Venting Thread

[SilverSabre25]

Apparently, "Everyone, be quiet! I'm trying to get the baby to sleep!" means, "Be quiet for five seconds and then scream as LOUD AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN." Do this three times, even after being reminded AGAIN to use quiet voices. Grin and giggle like a maniac when the baby wakes back up, cries, and your daycare provider knows that now the baby won't get to sleep until almost noon.

[Meyou]

Apparently, "Everyone, be quiet! I'm trying to get the baby to sleep!" means, "Be quiet for five seconds and then scream as LOUD AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN." Do this three times, even after being reminded AGAIN to use quiet voices. Grin and giggle like a maniac when the baby wakes back up, cries, and your daycare provider knows that now the baby won't get to sleep until almost noon.

I had them in five separate locations doing 5 separate QUIET things this morning for the very same reason.....the week before Christmas ****s.

[MissKim]

aaargghh

I am so glad that I found this thread today! It has been one of those days. The 6 month old is teething and has cried non-stop all day. He eats, then cries. This is usually my best baby, but the screaming.... Mom is a nurse and doesn't send anything for him at all! Can I get some Ambesol please!
The Terrible Three are here all day for two weeks. They are usually only part-timers, but school is out. OMG! I need a break!

Sigh, OK. I feel a little better now.

[Michael]

I am so glad that I found this thread today! It has been one of those days. The 6 month old is teething and has cried non-stop all day. He eats, then cries. This is usually my best baby, but the screaming.... Mom is a nurse and doesn't send anything for him at all! Can I get some Ambesol please!
The Terrible Three are here all day for two weeks. They are usually only part-timers, but school is out. OMG! I need a break!

Sigh, OK. I feel a little better now.

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[caring4kidsinSD]

Worst day ever - feeling soooooooooo unappreciated right now by 75% of my DCP and trying to stop from taking it out on the kids

[Crystal]

Worst day ever - feeling soooooooooo unappreciated right now by 75% of my DCP and trying to stop from taking it out on the kids

[kidkair]

Worst day ever - feeling soooooooooo unappreciated right now by 75% of my DCP and trying to stop from taking it out on the kids

I know that feeling. I usually blow bubbles for them. The deep breaths help calm me and their joy and laughter help me turn my focus on them vs their parents.

My vent is that I have a drop in who was going to start 4 days a week soon decided to give her current provider another chance because the provider started crying when given the two week notice. Maybe I should have started crying about her not being here. I cried after getting off the phone and am still very sad about the whole situation. The kid is a great baby and I think she would fit in here very quickly. The kid was here on drop-in today so I made a hand print plaque for the parents in a hope that they will change their minds. I'm also going to include a note of her day since she's had a terrific day. Then I'm going to back off and what will be will be.

[Sugar410]

I dont want to go back to work tomorrow!! UGH!

had many issues with family over payments. Finally dad agrees to pay me two weeks at a time and for the past two payments has done fine. He shows up today, a day late and hands me a check for one week.
I am so over this I want to quit.

I'm sick about it. I'm done with the disrespect, the poverty wages, the MESS, the stress, the 14 hours days.


aaaaaahhhhh!

I called a daycare center about a possible job and they do have positions. They give half off employee childcare.

Problem is with the low rate of pay that would be half my paycheck.

the other problem is that I'd be on foot, which is fine for me but wouldn't work for two kids in a stroller.

I feel so stuck and so miserable right now.

I've been in the red for I don't know how long.

My kids' father is a drunk and has done nothing for their support financially. I obviously can't count on him for any child care either.

I'm on the brink today.

I haven't had the energy or motivation or money to improve my program and even if I did the market is crap here. complete crap.

Hopefully a good night's sleep will change perspective.

I know how you feel! I don't want to go back to work tomorrow!

[happykidschildcare]

my complaint of the day is parents thinking your open at this time and closed at this time and other kids are here so I will just leave lil tommy and amy there too....ummm no. Its says in my contract my business hours are not your contracted hours, and I willl only have your child for 9 hours. I ended it with im a very patient person, but Im also human!!!!!!!!! just saying!

[happykidschildcare]

Ohh Happy monday....DCD drops 2 yrs old in this morning putting him on the potty and saying Im done with the diapers I worked hard all weekend and he only had 1 accident. Heres his undies and some extra pants. Hmmm ok this isnt a first time dad, this is his 3 rd boy ive raised. So him & DCM know my policy about not putting them into underwear/ being unsanitary to the playroom etc..I guess I will entertain this today but if he cant get through the day, im putting pullups on him. Cuz Im not going to steam clean my carpets all night after working a 10 hr day. Ughhh.

[happykidschildcare]

had many issues with family over payments. Finally dad agrees to pay me two weeks at a time and for the past two payments has done fine. He shows up today, a day late and hands me a check for one week.
I am so over this I want to quit.

I'm sick about it. I'm done with the disrespect, the poverty wages, the MESS, the stress, the 14 hours days.


aaaaaahhhhh!

I called a daycare center about a possible job and they do have positions. They give half off employee childcare.

Problem is with the low rate of pay that would be half my paycheck.

the other problem is that I'd be on foot, which is fine for me but wouldn't work for two kids in a stroller.

I feel so stuck and so miserable right now.

I've been in the red for I don't know how long.

My kids' father is a drunk and has done nothing for their support financially. I obviously can't count on him for any child care either.

I'm on the brink today.

I haven't had the energy or motivation or money to improve my program and even if I did the market is crap here. complete crap.

Hopefully a good night's sleep will change perspective.

I have my parents pay a week in advance when they start then every friday, that ways im getting paid up front for the follwing week. If they want to pay every 2 weeks its the same, its up front. And if you miss a payment then just dont plan on showing up cuz I dont work for free. And neither would they , remind them of that.

[AfterSchoolMom]

Ugh. One of the babies is crabby today. I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to take this with two babies that are the same age... I'm fighting exhaustion and morning sickness too.

but I HATE to terminate care - she's a first time Mom and just went back to work. I'd feel like SUCH a butthead. Ugh!!

[kayla]

So monday i had a child forget there snow pants which is fine because i have extras, well i said that when the dad said oh you forgot your snow pants looks like you cant play outside. First off since when is it a 4yr olds responsibility to remember his snowpants, well ever since monday he hasn't brought his snowpants im wondering if now its because i said i had extras!! ughh parents!!

[SilverSabre25]

Children would NOT be quiet, kept finding noisy thing after noisy thing to do, and woke the sleeping baby.

Nothign makes me grouchier than a woken baby.

[MNMum]

So annoyed with this mother. This is the baby I have been watching for 4 mos. He has sensory issues, will hardly eat, is still completely on a bottle. Has been fighting major constipation since she switched him to milk a month before his first birthday (in Sept). And parents don't really feel it is something to worry about. He also still freaks out when any new person is around. Even my mother, who has been my substitute off and on since he started.

Last Wed eve I came down with the stomach flu. My schoolager had it Tuesday night, she stayed home but was upstairs on Wed. I texted all the parents around 8pm and closed for Thursday (I don't have dck on Fri). I was sick for two days. Well...this morning(Wed a week later), this mother calls and says "Dcb just threw up all over me. You better tell the other parents because their kids will be getting it too. I don't know if he will be there tomorrow. Hopefully he only throws up this one time." I felt like I was being slapped across the face. Who knows if it is even the same thing I had, that was a full week ago, usually the stomach flu travels more quickly than that.

Also, I got a phone call from someone that this family had given my number. This woman says, "I know that baby is leaving in January, so I'm wondering if you have any openings?" Geez, that's the first I've heard of it?

I can feel the passive aggressive vibes from this woman a lot lately. I've also had payment issues from her. For awhile they were out of checks and the bank screwed up the order. So she paid late for about 4 times from that. When I finally called her out on it she acted like this would never happen again, it's just that the bank screwed up the checks. Guess what? About every other week she forgets her check book and says her husband will pay at pick up. He never does. She brings a check the next day...ugh. I'm going to copy the page of the contract that explains the $5 per day late fee and hand that to her next week when she trys to pull it again.

You ladies are so right! Don't give them an inch...they will take a mile. Guess us newbies have to learn it the hard way.