Have You Ever Been Busted?

[Blackcat31]

Blackcat - does it not bother your dcparents that you spend so much time on this forum when I am assuming you have dckids present?

Nope not at all. It isn't like I am glued to the screen all day.

I have mobile devices and a laptop and I have them open all day. I use apps and things to stay connected with my parents throughout the day giving them updates and sharing things with them about their children.

Checking the forum and adding a post or reply takes only a few seconds.

I also do not run a facilitated program. I run a Montessori-inspired environment where my daycare kids (with the exception of infants) pretty much spend a good portion of their day deeply engrossed in their investigations, explorations and play. I don't lead the kids, direct them or facilitate their activities.

My environment is set up so that I can have ALL my children in direct eye sight at all times so basically my role here is to be available for assistance when needed and the rest is up to them.

I am VERY active on the forum in the mornings until lunch and then again in the afternoon but there are definitely times during the day that I don't have a free second to myself.

There are also periods during the day a couple times a week that all my DCK's (except my infants) are gone from the building as well. They have swim lessons 2 days a week and a reading group-book club gal that comes once per week for 90 minutes. I also have a music teacher come in once per week for an hour as well . My kids are busy. ALL day.

I usually have an infant in my arms while reading and/or posting so I type alot one handed but other than that, no my parents don't mind that I am connected to this wonderful support system at any time during the day. Like I said earlier, a few of my parents are avid readers as well.

I also stay logged in and don't log out so that I can read and/or post quickly from any device I am using at the moment.

Oh and FWIW~ I often start a reply, get busy and forget to hit enter or finish typing so this response for example was started about 15 minutes ago and not finished until now.

[Willow]

Really was that necessary? It was just a question.

You asked, that was my opinion.

I do think it was an odd and paranoid question. The word busted in particular stood out. Doesn't that imply having done something wrong? As if we're teenage babysitters getting caught making out with a boyfriend on the livingroom couch?

Naw.

I'm a grown professional woman networking with other grown professional providers here for very short increments of my 10 hour day. Now if I was playing video poker 8 of the 9 hours kids were here and they were running around miserable, hungry and filthy then sure, parents would have every right to be concerned. But just as I'm sure they don't sit and stare at a computer screen punching numbers at their job with no breaks or extracurricular adult interaction they surely can't expect me to.

I see nothing wrong with being here nor would I have any problem if parents "found out" about my posting.


Eta - I post much the same as Blackcat. My laptop sits on my kitchen counter and the rest of my daycare basically surrounds it. I'm not on top of kids everyday, I don't want to be that kind of provider. I am set up for them to explore individually as well as in small groups. That leaves me time to perch and observe over a cup of coffee and a few postings here and there, many of which I read, start to post, get interrupted, come back, get interrupted again, come back, and a half an hour later I can finally finish my thoughts. I like keeping my brain on like that throughout the day and appreciate the breaks for some adult conversation.

[lovemykidstoo]

You asked, that was my opinion.

I do think it was an odd and paranoid question. The word busted in particular stood out. Doesn't that imply having done something wrong? As if we're teenage babysitters getting caught making out with a boyfriend on the livingroom couch?

Naw.

I'm a grown professional woman networking with other grown professional providers here for very short increments of my 10 hour day. Now if I was playing video poker 8 of the 9 hours kids were here and they were running around miserable, hungry and filthy then sure, parents would have every right to be concerned. But just as I'm sure they don't sit and stare at a computer screen punching numbers at their job with no breaks or extracurricular adult interaction they surely can't expect me to.

I see nothing wrong with being here nor would I have any problem if parents "found out" about my posting.

When I said "busted" I was referring to getting caught in a situation where the parent read something and realized it was them that you were talking about. NOT about being on the forum at all.

Your opinion would have been a "no" answer. Think you've been around kids too long if you think you need to call another "professional" a name of "paranoid". Yea, real professional. It was not mandatory for you to even comment on the thread if it was so offensive to you. Good day.

[Willow]

When I said "busted" I was referring to getting caught in a situation where the parent read something and realized it was them that you were talking about. NOT about being on the forum at all.

Your opinion would have been a "no" answer. Think you've been around kids too long if you think you need to call another "professional" a name of "paranoid". Yea, real professional. It was not mandatory for you to even comment on the thread if it was so offensive to you. Good day.

Meh.

It wasn't offensive to me at all, and you're making a much bigger deal out of what I said than is necessary.

I never called "you" paranoid. If you read what I actually wrote instead of snipping out what I ACTUALLY said and then twisting:

"nor could I fathom a scenario where they'd be searching the forum and every thread just in case I might be on it and may have been talking about them.

That definitely comes off more than a little paranoid....."

To me there's a big difference.

(But thanks for calling me unprofessional! )


If you were only looking for a singular "yes I agree with everything you said OP and I feel the exact same way" then why not just say that?

[Hunni Bee]

Meh.

It wasn't offensive to me at all, and you're making a much bigger deal out of what I said than is necessary.

I never called "you" paranoid. If you read what I actually wrote instead of snipping out what I ACTUALLY said and then twisting:

"nor could I fathom a scenario where they'd be searching the forum and every thread just in case I might be on it and may have been talking about them.

That definitely comes off more than a little paranoid....."

That's what I got from your post as well. It didn't seem like you were calling the OP or her question paranoid.

[My3cents]

Oh and FWIW~ I often start a reply, get busy and forget to hit enter or finish typing so this response for example was started about 15 minutes ago and not finished until now.

This is me all the time. I will start something and come back to it as often as it takes. My kids come first before this forum. I usually read and post during nap time or morning or off hours, free time.

If this was to be a dig at blackcat, shame on you. She offers a wealth of information to all of here and helps keep the board running nicely. Forgive me if I am taking this wrong-

[Blackcat31]

This is me all the time. I will start something and come back to it as often as it takes. My kids come first before this forum. I usually read and post during nap time or morning or off hours, free time.

If this was to be a dig at blackcat, shame on you. She offers a wealth of information to all of here and helps keep the board running nicely. Forgive me if I am taking this wrong-

Thanks My3cents lovethis I love the support and "virtual" friendships we have here!

I do try to help out where ever I can but by no means am I ever offended by something someone says. I have heard it all before. I think I might have answered the same question a time or two before as well.

For me, being on the forum is not an action that is taking away from my job or supervision from the daycare kids but is one of those things you kind of do on and off all day in bits and pieces but never really give it your FULL undivided attention.....kwim?

Hence the bad spelling in most my posts , I am in too big of a hurry to re-read my typing....

Besides, we all know what the intent is of most (NOT all) unregistered posters.

Thank you though for the kind words!

[lovemykidstoo]

This is me all the time. I will start something and come back to it as often as it takes. My kids come first before this forum. I usually read and post during nap time or morning or off hours, free time.

If this was to be a dig at blackcat, shame on you. She offers a wealth of information to all of here and helps keep the board running nicely. Forgive me if I am taking this wrong-

Thanks My3cents lovethis I love the support and "virtual" friendships we have here!

I do try to help out where ever I can but by no means am I ever offended by something someone says. I have heard it all before. I think I might have answered the same question a time or two before as well.

For me, being on the forum is not an action that is taking away from my job or supervision from the daycare kids but is one of those things you kind of do on and off all day in bits and pieces but never really give it your FULL undivided attention.....kwim?

Hence the bad spelling in most my posts , I am in too big of a hurry to re-read my typing....

Besides, we all know what the intent is of most (NOT all) unregistered posters.

Thank you though for the kind words!

I have only been here a short time and already you have been so kind. Thanks Blackcat!

[Michael]

Unfortunately you don't. Michael likes threads to stay regardless of content.

I WILL edit if there is somthing sensitive that should be removed. Just PM me.

Nope not at all. It isn't like I am glued to the screen all day.

Tulti-tasking is an art. You've really been a big help here Blackcat. I would like to pay for a dinner with your husband or a Daycare meetup for breakfast. Take me up on it.

When I said "busted" I was referring to getting caught in a situation where the parent read something and realized it was them that you were talking about. NOT about being on the forum at all.

Your opinion would have been a "no" answer. Think you've been around kids too long if you think you need to call another "professional" a name of "paranoid". Yea, real professional. It was not mandatory for you to even comment on the thread if it was so offensive to you. Good day.

This thread would have been good with an added POLL attached with a yes or no option. Its under THREAD TOOLS dropdown on the upper right side of the page.

Thanks My3cents lovethis I love the support and "virtual" friendships we have here!

I do try to help out where ever I can but by no means am I ever offended by something someone says. I have heard it all before. I think I might have answered the same question a time or two before as well.

For me, being on the forum is not an action that is taking away from my job or supervision from the daycare kids but is one of those things you kind of do on and off all day in bits and pieces but never really give it your FULL undivided attention.....kwim?

Hence the bad spelling in most my posts , I am in too big of a hurry to re-read my typing....

Besides, we all know what the intent is of most (NOT all) unregistered posters.

Thank you though for the kind words!

I have only been here a short time and already you have been so kind. Thanks Blackcat![/quote]

This is how to write in the virtual world that is devoid of physical interaction. You are using "smileys" which really help to guide the reader.

[Blackcat31]

This is how to write in the virtual world that is devoid of physical interaction. You are using "smileys" which really help to guide the reader.

I personally love the smilies! lovethis

I have been dogging you for a vomit one forever now.......

I think in the daycare world, a vomit emoticon is absolutely necessary

[lovemykidstoo]

I think in the daycare world, a vomit emoticon is absolutely necessary

Bwa hahahaha!!! Love it!

Michael, I took care of the only post I was concerned about. Thanks so much!!

[mac60]

Unfortunately you don't. Michael likes threads to stay regardless of content.

If you still want to ask, you can PM him but none of the mods have the authority to delete threads entirely.

If you put some identifying info in a thread and you would like to change the names or things like that, PM me and I can probably help you with that. I cannot, however, delete an entire thread.

And this is why I quit posting things. I personally feel that we should be allowed to have certain post deleted at our discretion, since we are the original author. Sometimes providers have questions and concerns that are sensitive, and do not want these things left up for eternity. Just my 2 cents.

[Michael]

And this is why I quit posting things. I personally feel that we should be allowed to have certain post deleted at our discretion, since we are the original author. Sometimes providers have questions and concerns that are sensitive, and do not want these things left up for eternity. Just my 2 cents.

I will repeat this: I WILL edit a thread if there is somthing sensitive that should be removed. Most forums will not.

This forum is databased driven and deleting threads that have mulitple posts from members is not good for the database and over time can corrupt is. We have yet to crash and lose all of our content.

[daycare]

And this is why I quit posting things. I personally feel that we should be allowed to have certain post deleted at our discretion, since we are the original author. Sometimes providers have questions and concerns that are sensitive, and do not want these things left up for eternity. Just my 2 cents.

mac-

I know what you are saying, but if you do have something that you are concerned that others or someone you don't want to read might, then its best to PM someone you know will give good advice. I PM blackcat and sharlan with things that I don't feel I should post in the open.

I think the site is designed well for us to be open or discreet.

[Crystal]

I have an idea. How about members don't post things they wouldn't want others to see/read? That would TOTALLY solve the whole problem about editing/deleting threads!