It Must Be Time For "Worst Gift Ever Received By A DCfamily" Thread!

[CedarCreek]

How did the unregistered "shoot" at YOU?

They posted an opinion. They didn't even quote anyone... :confused:

I view ALL opinions as valuable perspective and IMHO, unregistered users are usually parents and the opinion of parents IS what is valuable to me.

"This thread makes providers seem very materialistic" is what was said by unregistered.

IMO, that's rude toward the providers who have posted on this thread. I.E. "Shooting shade" it's a slang term. Lol.

Their opinion could have been stated without calling people materialistic.

We could have started the thread by saying that we are grateful for whatever we received though.

[renodeb]

Best: Movie Passes for the 4 of us. When she handed me the little envelope I didnt even realize it was 4 movie passes! Another mom gave me a week tuition as a gift. (that was great!)
Worst: A set of peppermint scented candles that smelled so strong I finally through them out!
I have also received giftcards for dinners, walmart, and starbucks which are all great gifts.
One of my dc moms gave me a plate of goodies (homemade) that was the best! doubt she will have a chance this year she is due with baby #3 in about a month! (hehe) But I thought that was a super thoughtful thing!
I really never expect any gifts at all I just love felling appreciated! KWIM?
Deb

[melilley]

I don't know what it is about the fountain pop bubbles, but it's so different than a can and yes, I'm an addict!

Fountain pop is different! When I worked at a center, a couple of us would take a break at 9 am everyday to go get a fountain Coke..at 9 am! I'm addicted too!
It's funny, I did one of those games on fb where you had to mention a certain number of things about yourself and my last one was that I'm addicted to Coke (a-cola) and it chopped it off to just I'm addicted to Coke(you had to push read more to see the rest)...Needless to say I got a few comments..

[MissAnn]

Best: $250 cash
Worst: 1 Fig Newton

[cheerfuldom]

I am not going to worry about every single parent that might read a thread. I hope parents come here and read thru these threads and learn a little something. Sure, we vent and at times maybe get out of hand....we are humans after all. but we also post about the many hours we work, the low pay, the disrespect, etc, etc, and we should all hope parents come and read many threads and take some of that and apply it to their own relationship with the provider.

ATTENTION any lurking parents:

Please show that you appreciate your provider this Christmas anyway you can. Do something heartfelt. Before you grab that regifting item or that random thing from the dollar store, think twice. Is that really what you want the person who cares for your child all year to receive as a token of thanks? Can you write a heartfelt note or perhaps consider giving something more meaningful? I am not saying that every parent out there has to fork over a huge bonus or gift but please, don't insult your provider by bringing something random that someone gave you and you didnt even bother to think about the gift.

That said, the best gifts I have received is a weeks full pay as bonus. The worst was a small bag of mismatched bath and body stuff from a family that I know could have afforded something more. They did not bother to write a card but did make sure to tell me "Its the thought that counts" several times about their gift, on several different days....feeling guilty much? If it is the thought that counts, then I guess you dont think much of me because the items were thrown into a random bag and none of the items were packaged or sealed, making me think that you pulled what you didnt want from other gifts you received or worse, pulled things out of your cabinet that you may have already used.

[butterfly]

Best: $250 cash
Worst: 1 Fig Newton

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[Memc2001]

LOL! Some of these "worst" gifts are hilarious!

I have always had great clients and those that give me a gift are very generous. One of them insists on giving me gifts every year. My husband is a Yankee Candle store mgr so we are giving them all Candle type gifts and the kids are getting a nice book. I don't expect it but I sure do appreciate the thought of a gift at Christmas.

[crazydaycarelady]

Unregistered or not though, if you shoot shade at me, like unregistered did, your opinion is automatically less valuable to me. Regardless of status.

I totally agree with this!

My favorite thing wasn't at Christmas, but rather last summer when one of my dcm's brought me a fountain diet coke from McDonalds. I'm an addict when it comes to fountain pop diet coke. That just made my day that she thought of me like that. It was a $1.00 product that seriously made my day!! It's the thought that counts.

This is what I meant about thought. The dcm that gave me the coffee packets? She saw that I liked them and made the effort to give me something I will truly enjoy! I really really appreciate the thoughts more than the gift on that occasion. And in your case a $1 soda made your day - because they thought of YOU!

We could have started the thread by saying that we are grateful for whatever we received though

Yes, we could have but THIS thread is not about that. We have plenty of threads about how a particular parent does something great! We don't feel the need to also include something cruddy that a parent did also. And we are including best gifts too, and great gifts are obviously very much appreciated!

[melilley]

Worst: 1 Fig Newton

Uhhhh???
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[CedarCreek]

I totally agree with this!


This is what I meant about thought. The dcm that gave me the coffee packets? She saw that I liked them and made the effort to give me something I will truly enjoy! I really really appreciate the thoughts more than the gift on that occasion.



Yes, we could have but THIS thread is not about that. We have plenty of threads about how a particular parent does something great! We don't feel the need to also include something cruddy that a parent did also. And we are including best gifts too, and great gifts are obviously very much appreciated!

That's true, I do agree that we have plenty of threads about how great dcps can be! They do often get over looked when we vent though. I know what you're saying

[misslori50]

If I am going to be judged by provders about the gift I give, I wont bother getting anything at all.
I always figured it was the thought that counts.
This thread makes providers seem very materialistic.
I follow my daycare ladys rules and policies and am respectful of her and home. I always pay on time too. She always says that is more than enough and shows my appreciation of all she does.

No one is criticizing. This is a place for us to be able to vent. We work really hard to provide a wonderful place for the most valuable people in your life. Id rather get nothing than something that was not thought out.

[crazydaycarelady]

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I am not going to worry about every single parent that might read a thread. I hope parents come here and read thru these threads and learn a little something. Sure, we vent and at times maybe get out of hand....we are humans after all. but we also post about the many hours we work, the low pay, the disrespect, etc, etc, and we should all hope parents come and read many threads and take some of that and apply it to their own relationship with the provider.

I agree with this too!

I don't regret anything I have said on this site and if a parent comes here to read threads I hope they do learn something. It is no different than that article they have every month in Readers Digest where you get the real scoop from people in all different professions.

[Josiegirl]

A Fig Newton???? ::::

I wouldn't have gotten into the best/worst gift thing anyways, even before an unregistered poster posted. But ya know what I wish I could somehow tactfully say to the parents? Instead of buying me anything(which I've always felt guilty about receiving) I would love it if they'd buy the daycare something new. The wear and tear on our toys, games, books, etc. is horrible and to have brand new toys for the daycare would be so cool! But how does one tactfully say that without sounding like you're expecting a gift? Course it's too late for this year anyways but....

[Sugar Magnolia]

Best gift:......Genuine words of appreciation. :hug:
Worst gift: No such thing as a bad gift, in my opinion.

[kitykids3]

Best: $200 cash

Worst: not even being thought of