Venting Thread

[saved4always]

I would have kept the twizzlers. I love twizzlers! Maybe that's what you should have done. Put a note in there saying little johnny and sam didn't eat their lunch so I didn't give them the candy, but it's my favorite thanks!! LOL Bet she wouldn't have done that again!

Lol! That would be so funny! I love Twizzlers, too. They can be so addictive, I can eat a whole bag myself. Same goes for candy corn...I am so in trouble at this time of year!

[lovemykidstoo]

I have 2 dcb (siblings) that I can't hardly get to eat anything. Dcm said at interview that they prefer veggies to other foods. I said that's awesome because I serve a lot of fruit and veg. She lied! They won't eat one veg except on occasion, corn. And the only fruit they'll touch is apples! So, today before lunch dcm drops older dcb off to me with two huge packs of twizzlers, "can they have these after lunch?" So neither dcb ate more than two bites of lunch...Ugggh. I just put the candy in their bag with a little note that if they don't eat lunch, I will not give treats-thanks! Just irritates me!

I would have kept the twizzlers. I love twizzlers! Maybe that's what you should have done. Put a note in there saying little johnny and sam didn't eat their lunch so I didn't give them the candy, but it's my favorite thanks!! LOL Bet she wouldn't have done that again!

[providerandmomof4]

I have 2 dcb (siblings) that I can't hardly get to eat anything. Dcm said at interview that they prefer veggies to other foods. I said that's awesome because I serve a lot of fruit and veg. She lied! They won't eat one veg except on occasion, corn. And the only fruit they'll touch is apples! So, today before lunch dcm drops older dcb off to me with two huge packs of twizzlers, "can they have these after lunch?" So neither dcb ate more than two bites of lunch...Ugggh. I just put the candy in their bag with a little note that if they don't eat lunch, I will not give treats-thanks! Just irritates me!

[sahm2three]

Any way I can tell parents that the grand parents are NOT allowed to visit the child for the entire weekend?! This family lives in my neighborhood and I cringe when I see that grandparents are there. Without fail, EVERY SINGLE time, the little girl is a wreck. She screams through naptime and is a nightmare. Today is one of those days. I don't have them on Mondays, so today is reprogramming day. Mom can't stand it either, totally validates my concerns where grandparents are concerned. She has woken up the babies who NEEDED a nap desperately. They got woken up over an hour earlier than their regular time. I am tempted to put them all in a room together so she can hear what it sounds like when babies get woken up. It is days like this where I really don't like my job. She is 3 and there is NO reasoning with her. UGH UGH UGH!!!

[countrymom]

this child doesn't want to go to sleep. I have a feeling that mom didn't tell me everything. He sleeps here one day a week, you would think by now he would realize its nap time. Instead he cries for the whole nap time. And no I'm not going to get him because he gets up at 5am. I really think his sleep is messed up. Oh he's 16 months old too.

[dave4him]

No this is the little baby, shes been here since June. This is the first time this person has picked her up though, so im assuming its for some kind of doc appt maybe i was not made aware of. Either way she is on the list of people allowed to get the kid so i handed her over. Thankfully no one else woke up

[nanglgrl]

Really hate when people randomly come to pick up their kids in the middle of the afternoon, during nap time, without so much as a warning ahead of time, when she had only been here for a few hours so far today!

Have you been watching the child for long? It sounds to me like the parents were doing a surprise visit to catch you off guard. I tell parents they are fine to do that, that I would probably do it too if my child were in daycare but if they still feel the need to surprise me after the child has been in my care for a couple of months they obviously don't trust me and should find a new provider.

[dave4him]

Really hate when people randomly come to pick up their kids in the middle of the afternoon, during nap time, without so much as a warning ahead of time, when she had only been here for a few hours so far today!

[daycarediva]

Oh he77 no!

I would NEVER continue to watch a child who's mother stood out in your yard yelling such disrespectful and hateful things! I would have taken the check for the two weeks' notice and been done.

I would not have provided one more minute of care for someone who has the nerve to be so rude like that!

You are a much stronger woman than I am!

I like DCG & will miss her! Her mother is crazy, hopefully that isn't hereditary!

[lovemykidstoo]

OMGosh! This full moon can go away ANY time. I don't know what else to blame the kids' crazies on!!! I can't get them to follow ANY of my rules, that a few weeks ago they had NO trouble following. I am worn out and it is only Tuesday!!!

I hear ya. I've had the same problems here. I have a 2 year old that all of a sudden he thinks he's the boss of EVERYONE!!! Pushing, taking toys away, mouthing back, UGH!

[Blackcat31]

I called and left a message on her cell about 3 1/2 hours before dcg was scheduled to be dropped off. Then I called and left a message on her home phone. I asked that she call me back and let me know she received my phone call. Never called back, showed up at drop off acting like she had NO CLUE what I was talking about. She was screaming outside my house (loud enough to make DCG cry) about how unprofessional I was. Um, sorry I didn't repeatedly call you (at 5 am no less) until you answered the phone. Are you serious? She stomped off to her car VERY angry, then sent me several nasty texts later in the day about how unprofessional I was and that she always thought I was reliable and how I was probably faking it (!!!!!) and that she wasn't paying for the day (even though she is contractually obligated to do so) yada yada, I called her back and told her that she could drop off her check in FULL Friday/the next day and that it would be the last check she had to write to me. I also gave her a written notice that she signed saying that she was verbally abusive, and gave m licensar a heads up, just in case.

You think you know someone!!

Yes and dcg is here for the next two weeks.

Oh he77 no!

I would NEVER continue to watch a child who's mother stood out in your yard yelling such disrespectful and hateful things! I would have taken the check for the two weeks' notice and been done.

I would not have provided one more minute of care for someone who has the nerve to be so rude like that!

You are a much stronger woman than I am!

[sahm2three]

OMGosh! This full moon can go away ANY time. I don't know what else to blame the kids' crazies on!!! I can't get them to follow ANY of my rules, that a few weeks ago they had NO trouble following. I am worn out and it is only Tuesday!!!

[daycarediva]

Holy crap. That is beyond words ridiculous!!! So did she drop off the check for the full amount? Good for you for sticking up for yourself.

Yes and dcg is here for the next two weeks.

[canadiancare]

I have a 2 year old who has been here for a year. She requires a "written invitation" for every step of our day. Everyone else knows the cues of "snack time" "craft time" etc. and come running to their spots. She stays in the playroom doorway waiting for me to go and get her. I mentioned this to her mother who replied that she was proud to be raising an independent thinker. I, alternatively see it as an issue since it is EVERYDAY the same routine.

She also is severely underweight (has yet to triple her birth weight), very uncoordinated and holds a bolus of food in tightly clenched teeth without swallowing it. She will either start to cry when I tell her to open her mouth so I can sweep it out before putting her down for her nap or she will jam her hand into her mouth causing herself to vomit. Again I see issues and mum says she is just a high needs child.

I have anxiety issues with letting families go but I am at the point where I am feeling like I am ramming my head against a wall of denial.

[lovemykidstoo]

I called and left a message on her cell about 3 1/2 hours before dcg was scheduled to be dropped off. Then I called and left a message on her home phone. I asked that she call me back and let me know she received my phone call. Never called back, showed up at drop off acting like she had NO CLUE what I was talking about. She was screaming outside my house (loud enough to make DCG cry) about how unprofessional I was. Um, sorry I didn't repeatedly call you (at 5 am no less) until you answered the phone. Are you serious? She stomped off to her car VERY angry, then sent me several nasty texts later in the day about how unprofessional I was and that she always thought I was reliable and how I was probably faking it (!!!!!) and that she wasn't paying for the day (even though she is contractually obligated to do so) yada yada, I called her back and told her that she could drop off her check in FULL Friday/the next day and that it would be the last check she had to write to me. I also gave her a written notice that she signed saying that she was verbally abusive, and gave m licensar a heads up, just in case.

You think you know someone!!

Holy crap. That is beyond words ridiculous!!! So did she drop off the check for the full amount? Good for you for sticking up for yourself.