Venting Thread

[delferka]

home daycare hours

What are your hours? I have z home daycare and I have a parent that always wants to come early then never shows up on time. This makes me have to start my day a half hour earlier than I have to. Last year I told him he couldn't come before 8 any longer. (that's when everyone else comes.) It really ticks me off when I could have another half hour of sleep. Thoughts?

[KnoxMom]

Oatmeal in my hair, her hair, on the table, on her clothes and bowl on the floor. She is crying with laughter; I am crying in agony. Happy Friday everyone!

[BumbleBee]

It was a bad day all around, behavior wise. Even our best behaved kids were in trouble all day. And our challenging kids were even more challenging. I was glad to go home today.

We had one of those days here too!

[AmyLeigh]

Dcm wants to negotiate rates now that dcg is potty trained. Um, no. 1) I dont have different rates for different ages and 2) considering I charge based on attendance, if you want to save money keep your kid with you on your days off! Uggggg.

It was a bad day all around, behavior wise. Even our best behaved kids were in trouble all day. And our challenging kids were even more challenging. I was glad to go home today.

[BumbleBee]

Toddler wakes up from nap screaming. Won't play, eat, drink, walk, be held....just screams. No fever, been fine all day-not usually a screamer.

This continues for 30 minutes. Call mom.

"Oh he got 7 shots yesterday, his legs probably hurt."

YA THINK???????????

I sent him home.

[Play Care]

OMG!!!! Stop the fake coughing, throat clearing, big yawns, foot tapping, etc. etc. etc. JUST. STOP. IT.

[wahmof3]

Ugh vent

sometimes I wonder if I am REALLY cut out for this career.

So many policies were broken already this morning.

DCK #1 arrives with toy in hand from home and it makes tons of noise.

DCK #2 arrives completely out of control- running around my house

DCK #3 arrives crying bc that what she does every.single.morning.

DCK #4 (my only SA DCK) is stomping his feet at the coloring table, while DCK #3 is crying. I ask him to stop bc my DH works nights and is asleep. He says I'm making thunder (as DCK #1 starts stomping his feet too) and I ask him again to stop bc DH is sleeping and his reply: I DON'T CARE! All of this while DCK #3 is still crying and DCM (for DCK 3) is still here.

Is it closing time yet? All of this was before 8am!!!!

[BumbleBee]

Last week dcm asks if dcg can come on an unscheduled day. I say yes because I have a spot open. Dcm says gma will p/u dcg at 3 that day. I politely tell her that dcg will need to be p/u before 2:30 or after 3:30 as I do a school run from 2:50-3:20 every day. Says she'll p/u at 2:30. Grandma p/u today and informs me that she'll just keep dcg on unscheduled day because I can't watch dcg after 2.

Um....no, that's not what I said. I begin to explain to gma that I do a school run and she starts talking over me about how she doesn't understand why she can't p/u dcg at 3 and don't I have an open door policy, blah blah blah. I let her finish talking, try to explain and the same thing happens. I literally put my hand up, said "stop" and told her You are welcome to come at 3 but WE WON'T BE HERE. We will be at the school picking up our sa's. Gma then says "I'll just keep her that day since you can't watch her after 2 for some reason." *head meet desk*

[lindysmiles]

OMG! Seriously? Seriously?!?!?

I just sent home DCG due to lethargy and 2 episodes of diarrhea this morning. She laid there all morning, hasn't eaten a thing, barely drinking fluids, and 2 huge nasty liquid diapers with a most terrible foul odor. I couldn't get parents for 3 hours, and when I did guess what! DCG didn't eat or do anything yesterday either. She threw up and had diarrhea all day. They thought maybe she drank some bad milk. And I quote, "we never knew this could be a stomach virus" and "I didn't know stomach viruses were contagious. If I did, I never would have brought her". Are you friggin' kiddin' me? It's the first time I had to use my backbone, and refer them to the symptoms listed in their handbook. She has all of them except for fever. dlaskjglkfjhlshjosighjulksdjgl.....

Happy Monday! I think I'm overly annoyed because 2 weeks ago they told me this same DCG was snotting and coughing with fever due to teething. Then mom let it slip that DCG was on antibiotics for resp infection last week. All of my DCKs got sick from her "teething". I need to figure out how to handle this....

[Angelsj]

DKB, age 4. calls me stupid for bringing in his sweater from outdoors. well had a nice talk with him about treating adults in that manner. and he apologized.
told DKM about and all she said was thats not a nice word to say to someone....WTH. she does not teach her kids how to listen or how to treat an adult. so annoying.
these boys of hers constantly say no to her. i had to tell him in front of his mom, that it is not ok to say that to a adult.
do kids just not get thought to listen and speak to a adult with athority.
i am tired of their ways.

Sorry, but I have to disagree here. You do NOT deserve special respect just because you are an adult. We should treat ALL people with respect.
My Dh tried that for a long time, and no, I do not want my kids listening to ALL adults just because they are adults. That is how abuse happens.
Calling you stupid is not ok, but not because you are an adult, but because we just don't treat people that way.

[WoodOx]

DKB, age 4. calls me stupid for bringing in his sweater from outdoors. well had a nice talk with him about treating adults in that manner. and he apologized.
told DKM about and all she said was thats not a nice word to say to someone....WTH. she does not teach her kids how to listen or how to treat an adult. so annoying.
these boys of hers constantly say no to her. i had to tell him in front of his mom, that it is not ok to say that to a adult.
do kids just not get thought to listen and speak to a adult with athority.
i am tired of their ways.

[SilverSabre25]

DS woke up at 5:15 and didn't really go back to sleep. I guess it's a good thing that I accidentally had caffeinated tea at 11:30 last night...I'm wide awake! I can feel the exhaustion hovering under the caffeine though. And I'm solo until 7:30 PM tonight. This is gonna be a long day...

[BumbleBee]

Thank you 6am for no showing on a Monday after I slept a measly 4 hours last night.

It's now 6:20 & I've already downed 3 cups of coffee to *wake up*

To make it even better, my next drop off is at 10 am.

[Lyss]

No advice, just sympathy as I've got a 12 monther doing the EXACT SAME THING.

Walk in the room-lays down, head for door-blood curdling screaming starts.

My favorite it scream bloody murder for 45 minutes, sleep for 20 minutes, wake up and commence HOURS of screaming, or let her get up & cling just for some quiet.

Oh yes those moments are great DD is 14 months. She also thinks that if your up/around/holding her that it's time to play. She's never been able to fall asleep cuddling, if anyone's around she's up. I've never seen a child fight sleep so much!

Try a nightlight that projects images onto the ceiling. It has helped both of my kids with night terrors. My son was so bad he wouldn't sleep in him crib or toddler bed tellig me there was "a monster by his feet"

Just a suggestion I hope it helps!

Aww your poor son! Night terrors can be traumatizing! Thanks for the suggestion!! DH just bought one of those turtles that projects stars so maybe that will help.