Mother's Day Gift Reactions

[LaLa1923]

I got 1 thank you, I handed mine out on Thursday.

I got a card from another mom, it was sooo sweet and $50!

[Cradle2crayons]

her mom wanted her to come over on sunday??? geez

why don't you make anything on here?? you have her everyday? thats crazy

What do you mean when you asked why I don't make anything on here??

I don't have that dcg every single day... But I have her five days a week and then one overnight a week.....

The 15 month old I have three days a week and one overnight date night two or three times a month.

[LaLa1923]

What do you mean when you asked why I don't make anything on here??

I don't have that dcg every single day... But I have her five days a week and then one overnight a week.....

The 15 month old I have three days a week and one overnight date night two or three times a month.

I'm sorry, I meant why don't you make anything from her. That's terrible....I hope you have a good mother's day!!

[Hunni Bee]

The parents where I work are very appreciative. Many of them said thank you (we did a little goodie as well), all of them wished me a happy mothers day (even though Im currently still only the mother of a very acrobatic tadpole named Ava) and several of them gave me little gifts for Teacher Appreciation Week. I am always pleasantly surprised.

[Cradle2crayons]

I'm sorry, I meant why don't you make anything from her. That's terrible....I hope you have a good mother's day!!

Ok I'll answer that but warning its very off topic

Lol it's a long story but she only pays me 50 a week. She's one of my first clients once we bought this house last year. At the time I was only watching her daughter for like two hours a day, five days a week. She dropped her off at 3pm and her boyfriend picked up the dcg around 500 or 530 pm. I didn't have to feed her daughter. Basically 10 hours a week. So I charged her only $50 a week, or $10 bucks a day.

That was going fine, then about four months ago, she broke up with her boyfriend. Then shortly thereafter, she got transferred and had to pick up more hours because she became single income. There's no bays daddy support either. She never took him to court for support, but even if she did have an order he still wouldn't pay. Anyway, long story short she makes ten bucks too much for any assistance either and she's young.

So then 10 hours a week turned into 50 hours a week and at minimum wage I knew there was no way she could afford the regular rate. By that time, the dcg had been here a year and had become like one of my own. So I still get $50 a week, but now I watch her 10 hours a day instead of 10 hours a week.

Sorry so long and off topic but that should answer your question. 10 bucks a day barely feeds her two meals and two snacks not to mention since she's here so much during our family time, she gets all the befits my kids do. For instance if I take my kids to get snow cones, dcg gets one too. If we go to dollar tree, dcg gets something too. At the end of the regular week, I don't make a dime from her and in fact hit the negative.

[Michelle]

Every parent said thank you and one parent made ME a gift with their kids cute little handprints on a flower pot filled with candy and flowers and another gave me a gift card for a nail salon and another made me cupcakes !!! I totally wasn't expecting anything!!! Love these parents

[Michelle]

Ok I'll answer that but warning its very off topic

Lol it's a long story but she only pays me 50 a week. She's one of my first clients once we bought this house last year. At the time I was only watching her daughter for like two hours a day, five days a week. She dropped her off at 3pm and her boyfriend picked up the dcg around 500 or 530 pm. I didn't have to feed her daughter. Basically 10 hours a week. So I charged her only $50 a week, or $10 bucks a day.

That was going fine, then about four months ago, she broke up with her boyfriend. Then shortly thereafter, she got transferred and had to pick up more hours because she became single income. There's no bays daddy support either. She never took him to court for support, but even if she did have an order he still wouldn't pay. Anyway, long story short she makes ten bucks too much for any assistance either and she's young.

So then 10 hours a week turned into 50 hours a week and at minimum wage I knew there was no way she could afford the regular rate. By that time, the dcg had been here a year and had become like one of my own. So I still get $50 a week, but now I watch her 10 hours a day instead of 10 hours a week.

Sorry so long and off topic but that should answer your question. 10 bucks a day barely feeds her two meals and two snacks not to mention since she's here so much during our family time, she gets all the befits my kids do. For instance if I take my kids to get snow cones, dcg gets one too. If we go to dollar tree, dcg gets something too. At the end of the regular week, I don't make a dime from her and in fact hit the negative.

wow...you are such a blessing for this family!
:hug:
I am so glad she is with you and you never know , things might change and she might be able to get on assistance or her money situation may change.
I do the same thing as you.. if my kids get something.. then so do they

[Cradle2crayons]

wow...you are such a blessing for this family!
:hug:
I am so glad she is with you and you never know , things might change and she might be able to get on assistance or her money situation may change.
I do the same thing as you.. if my kids get something.. then so do they

Not sure about being a blessing to the mom, she's in it to get Childcare for nothing. But the dcg... She loves me, she needs me.... And she's always grateful. She thinks she's one of my own... My husband says she's our daughter from another mother

[PitterPatter]

I am finally blessed to have 2 good families with thankful Mothers included! Been a long time coming but I got them! :: My parents thanked me and even complimented me for such a wonderful thoughtful gift they could cherish. I knew they would like it so when the craft didn't get finished yesterday due to my printer issue, I invited them back to finish the project today, free of charge of course. Mom's love the free days I give, the gift was the icing on the cake today.

I'm sorry to the providers efforts that go without a thank you. Let me just say thank you for them! Because you are helping teach kids how to share, how to love and spending that quality time with them that they may not even get at home. I have been there for years. Let me just say that even though the parents don't thank you the kids surely enjoy your efforts and are proud of what they create for parents. That's how I got through hard times. Especially the many Christmas's I spent lots of money and time... we do it for the kids. I see thank you on their faces when they are proud of what they make, excited with what we buy, and just happy for time shared together etc.

[TheGoodLife]

I'm sorry to the providers efforts that go without a thank you. Let me just say thank you for them! Because you are helping teach kids how to share, how to love and spending that quality time with them that they may not even get at home. I have been there for years. Let me just say that even though the parents don't thank you the kids surely enjoy your efforts and are proud of what they create for parents. That's how I got through hard times. Especially the many Christmas's I spent lots of money and time... we do it for the kids. I see thank you on their faces when they are proud of what they make, excited with what we buy, and just happy for time shared together etc.

Very sweet! :hug:

[MyAngels]

Ok I'll answer that but warning its very off topic

Lol it's a long story but she only pays me 50 a week. She's one of my first clients once we bought this house last year. At the time I was only watching her daughter for like two hours a day, five days a week. She dropped her off at 3pm and her boyfriend picked up the dcg around 500 or 530 pm. I didn't have to feed her daughter. Basically 10 hours a week. So I charged her only $50 a week, or $10 bucks a day.

That was going fine, then about four months ago, she broke up with her boyfriend. Then shortly thereafter, she got transferred and had to pick up more hours because she became single income. There's no bays daddy support either. She never took him to court for support, but even if she did have an order he still wouldn't pay. Anyway, long story short she makes ten bucks too much for any assistance either and she's young.

So then 10 hours a week turned into 50 hours a week and at minimum wage I knew there was no way she could afford the regular rate. By that time, the dcg had been here a year and had become like one of my own. So I still get $50 a week, but now I watch her 10 hours a day instead of 10 hours a week.

Sorry so long and off topic but that should answer your question. 10 bucks a day barely feeds her two meals and two snacks not to mention since she's here so much during our family time, she gets all the befits my kids do. For instance if I take my kids to get snow cones, dcg gets one too. If we go to dollar tree, dcg gets something too. At the end of the regular week, I don't make a dime from her and in fact hit the negative.

I've done something similar in the past and just wanted to say, it may not come in a monetary form, but you will receive "payment" some day, most likely in the form of blessings of one kind or another lovethis.

[Evansmom]

I finally have nice clients too after years of having 2 long term clients who were so unappreciative. One mom came at pick up on Friday with a beautiful bouquet of wild flowers and herbs for me that smelled wonderful and a sweet note about being her daughter's first teacher. Then she opened our present to her and hugged it to her chest saying TY a ton we made her a canvas with her 18 mo old's hand print on it and some brown sugar scrub. My other mom paid me too much extra for watching her kids an extra day. She loves her gifts too.

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

[Willow]

Two of my three moms took pictures of their gifts, posted them to facebook, tagged me in them and commented about how awesome the presents AND I am.

Made my day

[lovemykidstoo]

I did hear via a text from my one mom about how much she loved the gift that her son made and thanked me. They are on vacation next week and won't be here so she opened it up early. I'm assuming the other ones are just opening theirs up today. I usually don't hear anything about the mothers day/fathers day/christmas gifts though.

[Lavender]

One mom got teary-eyed when she saw it and the next day (I sent them home thurs) told me she got teary eyed again that morning thinking about it. Another picked up after I left and told my assistant that not only did she love it, she had told a friend she would love a gift like that when her friend was trying to think of a gift for her class to make. Several other moms said they loved it too.

I made butterfly footprints on canvas with a mother poem next to it. I think for father's day I'm going to have them color dollar store mugs and bake them. I have mobile infants so I'm limited in what we can do.