Venting Thread

[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.

[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

[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.

[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?!

[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.

[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.

[Josiegirl]

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

[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 :-)

[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?

[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.

[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!!

[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

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!

[lovemydaycare0912]

Im terming in 4.5 hours and my stomach has been doing backflips since 9am. Mehhhhhhhhhh Cannot wait until this is all over. BLACKCATTTTTTT .! Please answer my message . I am a hot mess.

[Blackcat31]

Since I'm legally unlicensed and only care for one other family right now, I've been very casual with my DCF. They've treated me very well, always picking up on time and understanding of my pregnancy and needing to take it easy sometimes. I gave them a huge sibling discount (also gave them the discount knowing I wouldn't be 100% energetic during pregnancy).

Part of my casual-ness has been over breakfast. They asked in interview if they could bring breakfast for dcg2, and I said as long as they dropped off by 7:30 that would be fine (morning snack is at 9:30 and my own family eats breakfast at 6:30). They've consistently dropped off at 7:45 or later, sometimes bringing breakfast, sometimes not. They always let their daughter know she has to share with my daughter (which is nice because otherwise this arrangement would NEVER work with two year olds).

Today, they drop off at 8:00 with a big bag of goldfish () and a large plate of cut fruit. They say to their daughter "share the goldfish. the fruit is only for you."

I've NEVER dealt with them acting like that, and I was just shocked. I never even serve the goldfish when they bring them, I just throw them straight in the trash. Needless to say, I just served the fruit, to BOTH girls, and served up some toast as well. I don't know why they would act that way - I'm hoping it was just thoughtlessness and nothing more. They are only here for a week more before my maternity leave (I'm 38 weeks!), and then DCG2 goes to preschool. They're bringing DCbaby back in May and we are renegotiating a contract before they come back, so I'm not sure whether I'll be more firm in policies or what (probably should be since I plan on getting licensed and getting more DCKs sometime this next year)...but I'm just a little put off by their behavior this morning.

Could be my hormones ::

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.

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