Venting Thread

[NillaWafers]

Ugh. DCG with "allergies" didn't come yesterday because she really has a cold. I now have that cold, and have been up since 4:30 with my teething almost 5 month old. I didn't go back to sleep because same DCG is supposed to be here at 6:30. Nope. And I bet she's gonna be here at 8 cus her dad is now dropping off and nobody told me. I really needed that extra sleep.

[Unregistered]

Palm to the face.

I'm new to doing daycare and didn't realize just how hard it would be to deal with parents and their oddities. I have to try really hard to keep my mouth shut and not laugh.

I have one little boy who is a year now and he is a 'highly sensitive' child with anxious parents. It's a struggle. His mom is always worried that he gets a little behind on some of the milestones. With his 1 year check up coming up she was concerned that he didn't clap at all. She had been bringing it up quite a bit. We do little songs and things where we clap and he just never seems interested. After the appointment the mom was talking about it to me and said that the pediatrician wasn't concerned about it because the parents never clapped for him and suggested they start so he can mimick. So this whole time the mom is worried that he can't clap and hadn't been showing him how. 😑

My other 1 year old is really attached to his binky. I usually let him do what he wants with it and only find it for him at nap time. Today his dad for the first time says that they need to get rid of it. I mentioned that he doesn't use it as much lately and maybe to try not offering it as much. He said 'oh,good idea. We were told we should just give him a ****er instead.' Face palm. 😑 Because replacing a piece of silicone with candy is good idea. All I need is a toddler who won't nap unless he can **** on candy. Lol I will be discouraging that route.

[Unregistered]

One more vent for the day

One of my do families really stretches my hours from 6:30 to 5/5:30 now that I live closer to their house than their work. I allow it because they were my first family and have a second on the way. I do know that the mom gets off early on Fridays though and used to pick up at 2:30/3. Now that I'm closer to home than to her work she will take advantage of the time and run errands and pick up at 5 like any other day. I want my early Friday's back. It made up for the long hours the rest of the week.

[racemom]

Circle time was a disaster today. Felt like a failure. And then people who don't do my job every day (I have the 2 year olds) give me suggestions because it's easy to look back and say it but in the moment you don't have that perspective...

Take a week off, and everyone will think you're a miracle worker!! Everytime I come back from vacation, everyone who fills in for me tells me it was crazy and they don't know how I do it everyday.

[Play Care]

I am over just about everything.
Yesterday my 3.5 yo delayed dcb (though mom is in complete denial) had a BM accident. And while accidents happen this was directly caused by his severe speech delay and probably compounded by other (un-diagnosed) delays.
Already today I've had to insist he use the bathroom because it was clear he had to go, but didn't want to. I see now he's doing the "I don't want to poop but I really have to" dance.

I am over the school year for my own kids. I am tired of homework, projects and teachers who think an IEP is "voluntary" I am tired of running my kids to lacrosse practice and spending Saturdays in all day round robin tourneys.

I am tired of my husband suggesting things for me to do as if I do nothing around the house. And yet when I suggest he scrub a toilet, mop the floors or run a vacuum, its not the same thing.

[childcaremom]

I am over just about everything.
Yesterday my 3.5 yo delayed dcb (though mom is in complete denial) had a BM accident. And while accidents happen this was directly caused by his severe speech delay and probably compounded by other (un-diagnosed) delays.
Already today I've had to insist he use the bathroom because it was clear he had to go, but didn't want to. I see now he's doing the "I don't want to poop but I really have to" dance.

I am over the school year for my own kids. I am tired of homework, projects and teachers who think an IEP is "voluntary" I am tired of running my kids to lacrosse practice and spending Saturdays in all day round robin tourneys.

I am tired of my husband suggesting things for me to do as if I do nothing around the house. And yet when I suggest he scrub a toilet, mop the floors or run a vacuum, its not the same thing.

I hear you on everything!

My ds also just got a project. Due in one week. Build a model greenhouse out of lego complete with small plants and record temperatures and keep track of fluctuations. Oh and it can't be larger than a shoebox. Um ok. "The kids are excited" she says. Not mine. And not me. I can't wait for this teacher's 3 kids to be in the school system.

[Silly Songs]

Childcare mom , when is the last day of school on your area ?

[childcaremom]

Childcare mom , when is the last day of school on your area ?

June 29. I'm in Canada, though. And we don't go back until Sept.

[Blackcat31]

June 29. I'm in Canada, though. And we don't go back until Sept.

So the kids are only out of school for summer for July and August?

Our last day of school was Friday June 3 and they don't go back until Tursday Sept 6.

[childcaremom]

So the kids are only out of school for summer for July and August?

Our last day of school was Friday June 3 and they don't go back until Tursday Sept 6.

Don't let my kids hear that!

We go back on Sept 8th. Summer is short and sweet.

We have 2 weeks off at Christmas and 1 off for March Break. Maybe that's why?

[Rockgirl]

Don't let my kids hear that!

We go back on Sept 8th. Summer is short and sweet.

We have 2 weeks off at Christmas and 1 off for March Break. Maybe that's why?

Most US schools have that, too. Our school year here is usually end of August till Memorial Day, although sometimes we go the week after Memorial Day.

[Annalee]

our last day was May 20, but we return to school on August 5....

[Unregistered]

Our last day was 6/7 and they start back 8/31. Minnesota.

[Blackcat31]

Our last day was 6/7 and they start back 8/31. Minnesota.

Where in MN do you live?

"The Legislature first mandated statewide post-Labor Day school starts in 1985. The law was amended in 1997 to accommodate years where Labor Day fell later on the calendar. In 1998, schools were allowed to start their academic calendar no earlier than Sept. 1. But the post-Labor Day mandate was re-enacted in 2005.

Some schools are allowed exemptions, for example due to construction timelines, to start their school year earlier, but must seek approval from the Department of Education. Charter schools and private schools are allowed to start classes before Labor Day.

Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia are the only three states to have mandatory post-Labor Day school state laws"

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessiondaily/SDView.aspx?StoryID=5410

[Unregistered]

Minneapolis. There is always something "under construction" in a large district. It's dumb that they can use this loophole to apply the calendar to the whole district but they have been for several years. It messes with family vacations, and the state fair. Families have either accepted it or their kids just miss school.
Most likely the unstated reasons are to get more school days in, but some years schools have to close due to extreme heat during the late summer days. Some buildings are old and have no a/c. One year they said there would be bottled water and fans available. Each school got 1-3 cases of water (nowhere near enough) and they asked teachers to bring in their own fans. In the end they had to close school for 3 days I think.
Waiting until after Labor Day makes a big difference, at least most years it does.