Venting Thread

[MsLisa]

This area is sooooo damn saturated with SAHM wannabe babysitters that one even had the nerve to mimic my ad on Craigslist. I guess I should be flattered but holy heck, back the heck off. I spent a lot of time and energy making my website, coming up with my ads and all that. And for what? To be one of 1000 others in this god forsaken area that think they can do it too.
I really don't want to resort to retail or another stupid arse center.....

[MissNo]

Long day

2-3 year olds. Everyone keeps hitting, not hard because they're little but the victim cries anyway even though its highly likely they have also been hitting. Circle time is impossible. I almost do not even care anymore. Go ahead and hit each other. No amount of positive guidance or consequences matter.
My class is like the Hunger Games.

[Controlled Chaos]

Stop sending your 2 year old hefty boy in skinny jeans.

I feel like I'm torturing him every time I have to peel them off to change his diaper, then stuff him back in.

:confused:

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I had child I once changed into sweats when he got here and back into skinny jeans before pick up. It just wasn't worth it. Now I do that for the baby that keeps being sen in overall. YES she looks adorable NO I don't want to do 100 snaps ever 2 hours.

[Snowmom]

Stop sending your 2 year old hefty boy in skinny jeans.

I feel like I'm torturing him every time I have to peel them off to change his diaper, then stuff him back in.

:confused:

[lovemydaycare0912]

:: I nearly broke down yesterday when I realized it was only Wednesday-I was so sure it was Thursday!

Glad Im not the only one. Happy Friday!

[SnowGirl]

How do all my kids manage to wake up on the wrong side of the bed/crib on a Friday?! This is supposed to be my happy day and I've been living in tantrum town over here!

[SnowGirl]

It rained all day yesterday and all day so far today.
My yard is pretty much a flooded out mess. DH texted and asked me to check the basement - our finished basement - and yep, it's wet. Not bad, thankfully but hoping it doesn't get worse. I've spent nap time cleaning it up. Awesomeness.

I'm hosting DD's girl scout troop for a movie night tomorrow and our entertainment center is in the basement...

Oh no!!! No back yard and no basement! So sorry!

I teach the 2-3 year old class at a small center. We have six boys and six girls. The boys keep. hitting. every. thirty. seconds. They hit ME. They do not hit my coteacher for some reason. They also throw toys across the room, and dump toys (like, five small cubby boxes of cars/animals/people at once)I can hardly have story time or sing songs because the boys will all start screaming just to hear themselves scream. The girls cover their ears and get upset. Or they start hitting each other. I try to keep them interested in activites, change things so they don't get bored but if I am not right next to them the behaviors start. I try to catch them being good and give attention for positives, it doesn't seem to make an impact. Time outs don't seem to change anything either. Redirection works if I am right there but as soon as I walk away the throwing and hitting start. Nothing is sinking in! Does anyone have any advice?
I don't even know what to say to parents because I can't say the truth "your child walks around and hits for no reason and gleefully screams no at me like its cute until I remove him from the situation and then cries because I wouldn't let him slap the other kids. Otherwise he is DELIGHTFUL." It wasn't always like this and I don't know how to fix it. Ugh!

[Leigh]

Is it Friday yet? Ive been asking this since yesterday.

:: I nearly broke down yesterday when I realized it was only Wednesday-I was so sure it was Thursday!

[Play Care]

It rained all day yesterday and all day so far today.
My yard is pretty much a flooded out mess. DH texted and asked me to check the basement - our finished basement - and yep, it's wet. Not bad, thankfully but hoping it doesn't get worse. I've spent nap time cleaning it up. Awesomeness.

I'm hosting DD's girl scout troop for a movie night tomorrow and our entertainment center is in the basement...

[lovemydaycare0912]

Is it Friday yet? Ive been asking this since yesterday.

Ok so I just have to get something off my chest about my daughters pre school here in Sweden.

We moved here many years ago and dont exactly stick out in regards to anything, but my ****ing lord are these Swedes pedantic!! It's like the smallest things, I come home from working an 11 hour shift and I will do my damn best to spend some time with my kid and make sure they've gone to bed feeling safe and snuggly, but the poor kid has to keep relaying messages and letters from the school for things they seem unable to contact me directly for?!

Like issues with other kids, payments for field trips etc. I have no problem paying for any of it but they just never let me blooming know do they?!

Even just trying to check their website I cant see any contact form or nothing, will just have to head over there tomorrow but my lord is it annoying!!!

[Sunshine74]

I have one, but mine is 4 and special needs. He's gotten a lot better, but I still occasionally catch him destroying (or attempting to destroy) totally random things. Like the "unbreakable" color lenses...

On a totally unrelated note, my kids have been fine but a couple of my co-workers are driving me absolutely insane! They're on diets, which is totally their business, except it's the only thing they want to talk about. One was in my room giving my co-teacher a lunch break and no matter how many times I tried to redirect her I kept hearing about how she eats abc and doesn't eat xyz and has lost all this weight and have I tried that diet yet and is that why I'm so skinny and how surprised she is that fruit tastes so good and blahblahblah.

Ugh, tell me about it. I have a similar, but different issue with co-workers and diets. We are doing a "Biggest Loser" competition at work- nothing crazy, just weighing in once a week and only the people who wanted to participate, did. Certain co-workers are so nosy, you can't take a bite of something unhealthy without them questioning it. "You're eating cheesecake? Aren't you on a diet?" Well, no actually, I am eating healthier, but I am not going to deprive myself. It's not like I eat cake every day.

[Febby]

Does anyone have a child that is ridiculous about breaking things? Not only is he rough with toys, today he waked into my living room and pulled by Bombay lamp ( by the cord) off of the end stand and smashed it. He's 1 and a half. I feel like these parents should be responsible for this!

I have one, but mine is 4 and special needs. He's gotten a lot better, but I still occasionally catch him destroying (or attempting to destroy) totally random things. Like the "unbreakable" color lenses...

On a totally unrelated note, my kids have been fine but a couple of my co-workers are driving me absolutely insane! They're on diets, which is totally their business, except it's the only thing they want to talk about. One was in my room giving my co-teacher a lunch break and no matter how many times I tried to redirect her I kept hearing about how she eats abc and doesn't eat xyz and has lost all this weight and have I tried that diet yet and is that why I'm so skinny and how surprised she is that fruit tastes so good and blahblahblah.

[lovemydaycare0912]

I just had such a long afternoon. Almost made me want to quit but then I remember my ultimate goal is to open a center and be retired by 40. only 15 more years, hopefully sooner.