Venting Thread

[BumbleBee]

It never fails. Despite 5 reminders, since January, that I am CLOSED the week of the 4th, 3 families are positively freaking out about it because they 'didn't know.'

And this gem today:

dcm: Hi, I was wondering if it would be ok if I bring dcb at 7 tomorrow. I need to be into work early.

me: Sure, no problem. Just remember that care before 7 is charged at twice the hourly rate and is to be paid in cash at drop off.

dcm: Oh, well I'll be there at 7 then. Thanks.

Yeah dcm, my time isn't free. I work 11 hour days with kids. Anything extra is going to cost extra.

[BumbleBee]

It never fails. Despite 5 reminders, since January, that I am CLOSED the week of the 4th, 3 families are positively freaking out about it because they 'didn't know.'

And this gem today:

dcm: Hi, I was wondering if it would be ok if I bring dcb at 7 tomorrow. I need to be into work early.

me: Sure, no problem. Just remember that care before 7 is charged at twice the hourly rate and is to be paid in cash at drop off.

dcm: Oh, well I'll be there at 7 then. Thanks.

Yeah dcm, my time isn't free. I work 11 hour days with kids. Anything extra is going to cost extra.

correction, dcm first asked if she could drop off BEFORE 7am. I was angry typing earlier.

[Josiegirl]

Children who have never been introduced to group care before yet parents who hope it happens at 18 mo.

[Jupadia]

Children who have never been introduced to group care before yet parents who hope it happens at 18 mo.

I get you here (Canada) most kids are not introduced to care before 12 months and now that they have made it so parents can take off up to 18 months for parental leave it's only going to make for harder transitions then before.

[Unregistered]

When people dont read your ad! It clearly says I only have an opening for an infant 10 months or older...so why are you emailing me asking if i can take your 3 month old? If I could, it would be in the ad! Ugh!

I have another seperate ad that states I have an opening for drop ins friday only...so why are you emailing asking if you can bring your child monday?! I dont understand people.

[amberrose3dg]

I'm getting tired of parents and their excuses with payments. I sent home a notice that my vacation next week has to be paid by Friday. I let families pay after vacation last time and it was a mess. Several tried to screw me out of the money. Anyways one parent says can I pay you when I get back from vacation. I have student loans due. I have bills too! Besides you go on vacation after me and that will mean I have to wait 2 extra weeks. Then Thursday she forgets my check when she is supposed to pay on Mondays cause she was out having fun with her other kid. She said ill bring it by tomorrow(Friday) No call or show Friday. She doesn't have my check today she won't be dropping off.

[Pepperth]

If I could change one thing about this business, it would be that I'd have the ability to bring my children to appointments. I hate being stuck at home. My husband has to do them all, which typically isn't a big deal. Today of course, he was swamped at work and forgot. I had to call and remind him when he didn't show up on time to get our son for his appointment. I chose daycare because I wanted to be home with the kids, but I just wish I could be a stay at home mom exclusively. For example, last week when my son's school held a vacation bible school or his soccer league held a summer camp, it would have been nice to make it to one or the other. But neither of us could manage a 9-12 dropoff/pickup all week.

[Leigh]

If I could change one thing about this business, it would be that I'd have the ability to bring my children to appointments. I hate being stuck at home. My husband has to do them all, which typically isn't a big deal. Today of course, he was swamped at work and forgot. I had to call and remind him when he didn't show up on time to get our son for his appointment. I chose daycare because I wanted to be home with the kids, but I just wish I could be a stay at home mom exclusively. For example, last week when my son's school held a vacation bible school or his soccer league held a summer camp, it would have been nice to make it to one or the other. But neither of us could manage a 9-12 dropoff/pickup all week.

I hear you! My son can't participate in ANY of our Parks and Recreation programs this summer because ALL of them are scheduled between 10am and 2pm. He's getting private swim lessons and private golf lessons because we can schedule them in the evenings. He wanted to play t-ball this year, but can't. Can't do any of the fun zoo programs, art programs, or sports programs. These are things I could have taken him to had I worked outside the home. And doctor appointments? Ugh. I have to see 2 doctors 100 miles away and he also has to see 2 doctors on the same campus. Think we can get them all scheduled on the same day? NOPE! I have to close for 2 days and spend the night there so that we can see our doctors. This is something I never worried about before, too.

I love my job most days, but these kinds of things make me long for a job where I could just say "I'll be leaving early on Tuesday and using vacation". I have to travel across the country to see a doctor this fall, and have no idea how long I will be there (1-2 weeks). If I have surgery while there (likely), it is a SIX WEEK minimum recovery (removal of both adrenal glands (tumors), thyroid (tumor), and tumors in both lungs) I have to pay a sub more than I even make to keep daycare open because I worry that all this time off will drive my clients away and I will have to start over building my business back up. How I WISH that I still had FML to cover me and short term disability that gave me 100% off my pay (including overtime!).

[finsup]

If I could change one thing about this business, it would be that I'd have the ability to bring my children to appointments. I hate being stuck at home. My husband has to do them all, which typically isn't a big deal. Today of course, he was swamped at work and forgot. I had to call and remind him when he didn't show up on time to get our son for his appointment. I chose daycare because I wanted to be home with the kids, but I just wish I could be a stay at home mom exclusively. For example, last week when my son's school held a vacation bible school or his soccer league held a summer camp, it would have been nice to make it to one or the other. But neither of us could manage a 9-12 dropoff/pickup all week.

:hug: I so get that. My son got to do one VBS this year, only because it's 2 mins from my husband's work and he's old enough to spend the day "helping" him at work. We can't do any others due to times and the distance. He just can't take that much time same with camps etc. He's able to do rec sports but I hate the end of the day rush. It's crazy with the dck's trying to get them ready to go home, pray the parents aren't late so he's not late to anything, and trying to get him ready to go etc. But yeah, I get it. It's a huge part of my motivation to get some medical bills paid down and be done with daycare. But that's a ways away.

[Pepperth]

:hug: I so get that. My son got to do one VBS this year, only because it's 2 mins from my husband's work and he's old enough to spend the day "helping" him at work. We can't do any others due to times and the distance. He just can't take that much time same with camps etc. He's able to do rec sports but I hate the end of the day rush. It's crazy with the dck's trying to get them ready to go home, pray the parents aren't late so he's not late to anything, and trying to get him ready to go etc. But yeah, I get it. It's a huge part of my motivation to get some medical bills paid down and be done with daycare. But that's a ways away.

We do rec soccer and it starts 15 minutes after my last pickup. It's stressful getting my kid all dressed/fed before his game. Usually I feed the last daycare kid an extra snack because otherwise he'll see my son eating. Thankfully, they pickup on time, but I'm naturally a bit compulsive about timeliness anyway, so it's hard.

[Snowmom]

I am just a big ball of stress today.

New house deal #1 fell through.
New house deal #2 submitted last night.
Heard back this morning and there are 3 other offers on the table and they want to know if we want to amend our offer before meeting with the sellers.

We had already submitted asking price. Now we're in a bidding war.

I hate this market.

[daycarediva]

I am just a big ball of stress today.

New house deal #1 fell through.
New house deal #2 submitted last night.
Heard back this morning and there are 3 other offers on the table and they want to know if we want to amend our offer before meeting with the sellers.

We had already submitted asking price. Now we're in a bidding war.

I hate this market.

RIGHT!? Sorry you're stressed about it. That's why we grabbed a foreclosure. We weren't afraid of the work needed to be put into the house. Houses can be on the market for less than a day here before they are sale pending. CRAZY! Our realtor has already emailed us asking to see the work we have done and if we wanted her to give us a listing price to resell it. It would be a great 'flip' house, but we love it, so no.

[KiddieCahoots]

When you know it's not the right fit!

When your 3.5yr pokes you in the breast with a toy drill pretending to shoot you in front of another parent. And the next day mom laughs while telling you that little So in So, admitted to "trying to kill you".

[laundrymom]

When you reach the sticker on the calendar and decide to have the talk and mom tells you after sending grandma to pickup they won't be here the rest of the week.
I hate breaking up over texts.

[BumbleBee]

3 days. 3 days dcm and I have been trying to find out WTF is going on with state child care payments.

We both received a notice last Friday, dated July 10th, saying the 2 foster kids were only authorized for state child care payments through January of 2017-yes, we both double checked the date. It says 2017, not 2018. Are you kidding me??????

think we can get ahold of anybody? Nope. Think we can get a call back? Nope. Just sit a wait, and wait, and wait.

I am so DONE with the state right now. Then the great start to quality lady calls me today to try to get me to sign up for the star program so I can receive more for state paid kids. HA! She got an earful. Don't think she'll be calling me again.