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I gave everyone my vacation dates on Monday, for my vacation in 4 weeks. I am taking a friday-friday vacation, and my (signed) contract states I get 1 week in the summer and the week of Christmas off.
(I had the post about the DCM who complained she didnt have any more time to take- It's because she already took a week in Vegas and has a week planned for another vacation already, as well as taking a few extra day vacations- I dont know what they are going to do with Christmas vacation).
ALL of my dcp's were late for pick up yesterday. One family, who is rarely late, just got stuck in a bind, text me they would be late, and apologized profusely. Both parents tried to make it to my house to see who would get the kids first, which is completely awesome and I absolutely love them for that!!! I did not mind since they genuinely tried to make it on time and I could tell it was not purposeful. These parents love their kids, keep them when sick, and show genuine care for them, etc.
The other parents just came late. No text mesages, no calls, no apologies. I feel like it is their reaction to me taking my vacation for some reason?? Maybe I am being over-sensitive, but they have always text me in the past when they were going to be even a minute late, and here they were, way too late late with no texts, etc.
Yesterday I had a migrane and the only thing that got me through the last hour of work was knowing that the kids would all be gone by a certain time, which did not happen. I didn't even have the strength to say anything to the parents who did not text or call. One of the non-calling families have had issues in the past, dropping their kid off 20 minutes EARLY at 6:30am (they are the first drop off). This is the same family with the DCM with no vacation because she already used it, and the same DCM who always makes snarky comments about how her child never wants to leave my house and wants me more than her, etc.
Am I over-reacting or do you think they are being passive aggressive? I do have a tendency to read too much into things and be overly-sensitive.
(I had the post about the DCM who complained she didnt have any more time to take- It's because she already took a week in Vegas and has a week planned for another vacation already, as well as taking a few extra day vacations- I dont know what they are going to do with Christmas vacation).
ALL of my dcp's were late for pick up yesterday. One family, who is rarely late, just got stuck in a bind, text me they would be late, and apologized profusely. Both parents tried to make it to my house to see who would get the kids first, which is completely awesome and I absolutely love them for that!!! I did not mind since they genuinely tried to make it on time and I could tell it was not purposeful. These parents love their kids, keep them when sick, and show genuine care for them, etc.
The other parents just came late. No text mesages, no calls, no apologies. I feel like it is their reaction to me taking my vacation for some reason?? Maybe I am being over-sensitive, but they have always text me in the past when they were going to be even a minute late, and here they were, way too late late with no texts, etc.
Yesterday I had a migrane and the only thing that got me through the last hour of work was knowing that the kids would all be gone by a certain time, which did not happen. I didn't even have the strength to say anything to the parents who did not text or call. One of the non-calling families have had issues in the past, dropping their kid off 20 minutes EARLY at 6:30am (they are the first drop off). This is the same family with the DCM with no vacation because she already used it, and the same DCM who always makes snarky comments about how her child never wants to leave my house and wants me more than her, etc.
Am I over-reacting or do you think they are being passive aggressive? I do have a tendency to read too much into things and be overly-sensitive.
to them! 
Taking 6 days of vacation is not excessive at all, especially if you don't charge them for it.
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