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I knew it was coming. I just knew it. Mom works at a CPA office and, I admit, has been working really hard, including Saturdays, for a few months. So I don't begrudge her taking today off, since yesterday was tax filing day.
However.... this is my mom who NEVER keeps her kids home when she is home. They still come first thing in the morning, and are never picked up before 5:30 pm (their contracted time). So this morning, it gets to be 8:00 and they normally come between 7:30 and 7:45. (No, I don't mind her being a little late) My suspicion was growing. At 8:05 she comes, in jeans, yawning, saying "oh, it was hard to get up to that alarm today!" I said, "oh, looks like they gave you the day off", she paused as if she'd been caught, and proceeds to confirm it, and to say she thought she'd go to the mall.
Ok, so you have the day off.... wouldn't you want to sleep in a little bit?? Obviously she set an alarm so that her kids could be here at only a little bit past their normal time. And if you're sooooo exhausted, wouldn't you want to just stay home in your jammies or bathrobe and cuddle with your 3 yr old girl? OR... it's late start school day today. Why not go ahead and take the 8 yr old to school at 10:00, and THEN bring the 3 yr old to me?? And I'll bet you ANYTHING she comes at 5:30 this evening. No way could she be "bothered" to pick up those pesky kids early. Oh my goodness, no.
Snarky? Yes. This is also my mom I've posted about before who gives me not-so-subtle reminders to feed her kids breakfast. It stopped for awhile, but today as she was leaving, she says "don't forget to eat breakfast, kids!" Come on, lady. Would I forget to feed them? And reminding THEM is just silly, as they have nothing to do with the serving of breakfast. It's obviously a reminder to ME that they didn't eat at home. I offer breakfast, but she knows that hers are the only ones who aren't fed at home.
I love these kids. I've had the 8 yr old boy since birth, and then the 3 yr old girl once she was born. They're my favorites right now. I want to work with them at least through Kindergarten year for the 3 yr old. So no option, in my mind, of terming them. But this mom (and dad... there are stories about him too, but I won't bore you) drives me absolutely NUTS. No, they don't break rules, per se, but they are just irritating in the fact that they don't want to spend any more time with their kids than necessary. I vent to my husband all the time, and he sees my point, but reminds me that they are contracted for 10 hrs a day, 50 hrs a week, and that they get no deductions for time not in attendance, whether the kids are sick, the parents are sick, I am sick (which never happens) or I am on vacation (very limited), so she wants to "get her money's worth". I'm sorry, but spending time with my kids for a few hours, or even a full day, would be a reward. I really don't understand the thinking.
Sorry that you had to read all that. Thank you, if you got through it. I feel better!!
However.... this is my mom who NEVER keeps her kids home when she is home. They still come first thing in the morning, and are never picked up before 5:30 pm (their contracted time). So this morning, it gets to be 8:00 and they normally come between 7:30 and 7:45. (No, I don't mind her being a little late) My suspicion was growing. At 8:05 she comes, in jeans, yawning, saying "oh, it was hard to get up to that alarm today!" I said, "oh, looks like they gave you the day off", she paused as if she'd been caught, and proceeds to confirm it, and to say she thought she'd go to the mall.
Ok, so you have the day off.... wouldn't you want to sleep in a little bit?? Obviously she set an alarm so that her kids could be here at only a little bit past their normal time. And if you're sooooo exhausted, wouldn't you want to just stay home in your jammies or bathrobe and cuddle with your 3 yr old girl? OR... it's late start school day today. Why not go ahead and take the 8 yr old to school at 10:00, and THEN bring the 3 yr old to me?? And I'll bet you ANYTHING she comes at 5:30 this evening. No way could she be "bothered" to pick up those pesky kids early. Oh my goodness, no.
Snarky? Yes. This is also my mom I've posted about before who gives me not-so-subtle reminders to feed her kids breakfast. It stopped for awhile, but today as she was leaving, she says "don't forget to eat breakfast, kids!" Come on, lady. Would I forget to feed them? And reminding THEM is just silly, as they have nothing to do with the serving of breakfast. It's obviously a reminder to ME that they didn't eat at home. I offer breakfast, but she knows that hers are the only ones who aren't fed at home.
I love these kids. I've had the 8 yr old boy since birth, and then the 3 yr old girl once she was born. They're my favorites right now. I want to work with them at least through Kindergarten year for the 3 yr old. So no option, in my mind, of terming them. But this mom (and dad... there are stories about him too, but I won't bore you) drives me absolutely NUTS. No, they don't break rules, per se, but they are just irritating in the fact that they don't want to spend any more time with their kids than necessary. I vent to my husband all the time, and he sees my point, but reminds me that they are contracted for 10 hrs a day, 50 hrs a week, and that they get no deductions for time not in attendance, whether the kids are sick, the parents are sick, I am sick (which never happens) or I am on vacation (very limited), so she wants to "get her money's worth". I'm sorry, but spending time with my kids for a few hours, or even a full day, would be a reward. I really don't understand the thinking.
Sorry that you had to read all that. Thank you, if you got through it. I feel better!!
: She wouldn't have thought it through, as you said.
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