Tweet
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! <------------Pretty much covers my day.
Didn't start out bad but by the end of the day I was ready for a drink!
One DCB wakes and starts crying. Hes three and ruler of his home. He gets up in the middle of the night and mommy and daddy get up with him cause they don't want him crying and making himself throw up (says a lot doesn't it) .
Well he has been attempting that with me. Usually I tell him to lay down and be quiet and that is that. Today he decided to cry....and cry....and cry....and when I didn't respond he cried louder and louder and LOUDER till I pulled him from his bed. Mr. Ruler thought that meant play time and was smiles. Till I put him in time out. Told him he got to stay there till he was done screaming and when he was done it was back to bed. Well. That went into a screaming temper tantrum that I am surprised the neighbors didn't call 911 because someone over here was killing a child!
Then my divorcing mom shows to drop off bags for the girls. It is daddy day and she cannot seem to find the time in the morning at drop off time to pack their bags and bring them. She must come right before daddy shows to drop them off and stand around. Him and her have a restraint order and cannot be together so I don't need to go into details on what is going on and why she is doing it. Then tells the youngest she packed a snack and juice in her bag for her and she can have it......when snacks is done and kids are getting picked up. I said no. Well I get to the blame and am the mean person and WHO gets to deal with the crying child as she leaves?? Yeah
Then she drives by my house TWICE while dad is picking up and standing outside talking with me. Now she lives in my development...on the other side and does not need to pass my house at all. And she can see from the stop sign that he is here and would be perfectly able to turn towards her house and not go near mine but no. She must drive past TWICE. *sigh*
I have three ADHD kids who all took turns in time out at some point in time and I have to say that sometimes it just gets reallllllllly old. I hate repeating the same thing over and over and over when they are old enough to understand and today was just on my last surviving nerve.
My new DCD texts me and asks if he has to pay for Monday. Now this, if you are following any of my posts, is the DCPs who owned another family daycare and shut down cause they were pay as you go. We sat at my table and talked openly about that and I said you can't do that and pay bills. I pay for a slot and you pay if you come or not. So WHY are they asking me this? They KNOW the answer. We talked about it. I handed them my parent info and told them to read it before accepting. They have been here three weeks now. And he has to ask me this? Now I know why he is asking. But there is a reason for my written policies. A reason why I am open and they are not. Just because you ask doesn't mean I change the rules. I get it but it doesn't make it any less frustrating.
They are not fitting in well. I dunno if mom is resentful of having to close or if personality but they are very stand offish. They don't read my papers. They are not friendly and chatty and personal. And tomorrow is the DCB birthday. I ask dad in the text if they will be bringing something to celebrate as we are having colored snack of the day this week and want to allow space for his celebration. His comment back "I doubt it. We had a huge party this weekend with all his daycare friends (meaning old kids) and I doubt mom will want to be bothered doing anything." Nice. So besides ignoring tomorrow is his actual birthday.......you also openly point out that his new friends mean nothing and you can't be bothered.
Very nice. Nice way to fit in. This IS a family daycare. If you don't want to be a part of the family....why did you not pick a center or something?
And I am having issues with a family here and am at the breaking point with them. I had the older child....no problems. They were my best clients. I had a short break when he went off to school and the baby came. The baby is horrible. I hate to say it but she is. She is a TON of work and far from being an easy child. I charge them nothing extra because it was agreed she would be here only twice a week. The grandmom (whom I am friends with) watches her three days and I have her two. Grandmom is done. She still works and every day off she gets the baby and cannot take her anywhere or do anything because she screams all day long. I get it. Believe me. Be it is getting dumped on me. I have been getting calls more and more on taking her an extra day. It started out with one day here or there for things like a funeral or time to sleep (gmom is a nurse and works shifts). Ok. Then it went to getting nails done and lunch out and those times went from "Oh I will pick her up at 1" to picking up at 3:30. The childs schedule is thrown off and she is coming at inappropriate times to my schedule or leaving during naps . They have caused me to have to cancel field trips and outings and I am DONE. They are to give me a schedule at the start of the month. This month we have not stuck to it one single week. Not one. Today I get a call on my machine that the DCG is coming tomorrow. Didnt ask. Just said she will be there. Done. Tomorrow mom is getting notice that I can no longer change schedule. I have a full house now. I am completely stressed out and do no need this. The other children are being effected by it and it isn't fair to them either. Either sign on for three days, stick to the schedule or leave and find someone to take your 7 months old baby for 2-3 days a week on demand! DONE DONE DONE
Top off some issues dealing with my sons college and I was about to scream by closing.
I need a drink....and a sunset beach somewhere with a cabana boy...........
I love my job but sometimes I just feel pushed to the limit! I hope this is not a promise of my week to come.
Didn't start out bad but by the end of the day I was ready for a drink!
One DCB wakes and starts crying. Hes three and ruler of his home. He gets up in the middle of the night and mommy and daddy get up with him cause they don't want him crying and making himself throw up (says a lot doesn't it) .
Well he has been attempting that with me. Usually I tell him to lay down and be quiet and that is that. Today he decided to cry....and cry....and cry....and when I didn't respond he cried louder and louder and LOUDER till I pulled him from his bed. Mr. Ruler thought that meant play time and was smiles. Till I put him in time out. Told him he got to stay there till he was done screaming and when he was done it was back to bed. Well. That went into a screaming temper tantrum that I am surprised the neighbors didn't call 911 because someone over here was killing a child!Then my divorcing mom shows to drop off bags for the girls. It is daddy day and she cannot seem to find the time in the morning at drop off time to pack their bags and bring them. She must come right before daddy shows to drop them off and stand around. Him and her have a restraint order and cannot be together so I don't need to go into details on what is going on and why she is doing it. Then tells the youngest she packed a snack and juice in her bag for her and she can have it......when snacks is done and kids are getting picked up. I said no. Well I get to the blame and am the mean person and WHO gets to deal with the crying child as she leaves?? Yeah
Then she drives by my house TWICE while dad is picking up and standing outside talking with me. Now she lives in my development...on the other side and does not need to pass my house at all. And she can see from the stop sign that he is here and would be perfectly able to turn towards her house and not go near mine but no. She must drive past TWICE.
*sigh*I have three ADHD kids who all took turns in time out at some point in time and I have to say that sometimes it just gets reallllllllly old. I hate repeating the same thing over and over and over when they are old enough to understand and today was just on my last surviving nerve.
My new DCD texts me and asks if he has to pay for Monday. Now this, if you are following any of my posts, is the DCPs who owned another family daycare and shut down cause they were pay as you go. We sat at my table and talked openly about that and I said you can't do that and pay bills. I pay for a slot and you pay if you come or not. So WHY are they asking me this? They KNOW the answer. We talked about it. I handed them my parent info and told them to read it before accepting. They have been here three weeks now. And he has to ask me this? Now I know why he is asking. But there is a reason for my written policies. A reason why I am open and they are not. Just because you ask doesn't mean I change the rules. I get it but it doesn't make it any less frustrating.
They are not fitting in well. I dunno if mom is resentful of having to close or if personality but they are very stand offish. They don't read my papers. They are not friendly and chatty and personal. And tomorrow is the DCB birthday. I ask dad in the text if they will be bringing something to celebrate as we are having colored snack of the day this week and want to allow space for his celebration. His comment back "I doubt it. We had a huge party this weekend with all his daycare friends (meaning old kids) and I doubt mom will want to be bothered doing anything." Nice. So besides ignoring tomorrow is his actual birthday.......you also openly point out that his new friends mean nothing and you can't be bothered.
Very nice. Nice way to fit in. This IS a family daycare. If you don't want to be a part of the family....why did you not pick a center or something?And I am having issues with a family here and am at the breaking point with them. I had the older child....no problems. They were my best clients. I had a short break when he went off to school and the baby came. The baby is horrible. I hate to say it but she is. She is a TON of work and far from being an easy child. I charge them nothing extra because it was agreed she would be here only twice a week. The grandmom (whom I am friends with) watches her three days and I have her two. Grandmom is done. She still works and every day off she gets the baby and cannot take her anywhere or do anything because she screams all day long. I get it. Believe me. Be it is getting dumped on me. I have been getting calls more and more on taking her an extra day. It started out with one day here or there for things like a funeral or time to sleep (gmom is a nurse and works shifts). Ok. Then it went to getting nails done and lunch out and those times went from "Oh I will pick her up at 1" to picking up at 3:30.
The childs schedule is thrown off and she is coming at inappropriate times to my schedule or leaving during naps . They have caused me to have to cancel field trips and outings and I am DONE. They are to give me a schedule at the start of the month. This month we have not stuck to it one single week. Not one. Today I get a call on my machine that the DCG is coming tomorrow. Didnt ask. Just said she will be there. Done. Tomorrow mom is getting notice that I can no longer change schedule. I have a full house now. I am completely stressed out and do no need this. The other children are being effected by it and it isn't fair to them either. Either sign on for three days, stick to the schedule or leave and find someone to take your 7 months old baby for 2-3 days a week on demand! DONE DONE DONETop off some issues dealing with my sons college and I was about to scream by closing.
I need a drink....and a sunset beach somewhere with a cabana boy...........
I love my job but sometimes I just feel pushed to the limit! I hope this is not a promise of my week to come.
Comment