Overheard a Conversation Today...

[AfterSchoolMom]

And had to literally bite my tongue to stay out of it. I was grocery shopping and a lady on the phone was talking to someone about her child care search. She says (and I quote): "I can't believe how ridiculously expensive child care is. This lady wants $100 per week and expects me to pay for her being there even when she's not there. <pause> Yeah, it's gonna be like 11 hours depending on traffic. Yeah, all they do is sit on their butts and make money."

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm shocked and appalled that parents are complaining about paying their DCP $1.81 per hour, and that they think that we "sit on our butts". Really? Honestly? I've been furious all day. It's enough to make me want to give up.

[marniewon]

$100 a week would be great if all we had to do was sit on our butts all day!! People like that need to spend one day in our shoes - that would be the last negative comment they would make about us, I'm sure!

[Crystal]

It's called ignorance. She is ignorant to the reality of what our Professions entail. I don't let people like that bother me....she clearly has no idea, or she wouldn't be saying things like that.

[MyAngels]

Unfortunately her child will pay for her cheap ____ (rhymes with pass) mother, as I'm sure she will continue to search for the cheapest care she can find, and she will get what she pays for. Poor kid.

[Blackcat31]

No kidding...$100 per week for sitting around......where do you live? I wanna move there and sit on my butt and get a $100 a week....Hmmm... x's 10 kids @ $100 each = $1000 per week....I'm calling the U-haul truck right now!!!!

[SilverSabre25]

Wow...for 11 hours a day, $100 is kind of a bargain. Sounds like the kind of person who wants to pay $10 a DAY and struggles to manage even that.

[missnikki]

that is why we choose not to work with the general public, folks- the 'bell curve of society' as I call it...there's got to be some that swing waaaay over past ignorant all the way to stupid.

[SilverSabre25]

that is why we choose not to work with the general public, folks- the 'bell curve of society' as I call it...there's got to be some that swing waaaay over past ignorant all the way to stupid.

I love it!!! heeheehee "bell curve of society".

And you're right--this is one of the BIG reasons that I prefer having my own business and being my own boss. I much prefer to say "buh-BYE!" to those types than have to take orders from them...