Halloween and Late Parent Dilemna

[Cat Herder]

but I don't charge her fees bc shes a single mom

IMHO, Until you are willing to fix this, nothing is ever going to change.

[SunshineMama]

Boo I know you all are right! It's hard with this particular dcm because I feel so bad for her since she's a single mom, her kids so sweet, and she's a friend of a friend and does nice things like giving my kids gifts on holidays and passing down a bunch of cute clothes for my new baby. The lateness only really bothers me when I have plans, but I get what you are all saying. I am just as much the problem.

[daycare]

I see what you are saying...if you are this close with the DCM then maybe you can have a heart to heart with her face to face.

just tell her, hey I don't mind that you run late from time to time, but when I have things planned, I really need you here on time. Let her know ahead of time when you have things planned and send her a kind reminder.

I have a DCK that I love sooo oooooooo much and the family that when I have to go about my daily life and they are here that I just take them with me. THe parents love that we can work it out and I dont mind at all...

talk to her about how you guys can take care of it. I feel that things don't always need to be handled the way that I had said before, but most of the time it is what gets the parents to follow your rules....

[SunshineMama]

I see what you are saying...if you are this close with the DCM then maybe you can have a heart to heart with her face to face.

just tell her, hey I don't mind that you run late from time to time, but when I have things planned, I really need you here on time. Let her know ahead of time when you have things planned and send her a kind reminder.

I have a DCK that I love sooo oooooooo much and the family that when I have to go about my daily life and they are here that I just take them with me. THe parents love that we can work it out and I dont mind at all...

talk to her about how you guys can take care of it. I feel that things don't always need to be handled the way that I had said before, but most of the time it is what gets the parents to follow your rules....

This sounds like a good way to handle things.