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[saved4always]

Daycare was never my career choice.
I LOVE being alone.
I used to smoke.
I read ALOT of true crime books
I am addicted to my i-phone

If I won the lottery I would NOT be here Monday either and wouldn't look back or feel one bit guilty. not one bit.

I love to be alone, too....to read my romances...!
I also would not go to work Monday if I won the lottery...but I guess I would have to actually buy a ticket in order for that to happen. ::

[Starburst]

If I won the lotto, I would still continue to do daycare but I would have an awesome assistant and state of the art palace to do it in. I like to keep busy and have purpose. I would travel often while my assistant held the reins.

Me too, I would get bored very easily having nothing to do every day . I haven't started yet but have worked at a home daycare and right now I cannot see myself retiring unless I was physically unable to do daycare anymore or had some type of personal/family emergancy that made it too difficult. If I won the lottery I would probably still do daycare but I just turn into a non-profit and either work with lower income families or charge lower rates and use the money I made from payments for daycare related things (toys, food, field trips) or buy a house just for daycare and hire a bunch of assistants and do mostly administration, curriculum, and event/party planning stuff .

Lol It seems that the topic changed from secrets you keep from the kid's parents to the lottery

As of now something the parents of the kids I watch probably don't know is that I like rap (Eminem, Dr. Dre) and punk/alternative rock music (MCR, Good Charlotte, Linkin Park)- Im a 90's baby so I grew up listening to all of this. I also love witch/vampire/ supernatural books, shows, movies (Twilight, House of Night, Vampire Diaries). I love scary Halloween movies and decorations (I'll have to tone it down when I start my business ). And I don't drink dark sodas (even diet) or alcholic drinks.

[Binkybobo]

Ok I will join in

This really isn't my profession of choice. I just don't think I can go anywhere else and make the money I make and be able to make my own schedule.

Yet, honestly some days I feel trapped, mostly bc I am ALWAYS stuck at home.

Exactly this:

crazydaycarelady-

"That I can't wait for them to pick up their kids.

That I live for the weekends.

That when I see them pull up into my driveway to drop off I usually *sigh.*

That on the weekends or vacations I don't miss them."


I am still a very good and professional provider and I love those little ones like my own- just Monday-Friday LOL

AAAAAAWW..story of my life. I can ony imagine the furture will be brighter once I hire an assistant and get the oppertunity to go out to the store in the middle of a weekday.

[BumbleBee]

I am a night time smoker

When it doesn't snow overnight, I roll out of bed 15 minutes before my first arrival

My bedroom is burglar proof (also known as extremely messy)

Despite my "no shoes in the daycare room" rule, I walk through there with my shoes on during the weekend

The only reason I have a tv is so I can play video games

In college, I came very close to being charged with stealing federal property. (Jail time, community service, fines)

My dad is a hoarder

[Evansmom]

Thanks for sharing on this thread, I don't feel so alone now. I share a lot of things with all y'all like this isn't my profession of choice tho I sell myself like it is to clients. And I'm a super super introvert so all the talking I do all day exhausts me, most days I want to dig a hole and stay in it!

My husband before my current one died of brain cancer after 17 months of fighting it.

I don't drink at all now but I was a pretty wild child.

I am a very big reader and am a huge Tolkien-head (lover of all things JRR Tolkien related)

I would move to middle earth in an instant if I could (yeah I'm a nerd!

I re-read The Lord of the Rings books (6 books in 3 volumes, not a trilogy as some believe) every year starting on the day the Fellowship book starts, September 22. See? I am a huge nerd!

[justgettingstarted]

That I am planning on closing my daycare a few months after having my baby in March...and I absolutely cannot wait happyface happyface happyface

[Patches]

I moved out when I was 16 and lived in my car and my mom didn't notice I was gone for a month
I used to have 14 piercings
I shaved my head when I graduated high school just because I wanted to (which I wish I had the guts to do again)
I used to smoke
I really only want to care for infants and then kick them out

[Lyss]

I'll join! I like all your responses! It's fun!

-I'm an atheist but I respect others that have beliefs unlike mine
-I'm amazed everyday that I'm this "normal" (as are most people when they hear about my upbringing)
-I've cut off nearly all of my family, except my grandparents and 1 brother, as they're crazy and terrible people.
-I'm not a goody goody. My DCPs seem to think I'm super straight & that I've never even had a drink or done anything "wild." (a good think I guess!!) DH and I have grown up a lot in the last 5 years and are occasional social drinkers now (2 drink limit; 1 for DH because of mild liver damage) but we used to chain smoke, binge drink and hang out in not so great places with not so great people.
-DH & I do not have a perfect relationship, in fact we've come very close to divorcing in the last year but are working on it.
-I have tattoos (no tramp stamps!)
-I love a good IPA
-I lovethis being alone
-I work as a virtual (all online correspondence) personal assistant to make extra cash and sometimes spend all nap time scheduling appts or doing research for clients.

[Starburst]

Oh yeah for got about that...

I really hate seeing DCM butt crack (when they take off dck's shoes & things) and wish I didn't know how many had tramp stamps. I am on the floor with kids all day, they DO make pants that don't show your undies.

I used to have 14 piercings

Oops looks like I forgot one- I have a tattoo and yes it is technechly a "tramp stamp"... I origionally wanted it on my hip bone but the guy said that is really painful and hard to do without messing up and I am overweight so the only other place that wouldn't sag and mess up the tattoo if I gained or lost weight would be my lower back- but my weight has gone up and down so much since I got it that it actually looks like it went up higher- it looks like it's almost in the middle of my back! And I also have 14 piercings- 6 in each ear, 1 nose, and 1 lip; I rarely wear any of them but the nose one and the lip one has mostly closed up.

Another confession.... I want more tattoos and piercings but I know that I souldn't (well if I lose weight maybe a belly button ring )

[MissSarah]

I am a very big reader and am a huge Tolkien-head (lover of all things JRR Tolkien related)

I would move to middle earth in an instant if I could (yeah I'm a nerd!

I re-read The Lord of the Rings books (6 books in 3 volumes, not a trilogy as some believe) every year starting on the day the Fellowship book starts, September 22. See? I am a huge nerd!

Take me with you when you move to Middle Earth! lovethis

I think my biggest secret is that watching other people's kids is not my favorite thing in the world (glad to see I'm not alone in that ) It was just a convenient way to for me to be able to be home with my own kids and still make money. Now that my kids are older, I just like not having to go somewhere to work...I'd much rather be at home.

If I won the lottery I would definitely quit daycare because I'd want to be free to travel. I'd probably give a month or two notice to my families because otherwise I'd feel guilty

[saved4always]

I am a night time smoker

When it doesn't snow overnight, I roll out of bed 15 minutes before my first arrival

My bedroom is burglar proof (also known as extremely messy)

Despite my "no shoes in the daycare room" rule, I walk through there with my shoes on during the weekend

The only reason I have a tv is so I can play video games

In college, I came very close to being charged with stealing federal property. (Jail time, community service, fines)

My dad is a hoarder

My bedroom is burgler proof, too....:: I always lived in fear that someone would need to go up there and would know my true messiness instead of the mirage of my clean main floor!

[daycarediva]

I also wear shoes in the house on weekends. Dcps and dcks CANNOT though.

I had my first child at 15, and I am still happily married to her father.
I cannot believe I forgot this one----my dcp's do not know how old I am, but if they did, they would be shocked/surprised (bc of dd!)


I dislike my Mother. She wasn't a good parent by any means and treated me exactly like 2 of my dcp's treat their lo's. Makes me super sad for them.

[daycarediva]

I think most of my dcp's have horrible parenting skills, even if they are well intentioned.

Like some pp, I actually DO like daycare, I just wish I had more freedom/free time. If I won the lottery (actually, I have side businesses that are hopefully going to fund this one day as I don't even PLAY the lotto) I will be expanding and hiring full time staff, and only being there a few hours a day. Heck, I still miss some of my favorite kids from 'back in the day'!

I am jealous, like WAY jealous of people that have kids without autism. My ds has come so far, but I never wanted to think things like 'he will live in our garage apt for the rest of my life' My dcps all think I am a saint, have it all together and am overjoyed with ds's successes (they have ALL said this on numerous occassions) when really I just struggle everyday with "Why MY BABY?!?"

[Crazy In Mo]

I just struggle everyday with "Why MY BABY?!?"

This made me get teary eyed:/ I'm so sorry, I'm sure it's hard

[BumbleBee]

I am jealous, like WAY jealous of people that have kids without autism. My ds has come so far, but I never wanted to think things like 'he will live in our garage apt for the rest of my life' My dcps all think I am a saint, have it all together and am overjoyed with ds's successes (they have ALL said this on numerous occassions) when really I just struggle everyday with "Why MY BABY?!?"

I completely understand this! It's one of those things you can't say to just anybody. I often thought "why MY kid? Why???????" with my son. *hugs* I get it, I do.