Venting Thread

[Unregistered]

When I hand a dcp the days art project and they barely glance at it. Ooh and ahh, darn it! Your child made that. And I did the prep work for the project.
I know it's a perspective thing and I shouldn't need external validation like that but it annoys me!

[SnowGirl]

I'd grin and bear it for now since they are leaving in a week but I would certainly make sure you put your foot after your maternity leave so that your clients are following YOUR rules and not their own.

I think I would have been taken back when they said what they did too... How odd of them.

Always remember though that daycare families will rarely see things from anyone's perspective than their own because they have never been on the other side so it's not something they can even relate to let alone, understand.

:hug:

Thank you

I definitely don't want to think poorly of this family, I absolutely adore them. I know I'll have to be firmer with them in the future because their chaotic home life DOES affect how they are as clients, and that only works when they're my only clients. It won't be that way forever.

Grinning and bearing is my plan. I highly doubt they meant anything by it, and I'm just working on letting the comment go

[SnowGirl]

When I hand a dcp the days art project and they barely glance at it. Ooh and ahh, darn it! Your child made that. And I did the prep work for the project.
I know it's a perspective thing and I shouldn't need external validation like that but it annoys me!

Aww, that would irritate me, too. Maybe you shouldn't need the validation, but the children certainly do!!

[Silly Songs]

Something is up

One of my best friends hasn't called or texted me in over a month ! I have no idea what is going on. I gather she's o.k. because she's posting on FB. I will try to contact her once more then move on. I cannot play her on again/ off again games.

[Boymom]

One of my best friends hasn't called or texted me in over a month ! I have no idea what is going on. I gather she's o.k. because she's posting on FB. I will try to contact her once more then move on. I cannot play her on again/ off again games.

This same thing happened to me about a year ago. When my "best friend" found out I was having a baby, she dropped off the planet! And she has a kid so....I don't get it! She never congratulated me or anything. Some friend. Pissed me off! I would have never treated her like that. But maybe your friend has something going on in her life that's making her distant. Has she acted like this before?

[Boymom]

No more babies ever again!

Ok I will never, ever have a baby in my daycare again for as long as I live! I like babies, but I do not enjoy watching them for 10 loooonnnnnnggggg hours. I don't like that I have to keep the older kids somewhat quiet while the babies take their naps. It's mentally draining. Never again ! Ok, I'm done, thank you for letting me vent :-)

[Josiegirl]

Nothing in particular. Just not one of our better days. Arrgghh!

[Play Care]

I caught a cold from DD. Three days of sore throat and not great sleeping because of it. Last night my nose decided to get runny AND stuffy! Good times.

[Rockgirl]

My three dcgs (4, 4, 3.5) bicker and pick at each other ALL DAY LONG. If only two are here, they play so nicely. The minute the third arrives, the dynamic completely changes. It doesn't matter who the first two are...when there's a third girl, it starts. It's not fighting--just picking and bickering nonstop. I've started separating them as soon as it starts, thinking they'll learn to get along if they have to play alone. They want to play together, but they just can't get along.

If one says to another, "I like your shoes", the third girl will say, "Why do you not like MY shoes? You are being mean!" It's getting so old.

[Kimskiddos]

Dcm carrying in a perfectly capable 4yo this morning. This has set the boy up to be a complete whiner so far today!
Grrr Dcm why encourage you child to be whiney?!

[childcaremom]

Ugh. I thought I had filled all of my spots. 1 dcf was supposed to start this month. Got posted and had to switch her care arrangements. 1 dcf is starting in May and the other in June. June dcf has twins. She just emailed to let me know that a family member is going to care for them. And wants to know if she can have the non-refundable holding fee returned.

Um. No. I was holding the spots. Turned families away. Ugh. Double ugh.

[LysesKids]

Ugh. I thought I had filled all of my spots. 1 dcf was supposed to start this month. Got posted and had to switch her care arrangements. 1 dcf is starting in May and the other in June. June dcf has twins. She just emailed to let me know that a family member is going to care for them. And wants to know if she can have the non-refundable holding fee returned.

Um. No. I was holding the spots. Turned families away. Ugh. Double ugh.

I understand... my new baby was suppose to start 2 weeks ago; mom asked if the deposit could be put to April (she asked this at beginning of March )- NO, I've been holding the spot since last week of January & it had a kid in it, but care got terminated beginning of February instead of end (the original plan). I hold spaces up to 8 weeks only... you want care, new payment is due.... Meanwhile I'm still trying to fill the damn spot

[Hunni Bee]

My payroll check had a company party invite stapled to it on Friday. When I went to pull it off, a tiny snip of the check came off with it. It didn't look too serious, so I went ahead and deposited in the ATM. On Saturday, it appeared the funds had posted so I withdrew $200. Today I stopped by Walmart on the way to the bank and my card was declined. Thinking something was wrong with the card, I went to the bank on another errand and mentioned that my card was acting weird.

The seller said it was because my account was overdrawn $175. Apparently, that tiny shred was part of the check number. And since the bank didn't have it, they cancelled the check. It has to be reissued.

I am praying my job will just write me a check and not make me wait a long time. I have $6 to my name.

[Leigh]

Argh!

I swear that I would be more satisfied if I lit a $50 bill on fire every day rather than bothering to cook meals. These kids eat on the way here, they eat on the way home, and they know that they can have all the garbage they want when they get home. They have basically stopped eating anything at my house. I make things that I know they like (pancakes for breakfast has always been one of their favorites, for example), and they don't touch it. The only thing they are willing to eat is fruit, and only if it's a sweet one. I DO hear all day, though, that they're hungry and they ask for chips, pudding, fruit snacks, and pop tarts. It drives me nuts that I have to put all this effort into meal planning, shopping, food prep and then it all goes in the freaking trash can. I had a good group of eaters-now, no one eats a thing.

[Play Care]

My two dcb's came in with haircuts...I use the term cut loosely, as they basically have NO hair. They look like they escaped from prison.
We are having an unseasonably cold day (temps in the teens) I just finally got a look in their bag/cubby and of course, no hats.