Venting Thread

[CountryRoads]

I really love it when I catch allergies from coughing, sneezing, snotting children.

I had my first allergy excuse this morning.

"She has a bad cough, but no fever. It must be allergies."

I don't know for sure that it's not allergies, but she has been coughing non stop during nap. She has not slept at all and neither has my own child. Is the day almost over?!

[BumbleBee]

I really love it when I catch allergies from coughing, sneezing, snotting children.

[Flowerchild]

I had a great day yesterday. But today was assessment again and my kids are misbehavung. All because one won't behave and isn't usually here until afterschool. She's been a mess this week as well. My boss wrote me up this week and I can't get kids yo listen so it's been a struggle. I'm ready to go home. My boss played happiness police and I feel under watch this week. Everything I do is going yo be wrong. At least I feel like I'm being treated luke everything I did during assement was bad or wrong. And I'm always nervous around my coworkers now. It's been a struggle lately at work for us all but I feel like I got punished for being over this place. Treated badly for some reason. I'm really in a bad mood right now. Sorry boss 😞

[CountryRoads]

Dcg gets downstairs, dcm takes off her shoes and says "we need to take off your shoes, you have mud all over them from playing in the field yesterday." This is AFTER walking all through our upstairs to get downstairs.

Upon further investigation, it is mud mixed with POOP. Outside they went

[Daycaremomma01]

Are you allowed to take another family and still be unlicensed? If you could take on another family soon, it would be softened when they quit. And also, the first family might be a bit more manageable when they see that the same rules apply to everyone.

With the kids I have currently, I can take on one more child, unrelated.

[Mom2Two]

Ahhh!
I just wanna tell DCM “this is my contract, take it or leave it!”

Back story: I provide daycare for family. (Yes, I know, first mistake - when they term(and I know they will sooner than later) I won’t take on any more family, period.
After some issues with one family (three kids, my biggest income) and posting here, I decided to make a contract. Let parents know last week that it would be coming home Monday (sent with parents at drop off this Monday morning).
This particular dcm texted asking if we could talk about it at pick up, she had some questions, wanted to make sure she understood what a couple things meant.
Literally questioned everything -“what do you mean by ‘my house rules apply at drop off and pick up?” “so I can’t give Tylenol and then bring to you?” “So if I’m late, you’re charging me more?” “One drop/pick up? So I can’t drop the baby off and hubby bring the boys later?” “So these days you can’t keep them? What if I don’t have time to take off?”(all major holidays and one week for a previously planned vaca before she asked me to keep her kids) “well dcb1 has a sensitive gag reflex, if he throws up because if that do I have to pick up?” “DCKs have allergies, I can’t call in every time one has a runny nose or gets sick...”
And then this morning She had the nerve to ask for a family or a sibling discount (when I’m beating anyone arounds Prices by $5-15/child/day, if not more!) because there will be weeks in the summer where she will be paying me $300/week for 3 kids!

I just wanna yell at her!
Thanks for letting me vent. Shew.

Are you allowed to take another family and still be unlicensed? If you could take on another family soon, it would be softened when they quit. And also, the first family might be a bit more manageable when they see that the same rules apply to everyone.

[Mom2Two]

Friggin parent. 1:30pm, smack in the middle of nap time. *Bang bang bang* HAPPY MAY DAY! As her kid clangs his noise maker.

Me: "thanks. It's nap time." Take flowers and shut the door on them.

Is she a passive aggressive type? I keep wondering if she's trying to be a problem on purpose.

[Hunni Bee]

It is NOT necessary to pack 8 food items, two drinks and a treat in a preschooler's lunch. Especially if you left all of the items in their original packaging, which your child can't open by themselves. It is also not a good idea to pack soft berries in plastic bags. Also, mac and cheese doesn't do well at the park. Also, yogurt in a lunchbox with no ice pack on a 90° degree day can and WILL explode. Also, Reese's PEANUT BUTTER Cups are in fact a nut product.

Grrr.

[BumbleBee]

Are you serious? Wow

Dead serious. It's cool that they celebrate this holiday and all but c'mon, it's nap time. Her kid has been here for 2.5 years. Nap time hasn't changed. And she'd be the first to complain if someone woke up her kid.

Should I have responded the way I did? No. Do I feel bad about it? Also no.

[Firefly]

Friggin parent. 1:30pm, smack in the middle of nap time. *Bang bang bang* HAPPY MAY DAY! As her kid clangs his noise maker.

Me: "thanks. It's nap time." Take flowers and shut the door on them.

Are you serious? Wow

[BumbleBee]

Friggin parent. 1:30pm, smack in the middle of nap time. *Bang bang bang* HAPPY MAY DAY! As her kid clangs his noise maker.

Me: "thanks. It's nap time." Take flowers and shut the door on them.

[boy_mom]

Ahhh!
I just wanna tell DCM “this is my contract, take it or leave it!”

Back story: I provide daycare for family. (Yes, I know, first mistake - when they term(and I know they will sooner than later) I won’t take on any more family, period.
After some issues with one family (three kids, my biggest income) and posting here, I decided to make a contract. Let parents know last week that it would be coming home Monday (sent with parents at drop off this Monday morning).
This particular dcm texted asking if we could talk about it at pick up, she had some questions, wanted to make sure she understood what a couple things meant.
Literally questioned everything -“what do you mean by ‘my house rules apply at drop off and pick up?” “so I can’t give Tylenol and then bring to you?” “So if I’m late, you’re charging me more?” “One drop/pick up? So I can’t drop the baby off and hubby bring the boys later?” “So these days you can’t keep them? What if I don’t have time to take off?”(all major holidays and one week for a previously planned vaca before she asked me to keep her kids) “well dcb1 has a sensitive gag reflex, if he throws up because if that do I have to pick up?” “DCKs have allergies, I can’t call in every time one has a runny nose or gets sick...”
And then this morning She had the nerve to ask for a family or a sibling discount (when I’m beating anyone arounds Prices by $5-15/child/day, if not more!) because there will be weeks in the summer where she will be paying me $300/week for 3 kids!

I just wanna yell at her!
Thanks for letting me vent. Shew.

This is definitely a preview of how she is going to be as a client, so be prepared to enforce EVERY. SINGLE. RULE. each day with her.

Honestly she sounds awful, if you can let her go, I would use this opportunity to tell her you may no longer be a good fit for her family!

[Daycaremomma01]

Ahhh!
I just wanna tell DCM “this is my contract, take it or leave it!”

Back story: I provide daycare for family. (Yes, I know, first mistake - when they term(and I know they will sooner than later) I won’t take on any more family, period.
After some issues with one family (three kids, my biggest income) and posting here, I decided to make a contract. Let parents know last week that it would be coming home Monday (sent with parents at drop off this Monday morning).
This particular dcm texted asking if we could talk about it at pick up, she had some questions, wanted to make sure she understood what a couple things meant.
Literally questioned everything -“what do you mean by ‘my house rules apply at drop off and pick up?” “so I can’t give Tylenol and then bring to you?” “So if I’m late, you’re charging me more?” “One drop/pick up? So I can’t drop the baby off and hubby bring the boys later?” “So these days you can’t keep them? What if I don’t have time to take off?”(all major holidays and one week for a previously planned vaca before she asked me to keep her kids) “well dcb1 has a sensitive gag reflex, if he throws up because if that do I have to pick up?” “DCKs have allergies, I can’t call in every time one has a runny nose or gets sick...”
And then this morning She had the nerve to ask for a family or a sibling discount (when I’m beating anyone arounds Prices by $5-15/child/day, if not more!) because there will be weeks in the summer where she will be paying me $300/week for 3 kids!

I just wanna yell at her!
Thanks for letting me vent. Shew.

[Josiegirl]

My favorite family has not paid me for 2 weeks! I get paid online and normally don't check right away because I have never had payment issues. Well I noticed Monday last week that my favorite family hadn't paid for the week before. I get paid Fridays for that current week. I know I know! I didn't say anything or think much of it because they had a really rough week being in and out of the hospital with a family member. So I did not add on a late fee, sent a reminder and figured mom would figure it out on pay day that she forgot the previous week and would take care of it all at the same time. Well I have no idea what was going on last week but the kids were dropped off and picked up by grandma every day last week so I did not get to bring up payment in person. I sent several messages with no reply. Come Friday, no payment for either week. They left Saturday for vacation and will not be here this week so I'm guessing I'll get another week of no pay even though I don't give free vacation time. This is supposed to be a friend. I'm kind of hurt and thinking she might be on the verge of leaving or something! She has never ever missed a payment. I know I messed this up myself by not adding a late fee and letting them come last week without paying. Just didn't think this family out of all people would do this.

Oh wow and she never even replied when you sent messages. Doesn't sound good. Yeh, I'm thinking she won't be returning but I could be wrong. It's happened once or twice. I hope, for your sake, she pays you everything she owes you!!! It's a hard enough job but if you're doing it as volunteer work, it really takes any fun out of it.

[Indoorvoice]

My favorite family has not paid me for 2 weeks! I get paid online and normally don't check right away because I have never had payment issues. Well I noticed Monday last week that my favorite family hadn't paid for the week before. I get paid Fridays for that current week. I know I know! I didn't say anything or think much of it because they had a really rough week being in and out of the hospital with a family member. So I did not add on a late fee, sent a reminder and figured mom would figure it out on pay day that she forgot the previous week and would take care of it all at the same time. Well I have no idea what was going on last week but the kids were dropped off and picked up by grandma every day last week so I did not get to bring up payment in person. I sent several messages with no reply. Come Friday, no payment for either week. They left Saturday for vacation and will not be here this week so I'm guessing I'll get another week of no pay even though I don't give free vacation time. This is supposed to be a friend. I'm kind of hurt and thinking she might be on the verge of leaving or something! She has never ever missed a payment. I know I messed this up myself by not adding a late fee and letting them come last week without paying. Just didn't think this family out of all people would do this.