at Janet again:
You better believe that if I am in a meeting, I could not leave to take a phone call unless a receptionist was told it was an emergency. I do not take my cell phone to meetings because I find it unprofessional to see others fiddling with their phones while in a meeting. It signals that you are more interested in your little blackberry or text message than you are in the matter at hand. I am career oriented as well as family oriented. I do need my job and the salary it provides for my family just as many of you accept parents and children in situations that are less than ideal because you want the income. So we really aren't much different, are we? You do not know me or my work situation to make any type of determination on what is acceptable in my work place or not or what type of parent I am (nice jab, nanny). As far as not charging my cell--are we not all human? Do we not all get carried away with day to day activities and forgot things occasionally? I suppose you are perfect and never make a mistake or forget anything from time to time. I didn't say it was a routine thing to forget to charge my phone--I said OCCASIONALLY.
My child's provider has my office line and my cell line. They have my hubby's office and his cell. They have our emergency contacts. Fortunately, there has never been an emergency arise and the few times I have been contacted by his daycare for non-emergencies, I have been available. They also have authorization to transport him to the ER if they cannot contact me and can do so because they are a daycare center and not an in home provider limited to one individual caring for a number of children. Here is a perfect example of where IF a provider could see things from a parent's perspective then they would be more understanding of a parent's situation (say, when you can't reach Mom). More understanding of eachother is needed to be able to function harmonically. And more understanding and respect of eachother would most likely eliminate alot of the need to vent.
And you don't think a parent can help you see another perspective but yet you go to a website to get advice from your counterparts...counterparts that know nothing about your business setup, your strategy, your beliefs, observed you as a provider, observed the children under your care, etc? You believe those people can help you see a different vantage point but you don't believe that I could? Am I interpreting that correctly even though you go on to say that you like to hear from parents? That seems rather oxymoronic and hypocritcal. If you don't think I can help you see a different perspective, then why? What makes me different from the counterparts you are open to ideas from? Is it because I am a parent and never been a provider? I didn't say I'm trying to change the world. I said because of my experiences, I only wish I could help the closed minded providers see a different perspective. I didn't say I'm the only person that has had bad experiences and am the sole individual that could help merge provider/parent relationships. Providers should appreciate that there are parents that exist who see there is strain in the parent/provider dynamic and would like to help each other understand the other better. And NO, I absolutely do not think it is prudent to know if I am a parent, provider, alien, or ghost. It makes no difference when speaking about basic social concepts such as respect, trust, and understanding. It shows that you automatically discredit me because I am not a provider and that is quite a shame.
I am not one of those parents that should be grouped into the lump of displeasurable parents. I am an involved parent. I stay at home with my son some days just because I want to. If he is sick, I keep him home. I pay daycare on time every month--$903/month for one child (almost 4yo). Is child care perfect? No, no child care setting is perfect for ANY parent. But if we can all respect each other's opinions and each other as human beings and cease the assumptions, it certainly would be a better experience for all of us.
You better believe that if I am in a meeting, I could not leave to take a phone call unless a receptionist was told it was an emergency. I do not take my cell phone to meetings because I find it unprofessional to see others fiddling with their phones while in a meeting. It signals that you are more interested in your little blackberry or text message than you are in the matter at hand. I am career oriented as well as family oriented. I do need my job and the salary it provides for my family just as many of you accept parents and children in situations that are less than ideal because you want the income. So we really aren't much different, are we? You do not know me or my work situation to make any type of determination on what is acceptable in my work place or not or what type of parent I am (nice jab, nanny). As far as not charging my cell--are we not all human? Do we not all get carried away with day to day activities and forgot things occasionally? I suppose you are perfect and never make a mistake or forget anything from time to time. I didn't say it was a routine thing to forget to charge my phone--I said OCCASIONALLY.
My child's provider has my office line and my cell line. They have my hubby's office and his cell. They have our emergency contacts. Fortunately, there has never been an emergency arise and the few times I have been contacted by his daycare for non-emergencies, I have been available. They also have authorization to transport him to the ER if they cannot contact me and can do so because they are a daycare center and not an in home provider limited to one individual caring for a number of children. Here is a perfect example of where IF a provider could see things from a parent's perspective then they would be more understanding of a parent's situation (say, when you can't reach Mom). More understanding of eachother is needed to be able to function harmonically. And more understanding and respect of eachother would most likely eliminate alot of the need to vent.
And you don't think a parent can help you see another perspective but yet you go to a website to get advice from your counterparts...counterparts that know nothing about your business setup, your strategy, your beliefs, observed you as a provider, observed the children under your care, etc? You believe those people can help you see a different vantage point but you don't believe that I could? Am I interpreting that correctly even though you go on to say that you like to hear from parents? That seems rather oxymoronic and hypocritcal. If you don't think I can help you see a different perspective, then why? What makes me different from the counterparts you are open to ideas from? Is it because I am a parent and never been a provider? I didn't say I'm trying to change the world. I said because of my experiences, I only wish I could help the closed minded providers see a different perspective. I didn't say I'm the only person that has had bad experiences and am the sole individual that could help merge provider/parent relationships. Providers should appreciate that there are parents that exist who see there is strain in the parent/provider dynamic and would like to help each other understand the other better. And NO, I absolutely do not think it is prudent to know if I am a parent, provider, alien, or ghost. It makes no difference when speaking about basic social concepts such as respect, trust, and understanding. It shows that you automatically discredit me because I am not a provider and that is quite a shame.
I am not one of those parents that should be grouped into the lump of displeasurable parents. I am an involved parent. I stay at home with my son some days just because I want to. If he is sick, I keep him home. I pay daycare on time every month--$903/month for one child (almost 4yo). Is child care perfect? No, no child care setting is perfect for ANY parent. But if we can all respect each other's opinions and each other as human beings and cease the assumptions, it certainly would be a better experience for all of us.
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