG is crabby even when she sleeps. And sometimes DCD will say "We'll, you know what she is like when she wakes up early, I didn't want to do that to you". Yes, I am aware because you used to bring her every day at 7 in the dot.

Now he lets her sleep in, she is still whiney, and then she doesn't nap and is even crankier in the afternoon.

[Naptime yet?]

Dear Parents:

Please, because your child had a "rough night" , let them sleep in & bring them to daycare late (on your day off no less) under the pretense of "sparing me a cranky child" because you know I'd much rather your child be pleasant for one hour than take a nap for two (sarcasm intended). What was that comment you made to me, dcp, about how important routine was to you?

Thank you.

[pandamom]

OMG- I'm sooo tired today. I work in a NAEYC center and we just recently transitioned two children with Autism within 2 weeks of each other. Today was the second ones first day in our class. I'm exhausted- I couldn't do anything from the lesson plan because I spent all afternoon trying to work with them and keeping the peace with the rest of my kids.

To top it off, one of their IEP states that they can only be in a room with 9 other children. Our ratio is a room of 14 children with 2 caregivers (2 year old room). Ugh....have to talk to management about that one.

ETA: I'm just venting that management transitioned two special needs children so close together. I just feel ill-equipped

[Naptime yet?]

Dear Parents,

When you come to pick up & your child is eating, please don't say, " It's ok, I'll wait for them to finish before we leave". 99.9% of the time your child is finished when they hear your voice & it's agonizing for me to pretend your child would rather stay & eat a banana then go home. And then when I offer to put the snack in a Baggie for the car so you will leave, don't say, "it's ok, we'll eat when we get home". I will silently curse you out.

Thank you.

TGIF.

The babies napped at 12:30, which is normal. One woke up at 1:15 of course waking the other - Not normal. One of the dck downstairs napping wasn't asleep yet... and we will see if she even sleeps now.

Of course both babies were ready for snack even though they didn't have their normal 2 hour nap. Which means barely any cleaning is getting done today...Boo.