Friday Fun - Crazy Requests From Parents

[Laurel]

A mom said her 4 year old son ate his grapes peeled. I did take him but I told her that I wouldn't peel grapes for a 4 year old. I told her to feel free to send in peeled grapes for him if she wanted to. She didn't. She did understand it was a weird request. She said "Oh I know we spoil him too much."

Ya think? ::

[Laurel]

Wth!! This child needed M E D I C A L help! Some people are so...

so anal?? ::

Couldn't resist!

Laurel

[Laurel]

Oh these are funny! I don't think I've had any excessively weird requests like some of you, just one mom who wanted a bib every minute of the waking day and was very particular about his things. Use rash ointment without a rash, send home his cups and items every day for washing, had to take home his personal linens every week. It was kinda overboard and I was happy when she gave me 2wks notice.

I require parents to send two clean sippy cups every day. I just rinse them and send them home. I've done that for years. Mainly because when I had 6 children it filled up too much of my dishwasher.

I had one parent over the years who wanted to take their linens home every week and supply her own. I didn't mind that though. Just a bit weird though.

Laurel

[cheerfuldom]

A mom told me her child was allergic to snow and a variety of other odds and ends. Allergies caused this child to tantrum, refuse to eat or sleep, cry a lot, aggressive behavior toward others (they gave notice later on, thank goodness)

Parents that wanted me to feed their child with a medicine dropper because she wouldn't take a bottle, and please feed her outside because outside was soothing. I jokingly asked "what will I do with the other kids I am watching?" and was told they would be fine alone in the house without me (termed)

A mom lugged in a HUGE stroller and asked that I put her 18 month old in the stroller and jiggle it until he went to sleep and by the way, that doesnt always work so feel free to leave him up during nap. (termed)

Allow a one year old to hit, punch, pull hair and bite others because "he doesn't mean it in a mean way, he is just an aggressive snuggler" and the other kids should learn that this child just has a different way to snuggle others (termed)

[Unregistered]

Had to log out for this one, but you guys know who I am.

I had someone who, during the interview, requested her child NOT nap in the same room as other children. She said that because it is a home daycare, she's just not sure what other kids might do to her child if they are sleeping in the same room together. She implied the worst.

I really felt like anyone with concerns like that should not be looking into home daycare, period.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Many of you have heard this one from me before......always a treat to repeat it though......
The "my child is doing elimination communication and she pees in the sink at home. We want you to continue that here." lady. Oy. Uh, no. I had to term her after the second time I caught her holding dck over my sink. Silly me to think she understood "no" upon enrolling.

[MarinaVanessa]

I had one mom ask me not to tell her son no ... I told her NO.
I had one mom ask me to come to her house to pick up her son and then drop off him off at the end of the day .... um, no.
I had one mom ask me to scrape all of the cinnamon off of cinnamon graham crackers that SHE brought for her son ... nope.
I had one mom ask me to feed her son twice as much as I was supposed to because she was afraid he would end up on the failure to thrive list. He was in no way even close to being underweight ... nuh-uh.
I had one mom DEMAND that I watch her son during my vacation that I gave 6 MONTHS advance notice for because SHE forgot to find child care ... HAHAHAHAHAHAH NO.

"I had one mom" literally means one mom. This was everything that this same mom asked me to do.

This is the same mom that returned my contract and handbook to me at sign-up with writing in the margins with red pen (stuff she wanted added in), crossed out entire sections, changed a bunch of things like hours and fees. I saw the contract and handbook and LOL'ed while I went to get a new copy of each for her to sign ::.

[dbslas]

Allow a one year old to hit, punch, pull hair and bite others because "he doesn't mean it in a mean way, he is just an aggressive snuggler" and the other kids should learn that this child just has a different way to snuggle others (termed)

:::::::::: I am dying here ::::::::::

[Childminder]

Also dcm (same one amazingly) asked me to look through dcb's poopy diapers so they could confirm whether he passed the nickel he swallowed AT HOME!

Uh no, but I'll save them for you.

[racemom]

I had a dcm ask me not to put a pink bib on her daughter when she was a baby because she didn't want her to be a girly girl. Guess who wears a dress skirt everyday to 1st grade?

Another mom asked that I not let her 3 month old daughter play with a certain rattle because it had winnie the pooh on it. She didn't want her to become fixated on cartoon characters. This mom also never wanted us to say the word no. We should come up with a more positive way to say it. I figured out their way when the little girl shook her head at us!

[Sunshine74]

Many of you have heard this one from me before......always a treat to repeat it though......
The "my child is doing elimination communication and she pees in the sink at home. We want you to continue that here." lady. Oy. Uh, no. I had to term her after the second time I caught her holding dck over my sink. Silly me to think she understood "no" upon enrolling.

A little OT here, but I have to share.

Years ago, before I even know what elimination communication was (I think I was still in high school), I saw a woman holding her child who looked to be about 2, over a sink to pee. In a crowded public restroom, at a theater. The kind where you dress up to see a live show, not the movie kind.

[Bookworm]

I have one now that wants:

*Me to feed DCG because DCG doesn't want to get food on her hands
*Me to check every time DCG goes potty to check and document what DCG does
*Me to make sure DCG wears mittens outside so she won't get dirt on her hands

I said NO to this and now I am a mean teacher. This also applies because DCG has to get up and get her own water bottle which is about 3 ft away from her because I won't get it for her. DCG has to have her own water bottle because our water may be contaminated. I have more if more if anyone is interested.

[MyAngels]

I have a bad gut feeling...

I can tell you - from personal experience - you should be trusting this feeling

No way in a million years would I take on the family you have described.

[se7en]

Why can't some parents just stay home or hire a nanny ? Some of these are ridiculous. If parents want their child to be watched by others, they need to be more open to germs, dirt, etc. Poor kids.

[MotherNature]

so anal?? ::

Couldn't resist!

Laurel

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