Craziest Thing That's Happened

[wdmmom]

With the end of the year ending, I thought it might be fun to share some of our craziest daycare stories.

Here's mine:


I termed a family last year because DCD was way too comfortable. He tried bogarting my staff assistant right in front of me!! He asked how much I was paying and he offered her more money if she'd quit and go to work for him directly!!! Thank goodness her dedication was to me and her wonderful sense of humor told him he couldn't afford her!!

After that incident, I told the family they were on probation and if something like that happened again, they'd be termed on the spot.

The next week, DCD had enough nerve to not only ask my staff assistant again with even more money. Then he had the audacity to say he liked her watching the kids better than me (while I was standing right there, mind you)!!!!

The termination letter was drawn up within an hour after dropoff and DCM picked up and got the news. She handled it like a screen door on a submarine and cussed me out all the way to the car. My neighbor(an off duty state patrolman) heard her yelling and asked me if everything was alright. Which I told him I was fine.

She said didn't like the kids coming to my place anyway and normally I dont entertain comfrontation but I had to toss in, "Yeah, well if you hate me so much, why did they never miss a single day???" To which she finally shut up.


THEN...(oh yes...it gets better)

Dcd shows up at my house after business hours that same day apologizing profusely. I thanked him for his apology and shut the door.

WELL...

He must have thought an apology meant we were resuming our working relationship because he showed up the next day!!!!!

I didn't answer the door or the phone!!

He left only one message that said something along the lines of...I thought since I apologized we were good. Now you're not answering the door. Whatever man, Merry Christmas! ::::::::::::::::::

[My3cents]

With the end of the year ending, I thought it might be fun to share some of our craziest daycare stories.

Here's mine:


I termed a family last year because DCD was way too comfortable. He tried bogarting my staff assistant right in front of me!! He asked how much I was paying and he offered her more money if she'd quit and go to work for him directly!!! Thank goodness her dedication was to me and her wonderful sense of humor told him he couldn't afford her!!

After that incident, I told the family they were on probation and if something like that happened again, they'd be termed on the spot.

The next week, DCD had enough nerve to not only ask my staff assistant again with even more money. Then he had the audacity to say he liked her watching the kids better than me (while I was standing right there, mind you)!!!!

The termination letter was drawn up within an hour after dropoff and DCM picked up and got the news. She handled it like a screen door on a submarine and cussed me out all the way to the car. My neighbor(an off duty state patrolman) heard her yelling and asked me if everything was alright. Which I told him I was fine.

She said didn't like the kids coming to my place anyway and normally I dont entertain comfrontation but I had to toss in, "Yeah, well if you hate me so much, why did they never miss a single day???" To which she finally shut up.


THEN...(oh yes...it gets better)

Dcd shows up at my house after business hours that same day apologizing profusely. I thanked him for his apology and shut the door.

WELL...

He must have thought an apology meant we were resuming our working relationship because he showed up the next day!!!!!

I didn't answer the door or the phone!!

He left only one message that said something along the lines of...I thought since I apologized we were good. Now you're not answering the door. Whatever man, Merry Christmas! ::::::::::::::::::

wow. This was like reading a good book that pulls you in and you just have to keep turning the page to see what happens next. wow

I got nothin...... I have great parents and am blessed in this area. Has not always been the case in past years. Look forward to more end of the year stories

[JenNJ]

Nothing! I have the same clients I did this time last year, except I added another wonderful family into the mix. lovethis I am so very fortunate to have such awesome families. I have one leaving at the end of the year, but that is due to her child aging out.

[daycare]

i have a crazy one.....

young couple (not married) looking for daycare for twins.

they come to interview. dad is out of work for a bit due to a work injury but says is going back in a few weeks. finally call me back and decide to sign on leaving a holding fee.

They ask if during the time if they can drop off the kids here and there jsut so they can get them used to me. I don't normally allow this, but at the time I did not have a full schedule and needed the money.

DCD was very friendly and a little flirty, which I declined to play that game.

Well I welcomed them to text or email me call me with any questions. Both of them text and emailed me with more questions.

I also work as a personal fitness trainer and the dcd started to ask questions about it. said he was interested in hiring me for his GF. Ok no big deal.

well one day DCD bring the twins over for the first time. DCD leaves and I take a pic to send to both DCD and DCM to show them that the twins are fine.

Next thing you know DCM is blowing up my phone wanting to know why her kids are at my house?? I am shocked and don't know what to say...
After her screaming at me and then accusing me of doing things with her BF, before I know it, she is at my front door.

I had never had anything like this happen before and it was crazy. The DCM calls me the next day with her phone bill and wants to know what each and every text was about that her BF and I discussed. OMG are you serious. I was like lady, it was about childcare, if you really need it I will copy the text and send them to you......that was dumb of me to offer, of course she said yes....

Ugh so I take all my time and do as I said I would sending over the text messages as I said I would. I had nothing to hide.

So another day passes and its a saturday. DCM calls me and starts asking me all of these questions about everything and anything DCD has said to me. At that point I tell her look, I am sorry you have obvious trust issues with your BF, but I can't help you. Perhaps you guys should consider some couples counseling.

I was so scared that she was going to come over the smash my car up or something or do something else. After all, she had been to my house for the first interview....

After that, I won't text only a DCD without copying DCM on it too

[SunshineMama]

The worst I have had was the "everything is due to teething" parents.

One day, the child came with hand, foot, and mouth... I brought it to their attention, knowing what it was, and sent him away to get a doctors note. Of course (before going to the doctor), they were upset because it was "just teething." after the doctor, they didnt even admit they were wrong.

Later on in the year, that same child brought rotovirus. I immediately recognized the smell, and sent him packing. They kept bringing him back every other day (bc I kept sending him home and he had to stay home 24 hours after being sent home), and said it was only due to teething. Finally, I drafted a term notice. It was too late though, 3 of the other kids caught it after I let him come back, believing the parents that he had stopped having diarrhea. My favorite text from dcd: "Don't blame C.... For all you know, he could have caught it from your kids."

Needless to say, we have been a very healthy daycare ever since that kid left.

[crazydaycarelady]

I had a constipated dcb that kept pushing until he pushed his rectum OUTSIDE of his body. Dcm brought me some rubber gloves and ointment and real casual like told me to just shove his rectum back into his body should it flop out.

Um......that'll cost extra!

no j/k I was not up for performing medical procedures here at the dc!

[SunshineMama]

I had a constipated dcb that kept pushing until he pushed his rectum OUTSIDE of his body. Dcm brought me some rubber gloves and ointment and real casual like told me to just shove his rectum back into his body should it flop out.

Um......that'll cost extra!

no j/k I was not up for performing medical procedures here at the dc!

[nanglgrl]

I had a constipated dcb that kept pushing until he pushed his rectum OUTSIDE of his body. Dcm brought me some rubber gloves and ointment and real casual like told me to just shove his rectum back into his body should it flop out.

Um......that'll cost extra!

no j/k I was not up for performing medical procedures here at the dc!

Thank you for the laugh. :::::: How did you respond? I think I would have started to laugh uncontrollably.

[Binkybobo]

Strangest ever phone interview.
Mom called me one afternoon looking for care for her 4 year old daughter. The conversation was going great I thought then she started going all weird on me. She lovedmy curricuum and what I had to offer for a child her daughter's age, but when I started discussing the meals I serve she interruptedme and said, "I feed her junk." I was silent for a moment then I said, " Of course we all give our own children candy and doughnuts at times. There is nothing wrong with this. For the most part we should offer them healthy food for their bodies, brain, and to promote lifelong healthy eating habits." She replied,"I have called many daycares and to the ones that tel me they serve nothing but organic health food,I usually tell them that they are full of crap." ummm..ok whatever.

She then asked me what the races of the children in my care were. My response was, "ummm, well I have........a.....uh...... Why do you need to know this?" This question upset me, and I thought if she has a problem with bringing her child somewhere basedon another child's race then she is not welcome here. She said that her child was interacial and she wanted to make sure that I didn't have a problem with interacial or black children in general. I never gave her the rundown of races, but assured her that I would never treat any child differently because of their skin color.

I then asked her the child's name and she bagn to laugh. I was like what is so funny? She then said, "I didn't name her. Her dad did." So I tod her it couldn't be that bad. I am sure she has a beautiful name. Mom then told me that the little gir's name was Hennesy. I again paused and tried to think of something positive to say about this. My best response was, "It is actually a pretty name.... you know..if it weren't aliquor." (foot meet mouth)

We chatted some more. She said some more rude, shocking things. In the end she sounded excited and wanted to enrol, but she lived with grandma. Grandma would want to ca and ask questions as well. I said that was ok, and that I looked foward to speaking with her. Grandma called the next day. I was my usual cheerful self. She tod me that her daughter had called me day before, and I cheerfuly said, "Yeah(mom's name here)! She told me you would be calling! Happy to hear from you!" to which grandma responded,"yeah, yeah... I woud like to come by and meet you." Mind you I do not interview during business hours. This was also my first month in business, and it just so happened that the 2 children that i had enroled at the time were not there that day, an di was really looking foward to getting out of the house on the weekday. I told grandma that I didn't have any children today and was actually about to walk out the door when she called. I asked her if she would like to come a little later that day when I returned or the next day after daycare hours. Her response was,"uh uh, I'm coming when there are kids there." I was silent again. I just realized where the mom got her rudeness from. I told her we would schedule something later when she had her mind made up. she asked if she could have my address so that she would already have it when we scheduled our meeting. I said sure. I have grown accustomed to leaving out the city and state when gicing out my address because typically when the street and zipcode are put into the GPS all of this comes up. Plus, she's seen my ad, and obviousy we are in the same state and city! Why else would you be calling me? I gave her the street name and number plus the zip code and she yelled, "What city?!?" This was the phone interview from hell! I hung up the phone afterwards, finished getting my children ready for our outing, and walked out to the car, at that moment an SUV with an older woman driving slowly drove past my driveway. Like driveby shooting slow! I was so sure it was her! How crazy! She never called back, but I had already made up my mind that if they were to call back I would tell them NO!

[Binkybobo]

I have to get better at spell and grammar checking...

[snips&snails]

...I thought since I apologized we were good. Now you're not answering the door.

:: People often don't understand why I don't force children to say "sorry" - this is the kind of story I tell to explain Hilarious!

[e.j.]

I had a constipated dcb that kept pushing until he pushed his rectum OUTSIDE of his body. Dcm brought me some rubber gloves and ointment and real casual like told me to just shove his rectum back into his body should it flop out.

Um......that'll cost extra!

no j/k I was not up for performing medical procedures here at the dc!

I had a baby who was constipated and her dcm gave me a box of Q-Tips. She told me if the baby couldn't get the poop out, to help her by digging it out with the Q-Tip. I thought that was bad. I can't imagine shoving a rectum back into a kids' body!

[MNMum]

I had a constipated dcb that kept pushing until he pushed his rectum OUTSIDE of his body. Dcm brought me some rubber gloves and ointment and real casual like told me to just shove his rectum back into his body should it flop out.

Um......that'll cost extra!

no j/k I was not up for performing medical procedures here at the dc!

When my oldest DD was 2, she kept prolapsing her rectum. We had many ER visits. The ER doc also suggested I push it back in. In the end they always had to heavily medicate her because she would get so upset and not relax for the procedure. I'm a seasoned RN and even I couldn't do that to my own child.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I had a baby who was constipated and her dcm gave me a box of Q-Tips. She told me if the baby couldn't get the poop out, to help her by digging it out with the Q-Tip. I thought that was bad. I can't imagine shoving a rectum back into a kids' body!

I had a Mom tell me that her 2-year-old daughter sometimes has trouble pooping so using your finger to get it out greatly assists her. We do not do that here, and I can't say that I know of any daycare that does.

[wdmmom]

I had a constipated dcb that kept pushing until he pushed his rectum OUTSIDE of his body. Dcm brought me some rubber gloves and ointment and real casual like told me to just shove his rectum back into his body should it flop out.

Um......that'll cost extra!

no j/k I was not up for performing medical procedures here at the dc!

Ok...that takes the cake!!!