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Christmas Week... DCP showed up Monday and said she'd be gone until after the Holiday. DCB is scheduled every day but Thursday's weekly. So really, he'd only be missing Friday. Unless...she meant after New Years? I sent a text and e-mail asking for clarification and didn't hear back. She didn't pay ahead so I was also missing her Friday payment.
Mon 30 (no show/no call)
Tuesday 31st - She comes at 9am (typically is there by 7:30)... I was thinking no kids today, go me! Um...nope, no communication at all, he was my only kid. I said... "I didn't hear from you, I didn't think he'd be here, just a reminder I close at three today since it's New Years Eve." She replied "we got in late last night, his schedule is all off, he's pretty cranky, sorry! I'll come get him by noon and bring your check". Great, thanks. She came at 12:30 and gave me the check.
Today - She show's up this morning on my doorstep. Um... Today is Thursday, she isn't scheduled for Thursday's, ever? I said "Are you planning to bring him every Thursday, or is this just because of the Holiday... she looked at me then started VERY loudly saying, OMG...it's Thursday? Really? I can't believe I messed this up, we don't come on Thursdays?? OMG OMG. I said if you need me I can watch DCB? (meekly, as he's screaming)... she almost said yes, but probably thought she'd have to pay for it, then said -- I'm sorry!! And, took off quickly. So Weird. I kinda felt bad.
I will definitely be setting up some sort of calendar system. I watch for mainly teachers, so most of my parents take some time off -- but I found most of them wanted to use me as they wanted with wonky schedules because they were required to pay they would just randomly drop off at all different times. I understand it's hard to pay someone and not feel entitled - but it's really stressful on me to not have a set schedule down. I'd rather have them all the time, and not sporadically and wonder where they are all the time. Showing up at 11:45 and saying, DCB hasn't eaten lunch yet is NOT okay. Is really glad tomorrow is Friday =)
Mon 30 (no show/no call)
Tuesday 31st - She comes at 9am (typically is there by 7:30)... I was thinking no kids today, go me! Um...nope, no communication at all, he was my only kid. I said... "I didn't hear from you, I didn't think he'd be here, just a reminder I close at three today since it's New Years Eve." She replied "we got in late last night, his schedule is all off, he's pretty cranky, sorry! I'll come get him by noon and bring your check". Great, thanks. She came at 12:30 and gave me the check.
Today - She show's up this morning on my doorstep. Um... Today is Thursday, she isn't scheduled for Thursday's, ever? I said "Are you planning to bring him every Thursday, or is this just because of the Holiday... she looked at me then started VERY loudly saying, OMG...it's Thursday? Really? I can't believe I messed this up, we don't come on Thursdays?? OMG OMG. I said if you need me I can watch DCB? (meekly, as he's screaming)... she almost said yes, but probably thought she'd have to pay for it, then said -- I'm sorry!! And, took off quickly. So Weird. I kinda felt bad.
I will definitely be setting up some sort of calendar system. I watch for mainly teachers, so most of my parents take some time off -- but I found most of them wanted to use me as they wanted with wonky schedules because they were required to pay they would just randomly drop off at all different times. I understand it's hard to pay someone and not feel entitled - but it's really stressful on me to not have a set schedule down. I'd rather have them all the time, and not sporadically and wonder where they are all the time. Showing up at 11:45 and saying, DCB hasn't eaten lunch yet is NOT okay. Is really glad tomorrow is Friday =)
). She WAS NOT dressed for school. 
I quickly asked - "Isn't your school closed? I heard it on the news??" she made some proclamation about how she didn't know - had no idea - was school really closed????? All the schools around me use ONE CALL & we get calls at early hours & texts telling us school is closed so I didn't for one second believe she had no clue her school was closed. She did leave with all the kids in tow. I am pretty sure she intended to go home to bed or go shopping. Sorry, not gonna happen when you aren't paying for it!:
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