Venting Thread

[Josiegirl]

Strong-willed children are my biggest challenge. Yesterday during p.m. snack I had 2 dcks gang up on another 5 yo. One of them finally backed down but the other one kept at him. We made it thru snack, then everyone was doing the potty break before going outside but this one boy refused. If there's one thing I don't like it's getting to the backyard and THEN someone says I gotta go potty. Ugh. So I really try to enforce this. He refused and the other 5 yo(the snack time target) was very cooperative so when he finished I praised him up and down for being so helpful. The strong-willed guy got all upset, started kicking me, hitting me, so I made him stay inside with my 20 yo dd. I've had him since he was about 2 and he's always been the challenge. He starts kindergarten in the fall and I hate to say it, but I'm glad.

[daycarediva]

My Pete the repeat is driving me crazy today. Usually I can shrug it off, but maaaaaan today it's under my skin.

"Ok guys, 5 minutes until we go inside."

"Ok duys, 5 miniss until we go insigh!"

[turkey]

I swear, I am beginning to hate my name!!!!!

If this kid says it one more time, I am going to stuff a pencil in my ear!!!! ::

Ditto!

[lovemykidstoo]

I swear, I am beginning to hate my name!!!!!

If this kid says it one more time, I am going to stuff a pencil in my ear!!!! ::

hahaha!!

[Blackcat31]

I swear, I am beginning to hate my name!!!!!

If this kid says it one more time, I am going to stuff a pencil in my ear!!!! ::

[Play Care]

OH MY GOD! For just once I would like to be able the tell them kids to do something (or not!) and have them say "ok Ms. K" rather then why, why, why.
I am tired of repeating the rules and still having kids do exactly what I *just* said not to do.

[Hunni Bee]

I GET that money is tight.

I GET that you have four daughters, three of whom you are sending to this wildly expensive preschool/afterschool program and the other is an infant.

Seriously, I do.

But sending your five year old to school in shorts so short that the crease where her butt meets her leg shows WHILE STANDING, every day, is not appropriate. Plus the shorts she wore yesterday were obviously new and not just last years too-small's.

She had on these long dangling earrings, a back out tank top, these "hot pants" and sandals. She looked like a little hooker .

[Evansmom]

I would take her to the furthest away from you part of the yard and sit her down with her back to you. Quickly turn away and go to your spot so when she turns around she sees your back. On the way to her take away spot tell her to GO PLAY. Only say that.

Rinse and repeat. No eye contact. Don't raise your voice. Just a firm GO PLAY and put her on ignore. If she comes to you look to the sky... take her by the hand...walk to take away spot... turn her away from you...sit her down and say GO PLAY.

Thank you, this is similar to what I have been doing. I'm trying to break her of her imagined need to be by me at all times. Even inside. It's been rough but finally today when I ran to the bathroom and she tried to follow I pointed to the common area and said "go play" and she actually did, though she still cried on her way there.

Sometimes I go sit her in the sandbox and walk away. For some reason she won't get out and follow. Tho she still cries. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm a terrible person by now. Lol!

[nannyde]

UUUGH!!
It's probably bc I'm going on vacation for two weeks at the end on the day and haven't had a day off since Christmas BUT...

I have one DCG 19 mo who has been here 3 months, one DCB 22 mo who is kinda new. The DCB is off playing while the DCG is STILL crying when we go outside and I'm more than 5 feet away from her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO PLAY!!!

I just don't get it! We have a big beautiful back yard, very well kept, nice toys, nice sand box (10'x10'), all the kids LOVE it. Why won't she go play?!? Right now I showed her the play house, she loves the door. I step a few feet away and instant screaming. I'm so over this!!

Ok, vent over. Thank you for this thread!!

I would take her to the furthest away from you part of the yard and sit her down with her back to you. Quickly turn away and go to your spot so when she turns around she sees your back. On the way to her take away spot tell her to GO PLAY. Only say that.

Rinse and repeat. No eye contact. Don't raise your voice. Just a firm GO PLAY and put her on ignore. If she comes to you look to the sky... take her by the hand...walk to take away spot... turn her away from you...sit her down and say GO PLAY.

[slorey]

Parents of my 14 month old dcb taught him to "pat" people for who knows what reason and now a month or so later want to know why he is hitting so much all of a sudden. Really?!? Also want to know if I have suggestions for how to deal with the hitting. How about not teaching him it is socially acceptable in the first place!

[Evansmom]

UUUGH!!
It's probably bc I'm going on vacation for two weeks at the end on the day and haven't had a day off since Christmas BUT...

I have one DCG 19 mo who has been here 3 months, one DCB 22 mo who is kinda new. The DCB is off playing while the DCG is STILL crying when we go outside and I'm more than 5 feet away from her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO PLAY!!!

I just don't get it! We have a big beautiful back yard, very well kept, nice toys, nice sand box (10'x10'), all the kids LOVE it. Why won't she go play?!? Right now I showed her the play house, she loves the door. I step a few feet away and instant screaming. I'm so over this!!

Ok, vent over. Thank you for this thread!!

[Blackcat31]

Neighbors across the street are having a garage sale.

So far, I've had to tell 8 different people that MY driveway is NOT a free parking space for the sale.

I've seen people double park, park on the other neighbors lawn and flower bed and even had one garage saler try to send her children over to my yard so they could play while she shopped

Seriously, SOME garage salers are RUDE beyond belief!!

[CedarCreek]

I couldn't believe they were there! They were being heathens too.

She didn't send the kids with me,I told her I didn't have enough car seats

But yeah,I thought that too about the packing!

I did get their check for next week though since they won't be attending on Monday. But its dated wrong and I just noticed :/

[daycarediva]

Crap.

Guess who I ran into at Chil fil a?

That was awkward.

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sorry, I would have found that funny! Thought you had to pack, dcm?

[Play Care]

The SA kids had field day at school and the older SA boy's feet were soooooo stinky!!! I was gagging as I was getting snack and got us all outside as soon as I could!!