Venting Thread

[daycarediva]

Today we are supposed to get a big snow storm, and all schools closed last night in anticipation. Wednesday is my lighter day (3 kiddos scheduled) but 2 are teachers kids so they won't be here. My ONE kid has two older SA siblings who will be staying home. They are just *now* deciding what to do with him

I could still be sleeping::

Oh my! I made my parents all confirm/deny by 9pm last night.

Dcm comes in this morning telling me that dcb has a flaming red diaper rash. He has never had one before since coming to me last July and didn’t have one when he left my house last night at 5:30. I think, we’ll, no big deal, I’ll just apply extra desitin until it clears up. Nope. It’s actually a big deal. She thinks he might even need to see a doctor. She proceeds to tell me that the only reason he has ever had a diaper rash is when he was given dairy products at 4 weeks old before they knew he had an allergy and sort of implies that I must have given him dairy because she is extra careful not to do that at home. Asks what I’ve fed him lately. This is an 8mth old. All of my infants are only fed what the parents send for them. I never provide anything for infants. I don’t even have them near my toddler when I feed her so it isn’t even possible he accidentally ingested something with dairy. I pause a moment, reply that I’ve only given what she provided for him and point out that perhaps the diaper rash has something to do with the loose bowels he’s had since last night caused by starting a new probiotic yesterday morning. She suddenly says oh, I bet you’re right! Really?? You really thought I gave your child a diaper rash because I gave him dairy when I know he has an allergy?? Anyone can get a diaper rash. Not just those with allergies.

SERIOUSLY! I hate the 'it must be daycare's fault'... thought process!

[amberrose3dg]

Oh my! I made my parents all confirm/deny by 9pm last night.




SERIOUSLY! I hate the 'it must be daycare's fault'... thought process!

2 hour delay for ice and parents show up over an hr earlier than necessary. I guess being home with your kids is hard.

[Hunni Bee]

Naptime isn't over just because you woke up.

Love the "when are you going to turn the lights on" question.

[MomBoss]

Child flushed paper towel. 3 hrs of plunging..im exhausted...

[Josiegirl]

Child flushed paper towel. 3 hrs of plunging..im exhausted...

Yikes! Hope it's back to working alright and you got some rest!! It's Friday

[amberrose3dg]

Yikes! Hope it's back to working alright and you got some rest!! It's Friday

I hate Monday's. I am tired and feel like going back to bed. That is all.

[Play Care]

I know I'm closing soon and really just want to check out.

[HappyEverAfter]

Maybe it’s just me, maybe the kids are being fussier than normal, but I am utterly over it today. First kid got here at 7am and all the others soon after and by 8:15 I was at my breaking point. Had to go i the other room and take a breather for a minute. Used that time to text dcm and let her know that if her child’s behavior didn’t improve in the next two hours, he would need to be picked up. This one kid had every other kid in tears and it took me so long to get everyone, including him calmed down that I literally feel spent and it’s not even lunch time yet. And my husband, who usually comes home from work during lunch to help me and give me a break is out of town this week so I have zero help. Come on 6pm!

[Josiegirl]

Maybe it’s just me, maybe the kids are being fussier than normal, but I am utterly over it today. First kid got here at 7am and all the others soon after and by 8:15 I was at my breaking point. Had to go i the other room and take a breather for a minute. Used that time to text dcm and let her know that if her child’s behavior didn’t improve in the next two hours, he would need to be picked up. This one kid had every other kid in tears and it took me so long to get everyone, including him calmed down that I literally feel spent and it’s not even lunch time yet. And my husband, who usually comes home from work during lunch to help me and give me a break is out of town this week so I have zero help. Come on 6pm!

UGH!!! A dck that gets the whole group going or upset drives me crazy. No child should have that much power. Or the need to have that type of power. Hope the rest of the day gets better for you!! Go have some chocolate...or something for you.

[amberrose3dg]

Maybe it’s just me, maybe the kids are being fussier than normal, but I am utterly over it today. First kid got here at 7am and all the others soon after and by 8:15 I was at my breaking point. Had to go i the other room and take a breather for a minute. Used that time to text dcm and let her know that if her child’s behavior didn’t improve in the next two hours, he would need to be picked up. This one kid had every other kid in tears and it took me so long to get everyone, including him calmed down that I literally feel spent and it’s not even lunch time yet. And my husband, who usually comes home from work during lunch to help me and give me a break is out of town this week so I have zero help. Come on 6pm!

Same here. Even with an assistant I'm dead. Thank god for nap time. My headache 9 month old that i termed cried all morning. Tried to lay in her crib and she cried for over an hour. I figured i would try and lay her down an hour before everyone else and she still did not settle. She stood in the crib for an hour screaming. She still would not settle. Get her in the car seat to go home and she is out within 10 minutes. Mom will not come get her since tomorrow is her last day i suppose. She has 4 nanny interviews lined up for Friday. I am hoping she hires one of them. Half the kids also did not want to do their crafts and fight over chairs instead.
Is it Friday yet?

[TheMisplacedMidwestMom]

The 15 month old can open baby gates. All of them. 3 different types of closures. Walk through gates are no fun if you have to rig them closed.

[Hunni Bee]

One of my dcbs (the one who needs a nap most of all) has taken to resting his chin in his hands during naptime and just staring at me. Unblinkingly. His eyes follow me all around the room.

Its super unnerving and pretty annoying. Especially since he's going to be a whiny grouch the rest of the day, and our V-day party is in 40 minutes.

[Blackcat31]

The 15 month old can open baby gates. All of them. 3 different types of closures. Walk through gates are no fun if you have to rig them closed.

Teach them to never cross the boundary line....

I have walk through baby gates and/or half doors in every single door way of the house but I leave them all open all the time...not a single kid will cross the thresh hold until invited to do so....even my youngest (just over a yr old).

Here's a video explaining how to teach them boundaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGa9BURyIw0&t=21s

[TheMisplacedMidwestMom]

Teach them to never cross the boundary line....

I have walk through baby gates and/or half doors in every single door way of the house but I leave them all open all the time...not a single kid will cross the thresh hold until invited to do so....even my youngest (just over a yr old).

Here's a video explaining how to teach them boundaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGa9BURyIw0&t=21s

I've actually watched this video before... none of my other kids even try the gates. Even the nine month is starting to understand. This particular kid is giving me a run for my money though... she's sneaky, super sneaky. The moment you are busy with another kid she is gone. If I catch her in the act she will walk away nonchalantly. It's not just with the gates, she's an angel as long as you have eyes on her.

[Ac114]

New here! Came across this forum a days ago and relieved to find that other people fee the same way I do! My hubby hates to hear my complaining about the DCK’s so here goes my vent.

First DCK: will be 3 in March, relatively easy child and part time. Annoyed that the parents want me to potty train her but they are not re enforcing anything that’s been done at my house through out the day. They want her in underwear here, yet she pees all over my carpet and blankets (she’s no longer allowed to sit on my couch) but then wear a diaper at home, at grandmas (the 2 days I don’t have her) and on the weekends. Parents say they are really really busy and on the go a lot. Well it’s not my job to potty train your child. They told me last week “we really need to get this potty training thing down because she’s starting preschool in the fall” uh hello I’m the only one doing anything about it..... also got a text Friday night while the family was a dinner that dck wasn’t feeling well. Get a text Monday that she actually had the flu. She’s feeling better but both parents are sick and wanted to drop her off on Tuesday. Super upset about it. Sorry your sick but keep your germs and nasty flu to your own household.

2 dck: oh I could just go on and on about him. I’ve honestly thought about terming him because he has this awful squel that you can hear from my detached garage from inside the house. No joke. And it’s alllll day long. It’s the same house if he’s happy, sad, mad, ask him not to bring food in the living room, tell him to play nice, look at him, anything. It’s beyond annoying and wakes up both my infants EVERY SINGLE TIME! My 6 month old will sleep through anything except that awful noise that comes from him. Not only that, he doesn’t play well with the other kids. They literally can’t walk by him without him making that noise like they are attacking him....2nd annoyance but related to his parents. He has 3 older brothers that are school agers. She asked me about a month ago if I could do summer care for them so they can all go to the same place. I told her absolutely. Thought it would be nice for my older son to have kids his age to play with and we have a huge backyard for them to play in plus the extra money will be really nice. Well just having pickup convo and trying to just get to know them a little better (very standoffish people) she tells me that her 2nd youngest has autism, and goes to behavioral therapy twice a week for some really bad behaviors they are working on. Like wait! What? You weren’t going to tell me this and just let me figure this out on my own. He needs one on one attention or with someone who is equipped to handle him. Now I have to figure out a way to tell them I can no longer provide care and I feel like the a$&hole. Hubby isn’t happy. He said we take care of infants and we can’t have someone who we don’t know what kind of behaviors he has in our home to maybe accidentally hurt someone. Ughhh.

3rd dck. 9 month old and almost 2 year old. 2 year old absolutely refuses to take a nap. Going on over a month now and every single day she will talk loudly, scream, say my name a thousand times, get off her cot etc. it’s so disruptive to everyone. Wakes up her sister who only sleep for about 45 minutes anyways. Nap time is from 12-2, most of my kids sleeping from 230 to 3. Nope she has everyone up and rowdy by 115. Makes me so mad. So I tried putting her in a pack n play to confine her. She gets out, comes over to me and says tv. So I can’t put her upstairs because I have no idea what she will get into. Then today, doing the same disruptive thing, I said ok, I’m putting you in the pack n play in the kitchen because you are disturbing everyone else and you need to be quiet. Well I put her in my 6 month old daughters because the one other one was taken my her sister. I don’t like putting anyone else in Pnp to try and keep older kid germs away. Well low n behold this girl wipes poop all over it. She was in there for 5 minutes! I text her mom and her mom says yea she does that sometimes, she’s my hard child l. Like wtf. You couldn’t have mention that your child likes to play in her own poop so I could watch for it.

It’s hump day and I can’t wait for Friday!