Venting Thread

[BumbleBee]

I feel like you should compromise for this mom. Get a miniature donkey to carry backpacks home-he can pull a cart behind him so that this mom's kids can ride and not hurt their feet and need a trip to the podiatrist. Be sure to line the cart with down pillows!::::::

The mom could be the donkey. She already is.

[Leigh]

And get the guys that wave the palms at you!! Haha::

I just saw that in my mind and it gave me a chuckle!

Absolutely! Don't want them overheating!

[MunchkinWrangler]

I feel like you should compromise for this mom. Get a miniature donkey to carry backpacks home-he can pull a cart behind him so that this mom's kids can ride and not hurt their feet and need a trip to the podiatrist. Be sure to line the cart with down pillows!::::::

And get the guys that wave the palms at you!! Haha::

I just saw that in my mind and it gave me a chuckle!

[Leigh]

Yeah we've had the convo and I do the same as you. Mom can't handle her 'baby' being upset. She needs to **** it up and be a parent. Now she's riding my a$$ because I wouldn't carry her 5 year olds backpack home from school and now his back hurts and now he has to miss school to go to the chiro.

The b!tch switch flipped on and she was told her 3 year old is playing her like a fiddle & to stop packing so much in her 5 year olds backpack.

I don't carry backpacks. I pick up 5 kids from school. It's not happening.

I feel like you should compromise for this mom. Get a miniature donkey to carry backpacks home-he can pull a cart behind him so that this mom's kids can ride and not hurt their feet and need a trip to the podiatrist. Be sure to line the cart with down pillows!::::::

[Play Care]

While I was putting a baby down for nap, 2 yo dcb decided that his pants and diaper needed to come off.

Thankfully diaper was only a little wet...

[MunchkinWrangler]

Dcg (3) who is leaving for an au pair...

Just showed up in a tank top and capris....

And it's 52 degrees out.

I'm trying to understand the logic of letting your child wear that(she dresses herself). And literally not giving a s#%!.

[BumbleBee]

Me either.

They're sent to sit on a squishy mat away from everyone else. It doesn't tend to last long here because they get zero attention for it. I would be having a conversation with that parent...they need to tell him to stop, drop and run, and you need to not even acknowledge it. Just guide him to where screamers go to sit until they're done.

Yeah we've had the convo and I do the same as you. Mom can't handle her 'baby' being upset. She needs to **** it up and be a parent. Now she's riding my a$$ because I wouldn't carry her 5 year olds backpack home from school and now his back hurts and now he has to miss school to go to the chiro.

The b!tch switch flipped on and she was told her 3 year old is playing her like a fiddle & to stop packing so much in her 5 year olds backpack.

I don't carry backpacks. I pick up 5 kids from school. It's not happening.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Ugh. I can not handle preschooler screaming. They ARE old enough to know better!

Me either.

They're sent to sit on a squishy mat away from everyone else. It doesn't tend to last long here because they get zero attention for it. I would be having a conversation with that parent...they need to tell him to stop, drop and run, and you need to not even acknowledge it. Just guide him to where screamers go to sit until they're done.

[Play Care]

I can hear 3 yo dcb screaming from the driveway. This crap started 2 weeks ago after dad took a last minute day off and dcb got to spend the day with him. Now he doesn't want to come and his reason is another kid is mean to him. The other kid left over a month ago. Of course dcm is up my butt about it. So over it!

Ugh. I can not handle preschooler screaming. They ARE old enough to know better!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I know others have had this issue as well but:

READ my AD!!!!! It clearly states what openings I have (ages 2-5) I have NO infant openings and NO SA openings (I don't even take SA unless they grew up here and have a FT sibling here)

Oh yeah, and b!tching about your current provider to me doesn't make me want to take you on. When you say she takes too much time off, and it's a problem for you and your husband, it was all I could do not to recommend a CENTER day care. Because if you don't have reliable back up or your provider can't take a day off without it being an issue, then that's on you.

I may be rude but I reply with things like, "Oh dear. It sounds like I wouldn't be a good fit for your family either as I also take personal time off. Daycare Center down the road has minimal closures, however, and it might be worth it to to take a look."

[BumbleBee]

I can hear 3 yo dcb screaming from the driveway. This crap started 2 weeks ago after dad took a last minute day off and dcb got to spend the day with him. Now he doesn't want to come and his reason is another kid is mean to him. The other kid left over a month ago. Of course dcm is up my butt about it. So over it!

[Boymom]

Well, hello, Monday morning! 14 month old dcb is screaming at the top of his lungs; he's not mad, he just likes the sound of his voice I guess! And another dcb keeps trying to take toys from everyone. I'm not feeling this today and need some patience!!!

[Miss A]

T- 4 days till my due date (not that a certain date means anything to a baby with their own schedule!) And DCM mentioned in an above vent STILL has no back-up care provider, and continues to ask me for suggestions. Sorry not sorry, but you are almost out of time, and not many people I know can plan to take a drop-in kid for 2 weeks on last minute notice.

This is why I told parents I was pregnant early, informed them of my plan to close early, (think, January/February) and gave out a list of local providers to contact.

Stop asking for help, DCM. I am over it, you did this to yourself.

[Rockgirl]

I know others have had this issue as well but:

READ my AD!!!!! It clearly states what openings I have (ages 2-5) I have NO infant openings and NO SA openings (I don't even take SA unless they grew up here and have a FT sibling here)

Oh yeah, and b!tching about your current provider to me doesn't make me want to take you on. When you say she takes too much time off, and it's a problem for you and your husband, it was all I could do not to recommend a CENTER day care. Because if you don't have reliable back up or your provider can't take a day off without it being an issue, then that's on you.

I had a former neighbor (she was a teen when we were neighbors) contact me on fb for care she would be needing a few months away. I was on vacation when the message came through, so I didn't answer right then. She messaged me back later that same day, saying she really needed to get going on it. I called her and said I was closed for vacation, and we could set a time to meet when I came back. She asked a couple of questions, then said, "You mentioned that you are closed? What do people DO?!? I mean, they DEPEND on you!"

We did not set up a meeting.

[Febby]

Dear co-teacher,
Please do not call me on my day off to ask whether or not it's okay to leave cleaning supplies on top of the cubbies. It's definitely against state regs, but anyone else in the building probably could have told you that.

And, no, I'm not going to talk to you about a curriculum activity we're supposed to do in two weeks. Ask me on Monday if you can't figure it out on your own.

Thanks so much.