Vent About Being TOLD Instead Of ASKED :-/

[3kidzmama]

I totally agree. I would term them immediately but I really need the $$ right now. So one more week and then I'm done. If I could afford it, I would have said goodbye for good yesterday

So how did this turn out? Are they gone now? Hope you found a great replacement!

[momma2girls]

I remember about 3 yrs. ago, I was told, I repeat told by 2 of my teacher parents, they had meetings that started at 7:00 every day that week in their schools. That means they dropped off about 45 min- 1 hr.. early Mon- Fri. I was told!!! I immediately said that is fine, but it is $5.00 per hr. opening early or late pickups. After this I also placed something in my contract re. this- If you need me to open early, this needs to be asked, and there will be an extra cost for this. UGHH!!!

[MamaBear]

So the little girl had her last day a couple weeks ago now. When mom dropped her off in the morning, she didn't even mention that it was her last day. She didn't say thank you or goodbye or anything!!! I don't see her at pick up - its always the dad, so I was really offended that she didn't even give me a small thank you for the 2 years I cared for her little princess (thats what she calls her).

Then the dad picked up and he wasn't mentioning it either!!! I was thinking 'wow - did they forget???'.... So I said "Ok - heres all her personal items in this bag, along with a receipt for this month and a gift for her from me." He THEN says "oh thank you so much for everything. We really appreciate you." Whatever... a little too late at that point!

I had put a gift wrapped framed photo collage of her from her 1st day with me along with 4 other pictures of her with her buddies here. I also put a little card with it for her. I thought they would give me at least a thank you card. But they did not.

The next few days I kept hoping that I'd get an email or something thanking me for the last 2 years or the picture frame... still nothing. I was really hurt. But got over it after about a week. Then YESTERDAY I get an email from the mom telling me how good she is doing at her new school - almost to rub it in! And then at the end says 'thank you for all you did for our little princess & thank you for the beautiful picture frame of her with her friends". FINALLY a thank you but I think she really just wanted to email me to make it sound like they were doing SO good. Whatever.

This can be such a thankless job sometimes when dealing with people like them. But on a happy note... My daycare is SO much more peaceful now without her here! haha... and I'm done everyday at 3:30 which I love! So it worked out fine. I have people interested in her space, but I am being a little picky with who I choose. Right now I'm happy with my 3 boys

[2ndmom2many]

Why pay for daycare when one parent is home..

I'm having trouble getting past that they pay for daycare when one parent is home all day? Why?

In my case, I know why they do it. 1. because I charge for the week whether the child is here or not (they are paying for the day, they are going to bring the child, they get free time for themselves) 2. Some children don't deal with a change in their routine very well. 3.Parent wants the child to continue the routine while they are going through transitions (new job/moving/change in shift/temporary changes).

I don't mind for the most part, unless I am accomodating time outside of normal operating hours for them to work and they no longer need that time for work. If that happens, I approach the parents and remind them of our agreement. I have "secured" my income by charging by the week, so I don't care if they are working or not, as long as they pick up on time, I can reach them or an emergency contact in an emergency. I do ask them to let me know, though. Here's why: I once had a child get sick while a parent took a "sick day" but didn't tell me. So when I called their work to inform the parent, they weren't there and were in hot water with the boss.