Would You Say Something?

[Unregistered]

O.M.F.G. WHY do people like this reproduce? Putting your kid in bed the moment you walk in the door with them so that you can have "alone" time? If you want to be alone every night, don't have kids! I hope that the OP here has already terminated care for these losers.

No, I don't have a right to dictate bedtimes, but if a family tells me that their kids go to bed at 6 or 6:30, I know what kind of lazy "parents" they are and that I am NOT going to deal with them. I had a family like this once-their baby screamed all day long. When we started discussing how she was at home, she was just fine-she slept, literally, from the moment she got home til the moment she came back to my house (unfed, dirty diaper). They NEVER cared for the child!

Um, Wow! A little harsh there?? :confused:

I understand the point you are making but I dont think calling parents losers or questioning why they have kids is at all productive or helpful.

It reflects badly on all providers to have an attitude like that

[Twinvillageiowa]

O.M.F.G. WHY do people like this reproduce? Putting your kid in bed the moment you walk in the door with them so that you can have "alone" time? If you want to be alone every night, don't have kids! I hope that the OP here has already terminated care for these losers.

No, I don't have a right to dictate bedtimes, but if a family tells me that their kids go to bed at 6 or 6:30, I know what kind of lazy "parents" they are and that I am NOT going to deal with them. I had a family like this once-their baby screamed all day long. When we started discussing how she was at home, she was just fine-she slept, literally, from the moment she got home til the moment she came back to my house (unfed, dirty diaper). They NEVER cared for the child!

Geez. My kids went to bed at 7 until just a few months ago when they turned 7! They sleep about 11-12 hours a night and need it!

[Unregistered]

Um, Wow! A little harsh there?? :confused:

I understand the point you are making but I dont think calling parents losers or questioning why they have kids is at all productive or helpful.

It reflects badly on all providers to have an attitude like that

I stand by my statement. There is no excuse for walking in your front door and dropping your baby in a crib because you need some "alone time". Parents who do that every day ARE losers, they ARE bad parents, and they should NOT reproduce.

[littlemissmuffet]

Geez. My kids went to bed at 7 until just a few months ago when they turned 7! They sleep about 11-12 hours a night and need it!

I don't think unregistered was referring to parents who are giving their children what they need...
the kids the OP was talking about clearly didn't need that much nighttime sleep and the parents admitted they were only putting the kids to bed that early because they needed alone time. If a parent NEEDS that much alone time, I agree, they should not have children.

[Unregistered]

I don't think unregistered was referring to parents who are giving their children what they need...
the kids the OP was talking about clearly didn't need that much nighttime sleep and the parents admitted they were only putting the kids to bed that early because they needed alone time. If a parent NEEDS that much alone time, I agree, they should not have children.

You are absolutely correct. I'm not talking about parents who are giving kids what they need, but I've seen too many who throw a kid into a room alone as soon as they get home, they are anxious and scared 24/7 because the parents don't take the time to bond with them. It's neglect, and it can ruin a child's life, literally.

[BABYLUVER21]

Um, Wow! A little harsh there?? :confused:

I understand the point you are making but I dont think calling parents losers or questioning why they have kids is at all productive or helpful.

It reflects badly on all providers to have an attitude like that

As far as I can see, she's only said those parents that do that are losers and questioned. Not ALL parents. Thus, I must infer that if you are not one of THOSE inattentive parents, you wouldn't be one who should be offended by her statement. It's OK for her(him) to feel how they feel. I often wondered why some people have kids they don't want to care for, as well. And I'm a PARENT now and no longer a provider so I can see it from BOTH angles, here. I don't think providers who feel this way have a bad attitude.

I pay for the spot same as the other parent, and therefore I don't want my child continuously negatively affected by what another child is doing as a result of a parent's selfishness.