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  • Sunshine74
    Daycare.com Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 546

    Originally posted by Febby
    I have one, but mine is 4 and special needs. He's gotten a lot better, but I still occasionally catch him destroying (or attempting to destroy) totally random things. Like the "unbreakable" color lenses...

    On a totally unrelated note, my kids have been fine but a couple of my co-workers are driving me absolutely insane! They're on diets, which is totally their business, except it's the only thing they want to talk about. One was in my room giving my co-teacher a lunch break and no matter how many times I tried to redirect her I kept hearing about how she eats abc and doesn't eat xyz and has lost all this weight and have I tried that diet yet and is that why I'm so skinny and how surprised she is that fruit tastes so good and blahblahblah.
    Ugh, tell me about it. I have a similar, but different issue with co-workers and diets. We are doing a "Biggest Loser" competition at work- nothing crazy, just weighing in once a week and only the people who wanted to participate, did. Certain co-workers are so nosy, you can't take a bite of something unhealthy without them questioning it. "You're eating cheesecake? Aren't you on a diet?" Well, no actually, I am eating healthier, but I am not going to deprive myself. It's not like I eat cake every day.

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    • sulemapenney

      Ok so I just have to get something off my chest about my daughters pre school here in Sweden.

      We moved here many years ago and dont exactly stick out in regards to anything, but my ****ing lord are these Swedes pedantic!! It's like the smallest things, I come home from working an 11 hour shift and I will do my damn best to spend some time with my kid and make sure they've gone to bed feeling safe and snuggly, but the poor kid has to keep relaying messages and letters from the school for things they seem unable to contact me directly for?!

      Like issues with other kids, payments for field trips etc. I have no problem paying for any of it but they just never let me blooming know do they?!

      Even just trying to check their website I cant see any contact form or nothing, will just have to head over there tomorrow but my lord is it annoying!!!
      Last edited by Blackcat31; 02-25-2016, 09:32 AM. Reason: Removed Link

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      • lovemydaycare0912
        Daycare.com Member
        • Oct 2015
        • 756

        Is it Friday yet? Ive been asking this since yesterday.

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        • Play Care
          Daycare.com Member
          • Dec 2012
          • 6642

          It rained all day yesterday and all day so far today.
          My yard is pretty much a flooded out mess. DH texted and asked me to check the basement - our finished basement - and yep, it's wet. Not bad, thankfully but hoping it doesn't get worse. I've spent nap time cleaning it up. Awesomeness.

          I'm hosting DD's girl scout troop for a movie night tomorrow and our entertainment center is in the basement...

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          • Leigh
            Daycare.com Member
            • Apr 2013
            • 3814

            Originally posted by lovemydaycare0912
            Is it Friday yet? Ive been asking this since yesterday.
            :: I nearly broke down yesterday when I realized it was only Wednesday-I was so sure it was Thursday!

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            • Unregistered

              I teach the 2-3 year old class at a small center. We have six boys and six girls. The boys keep. hitting. every. thirty. seconds. They hit ME. They do not hit my coteacher for some reason. They also throw toys across the room, and dump toys (like, five small cubby boxes of cars/animals/people at once)I can hardly have story time or sing songs because the boys will all start screaming just to hear themselves scream. The girls cover their ears and get upset. Or they start hitting each other. I try to keep them interested in activites, change things so they don't get bored but if I am not right next to them the behaviors start. I try to catch them being good and give attention for positives, it doesn't seem to make an impact. Time outs don't seem to change anything either. Redirection works if I am right there but as soon as I walk away the throwing and hitting start. Nothing is sinking in! Does anyone have any advice?
              I don't even know what to say to parents because I can't say the truth "your child walks around and hits for no reason and gleefully screams no at me like its cute until I remove him from the situation and then cries because I wouldn't let him slap the other kids. Otherwise he is DELIGHTFUL." It wasn't always like this and I don't know how to fix it. Ugh!

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              • SnowGirl
                Daycare.com Member
                • Jan 2016
                • 131

                Originally posted by Play Care
                It rained all day yesterday and all day so far today.
                My yard is pretty much a flooded out mess. DH texted and asked me to check the basement - our finished basement - and yep, it's wet. Not bad, thankfully but hoping it doesn't get worse. I've spent nap time cleaning it up. Awesomeness.

                I'm hosting DD's girl scout troop for a movie night tomorrow and our entertainment center is in the basement...
                Oh no!!! No back yard and no basement! So sorry!

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                • SnowGirl
                  Daycare.com Member
                  • Jan 2016
                  • 131

                  How do all my kids manage to wake up on the wrong side of the bed/crib on a Friday?! This is supposed to be my happy day and I've been living in tantrum town over here!

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                  • lovemydaycare0912
                    Daycare.com Member
                    • Oct 2015
                    • 756

                    Originally posted by Leigh
                    :: I nearly broke down yesterday when I realized it was only Wednesday-I was so sure it was Thursday!
                    Glad Im not the only one. Happy Friday!

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                    • Snowmom
                      Daycare.com Member
                      • Jan 2015
                      • 1689

                      Stop sending your 2 year old hefty boy in skinny jeans.

                      I feel like I'm torturing him every time I have to peel them off to change his diaper, then stuff him back in.

                      :confused:

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                      • Controlled Chaos
                        Daycare.com Member
                        • Jun 2014
                        • 2108

                        Originally posted by Snowmom
                        Stop sending your 2 year old hefty boy in skinny jeans.

                        I feel like I'm torturing him every time I have to peel them off to change his diaper, then stuff him back in.

                        :confused:
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                        I had child I once changed into sweats when he got here and back into skinny jeans before pick up. It just wasn't worth it. Now I do that for the baby that keeps being sen in overall. YES she looks adorable NO I don't want to do 100 snaps ever 2 hours.

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                        • MissNo
                          Daycare.com Member
                          • Feb 2016
                          • 1

                          Long day

                          2-3 year olds. Everyone keeps hitting, not hard because they're little but the victim cries anyway even though its highly likely they have also been hitting. Circle time is impossible. I almost do not even care anymore. Go ahead and hit each other. No amount of positive guidance or consequences matter.
                          My class is like the Hunger Games.

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                          • MsLisa
                            Daycare.com Member
                            • Jun 2014
                            • 288

                            This area is sooooo damn saturated with SAHM wannabe babysitters that one even had the nerve to mimic my ad on Craigslist. I guess I should be flattered but holy heck, back the heck off. I spent a lot of time and energy making my website, coming up with my ads and all that. And for what? To be one of 1000 others in this god forsaken area that think they can do it too.
                            I really don't want to resort to retail or another stupid arse center.....

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                            • Hunni Bee
                              False Sense Of Authority
                              • Feb 2011
                              • 2397

                              I'm losing my favorite kid

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                              • Sunshine74
                                Daycare.com Member
                                • Oct 2012
                                • 546

                                Today is the Monday-est Monday ever. I'm exhausted and the day's only half over.

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