Venting Thread

[Flowerchild]

Afterschool kids here for a couple days. They act like rules don't apply to them and refuse to clean up their toys after I ask. Not even to get ready for lunch. Now he's making noise during nap because they let them play i nstead of being quite with books or coloring. He's literally in the middle of the floor and they wake the kids up early. Between the kids trying to sleep or lay down quietly keeping kids quiet and the nap music my anxiety is up and I'm feeling irritated. Ugh.

[Josiegirl]

I had a dcm who dressed her son in undies one morning and tried to drop him off here at day care. She insisted he was trained; I explained that while that might be true at home, despite my best efforts, he was still having frequent accidents here and needed to be in pull-ups. As she continued to argue the point with me, she picked him up and began reminding him that he would need to tell me when he needed to use the potty. He nodded his head and peed all over her business suit. ::

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I sooo needed this chuckle!! What was dcm's reaction? Eating crow or blaming you?

[e.j.]

Not really a vent but I love it when parents are so gung ho about potty training and they think their child is a genius and they announce they are going to try undies and it backfires in their face

I could have told you so mom and dad but hey, you didn’t bother to ask since you all are child experts having had ONE kid

I had a dcm who dressed her son in undies one morning and tried to drop him off here at day care. She insisted he was trained; I explained that while that might be true at home, despite my best efforts, he was still having frequent accidents here and needed to be in pull-ups. As she continued to argue the point with me, she picked him up and began reminding him that he would need to tell me when he needed to use the potty. He nodded his head and peed all over her business suit. ::

[Indoorvoice]

Does anyone else have those parents that make excuses for their child's sickness? Like they can't ever just say that their child is sick?

Dcm: "He was completely fine when we got home, idk what his deal is." "I think he's making himself sick - he doesn't even have a fever." "First thing he wanted to do is play when he got home."

Ya - let's just ignore the fact that all his siblings are home sick and you picked up his brother from school because he puked, too. It MUST be something else besides a stomach bug.

Constantly. I get the "he's making himself sick" all the time. Sure,a 1 year old totally has the ability to think through faking an illness...:confused: I almost never have had a parent admit illness until it's ER worthy.

[CountryRoads]

Does anyone else have those parents that make excuses for their child's sickness? Like they can't ever just say that their child is sick?

Dcm: "He was completely fine when we got home, idk what his deal is." "I think he's making himself sick - he doesn't even have a fever." "First thing he wanted to do is play when he got home."

Ya - let's just ignore the fact that all his siblings are home sick and you picked up his brother from school because he puked, too. It MUST be something else besides a stomach bug.

[Ms.Kay]

One of my guilty pleasures is when parents are wrong and I get to say something passively aggressively about it.

Bahahahaha!! I live for those days😈😈😈

[Josiegirl]

One of my guilty pleasures is when parents are wrong and I get to say something passively aggressively about it.

Hahaha wicked wicked wicked I love it.

[Indoorvoice]

Not really a vent but I love it when parents are so gung ho about potty training and they think their child is a genius and they announce they are going to try undies and it backfires in their face

I could have told you so mom and dad but hey, you didn’t bother to ask since you all are child experts having had ONE kid

One of my guilty pleasures is when parents are wrong and I get to say something passively aggressively about it.

[Ariana]

Not really a vent but I love it when parents are so gung ho about potty training and they think their child is a genius and they announce they are going to try undies and it backfires in their face

I could have told you so mom and dad but hey, you didn’t bother to ask since you all are child experts having had ONE kid

[Pepperth]

When administrators and committees make decisions about the program without having a clue about what the local market is like. Then wonder why enrollment is low.

[Blackcat31]

I have put a kid in kindy that I kept the father. I now have dcb3 and dcg3 whom I kept their mothers. I may hit my third generation of kids. ::

I just helped one of my former daycare babies open her own daycare business. Definitely makes me feel old. ::

[Aussiedaycare]

I have put a kid in kindy that I kept the father. I now have dcb3 and dcg3 whom I kept their mothers. I may hit my third generation of kids. ::

Oh my goodness!! In some ways, I'm thinking that's so amazing in other ways I'm thinking Oh my goodness!! ::::

[Josiegirl]

Just one week. I'd be so glad to go through just one week without a child getting scratched, hair pulled, toy stolen. That's only five work days. Really. It's not too much to ask is it?
And now 21 mo's mom told me he bit her this a.m. Oh Lord, please don't let him bite at daycare. He may just be on his way out if that starts here.:confused:

[Annalee]

I turned forty last month - no big deal, not worried about my age at all.
Was talking to a parent that I have had in care for the past two years. Her age had never been brought up, never had the need to talk about it.
This week she tells me that she's so excited because something big is happening in her life and being 27 it's even more special.
Everything after that was a blur because all I could think was - holy crap, I am old - I am looking after the children of parents that are in the same age bracket as one of my children (she is only 6 years older than my oldest).
Never have I ever felt so old. Give me 5 - 10 years and I will be back talking about how old I am because I am looking after the children of children I used to look after ::::

I have put a kid in kindy that I kept the father. I now have dcb3 and dcg3 whom I kept their mothers. I may hit my third generation of kids. ::

[CountryRoads]

When a child, who has been out sick all week, is now old enough to tell me his mom gave him medicine this morning