So the schools are closed due to nasty weather (whiteout conditions, wind chill, snow, etc). Already my other families (including the new one! ) were canceling for tomorrow without my saying anything. happyface
But of course my problem family did not cancel. I know for a fact dcm isn't working tomorrow because all the area schools are closed. So. I made the decision to close. I felt bad doing it for the second time this year already but then again this dcm won't make the safe decision for her children anyway....she was the one who sent her sick baby here and hoped I wouldn't notice because she didn't want to use paid time off but then uses it to "get stuff done at home" while the kids are at daycare. So of course she texts me and asks if she has to pay for the closure. In the past I would've caved and said no but this time I stuck to my policy and said yep this is a paid closure. It's not like we close that often due to weather around here anyway. Heck I was open last week when we had -40 wind chills. But this stuff is just nasty...people are going in the ditch. We had a 10 car pileup. The police are advising people to stay home. Someone had to make a decision. I just feel bad charging for the day...but then again I'd be more willing to cut her a break if she followed my policies without me constantly putting her back in place. That just sounds terrible of me...
But of course my problem family did not cancel. I know for a fact dcm isn't working tomorrow because all the area schools are closed. So. I made the decision to close. I felt bad doing it for the second time this year already but then again this dcm won't make the safe decision for her children anyway....she was the one who sent her sick baby here and hoped I wouldn't notice because she didn't want to use paid time off but then uses it to "get stuff done at home" while the kids are at daycare. So of course she texts me and asks if she has to pay for the closure. In the past I would've caved and said no but this time I stuck to my policy and said yep this is a paid closure. It's not like we close that often due to weather around here anyway. Heck I was open last week when we had -40 wind chills. But this stuff is just nasty...people are going in the ditch. We had a 10 car pileup. The police are advising people to stay home. Someone had to make a decision. I just feel bad charging for the day...but then again I'd be more willing to cut her a break if she followed my policies without me constantly putting her back in place. That just sounds terrible of me...

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