Late Again & Again!

[KidGrind]

Well my hubby went out in the snow storm and delivered that check to her as we did not have any extra money to pay a late fee. I was so angry at her...she could have mentioned something at pick up..told me to bring it in the morning...been even a little considerate that it was not done on purpose and it was a snow storm for crying out loud.
That is my story, I know its off topic but I just had to share!

I don’t get the anger at your provider. It was you and your husband’s responsibility. I get that in was an inconvenience. Yet, she did not cause the inconvenience. Why should she have been inconvenience to call for what is owed her or wait for her pay?

[MyAngels]

I don’t get the anger at your provider. It was you and your husband’s responsibility. I get that in was an inconvenience. Yet, she did not cause the inconvenience. Why should she have been inconvenience to call for what is owed her or wait for her pay?

I'm not sure you'll get an answer to your question. MommyMuffin hasn't been on the boards for quite awhile .

[Meeko]

I don’t get the anger at your provider. It was you and your husband’s responsibility. I get that in was an inconvenience. Yet, she did not cause the inconvenience. Why should she have been inconvenience to call for what is owed her or wait for her pay?

You beat me to it. I thought the same thing.

It's the providers fault because she didn't speak up?????!!!

A snow storm is completely irrelevant. Failure to communicate with a spouse is NOT somebody else's fault!

[nannyde]

I have a very similar situation going on with my daycare right now. I have been watching this 1 yr old DCG that is very sweet for about 4 months now. DCM has paid me late 2 out of 4 months so far. This last week DCF came to me saying he didnt get paid from work and would have the payment by the weekend. Monday came and still no payment so when DCM came i mentioned to her that the payment was not in for the week. she tells me that she left payment with DCF on friday and she was out all weekend on a trip so it was his responsibility and he should have given it to me friday at pick up. I told her i would wait for him that night to make the payment and she left. a few hours later i get a very nasty text from DCF saying that if i have a problem with payments to please only talk with him and not to harass his wife because she keeps going home to cry after dealing with me and that he doesnt understand how i cant have patients with a family in this harsh economy. so now i am flipping out because i have had nothing more than patience with this family and by now i am ready to show them the door. I am just waiting for the rest of my payment before giving them my termination letter. the only reason i kept her this long was because i was very low on children and would hate to take another financial hit but at this point i rather not deal with the added stress.

When they say stuff like “my wife is coming home crying and have patience in this poor economy" you need to say “I know, my husband is REALLY upset too and it's hard to deal with an upset spouse. In this poor economy our spouses really depend on money paid when money is due. From now on just pay me the day it is due so your wife and my husband can quit crying on payday."

[Laurel]

May I ask, WHY the child is at your house right now?!? Come on, you have us behind you- tell her very firmly before she starts in with her daily round of excuses-

"I am sure that there was SOMETHING keeping you from getting here on time, and SOMETHING ELSE keeping you from paying for your daughter's daily care while you are gone, but I must say that the reason does not matter. You have used my service and agreed to my terms, and I will be enforcing the fees and penalties if that's the way it has to be. The only option is to pay me $____ for the late pick-ups, and $___ for the late payment, and we can go on from there. I am sure this is as embarassing for you as it is frustrating for me, but we need to resolve this right away so I can continue to care for your daughter."

[Laurel]

When they say stuff like “my wife is coming home crying and have patience in this poor economy" you need to say “I know, my husband is REALLY upset too and it's hard to deal with an upset spouse. In this poor economy our spouses really depend on money paid when money is due. From now on just pay me the day it is due so your wife and my husband can quit crying on payday."

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Oh gosh, I love this! ::::::