Still Annoyed About Family With Two NON Working Parents...

[Soccermom]

DCM texted me last night that she will be dropping off DD and DS around 11:30 this morning because they have an activity they are going to as a family at 9h30.......Seriously!? Why can't you just keep your kids at home with you and the baby since you and DCD are both NOT working and haven't been working since last September!! :confused:

These kids are the most difficult kids I have...they are so needy and infantile. DCG will be 5 in a few months and DCB will be 3...they must fall down at least 5 times a day because they aren't paying attention to what the are doing, they can't do anything for themselves, DCM brings them 4 course meals that I need to reheat and plate at lunchtime, they are loud and messy and DCB is constantly disrupting everyone's play to start a fight....sigh...

I guess I just answered my own question. I guess that is why they bring me their kids. I am mean but if they were mine, I would likely be tempted to drop them off at the sitter too LOL

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[Shell]

I would be frustrated by this as well. I have one that has been dropped off 2 hours late all this week, "oh we've been letting her sleep in". Great for me at nap, right?! And dcm isn't working either. Have you considered finding replacements for these kids?

[momofboys]

How do they pay you if they don't work?!:confused::confused:

[cheerfuldom]

I would insist on cold lunches, everything ready to eat straight from the lunch bag.

I would also start looking for replacements or just term and be done with it. Aren't you the one that said you were going to be homeschooling this year? If there is anyway you can afford it, i would start terming families now so you can have a nice summer before diving into homeschooling.

[Soccermom]

I would be frustrated by this as well. I have one that has been dropped off 2 hours late all this week, "oh we've been letting her sleep in". Great for me at nap, right?! And dcm isn't working either. Have you considered finding replacements for these kids?

I have one of those as well! DCM lives with Grandmother who is not working and will often let her sleep in, then come in like a princess and scream that she wants to stay with Grandma.

I don't know what to do with this NON working family anymore. I would love to term but I told DCM a long time ago that I would give them a spot for baby in November when DCMs Mat Leave is over (We are in a small town and there are not many DC options for families so I know she will be really upset with me if I decide not to take the baby...then I have to see her everywhere because they go to every community event and her DD is the same age as my DS) They are really good for paying on time, providing everything I ask for, etc.

I have given them the summer off free of charge just to be rid of them for a few months ::...they are due to start back up in September. Being in a small town really makes providing childcare hard.

[Soccermom]

I would insist on cold lunches, everything ready to eat straight from the lunch bag.

I would also start looking for replacements or just term and be done with it. Aren't you the one that said you were going to be homeschooling this year? If there is anyway you can afford it, i would start terming families now so you can have a nice summer before diving into homeschooling.

Yes I am hoping to homeschool....we are in a very small town and terming is so hard because you see these people all over the place afterwards. I want to confirm that we are going to be homeschooling for sure before I let some kids go. I did give this DCF the summer off for free since all my other DCFs are teachers and don't come during summer. We are attending a conference in a few weeks...praying DH gets fully on Board so I can move to the next chapter.

I am so stuck between a rock and a hard place right now.

[Soccermom]

How do they pay you if they don't work?!:confused::confused:

This boggles my mind daily. DCM is on Mat leave and DCD is on EI...but if I was them, I would be trying to save every penny I could even if it meant risking losing a good sitter.

[josie2014]

How they pay you?They don't wanna spend time with their kids...crazy . Probably they wanna relax with out the kids...crazy.I have dcm who was sick,her throat was sore,she's didn't worked 1 day and left work early and went straight home.Funny I was really sick the same week and stay with 3 other kids including her daughter.

[Annalee]

DCM texted me last night that she will be dropping off DD and DS around 11:30 this morning because they have an activity they are going to as a family at 9h30.......Seriously!? Why can't you just keep your kids at home with you and the baby since you and DCD are both NOT working and haven't been working since last September!! :confused:

These kids are the most difficult kids I have...they are so needy and infantile. DCG will be 5 in a few months and DCB will be 3...they must fall down at least 5 times a day because they aren't paying attention to what the are doing, they can't do anything for themselves, DCM brings them 4 course meals that I need to reheat and plate at lunchtime, they are loud and messy and DCB is constantly disrupting everyone's play to start a fight....sigh...

I guess I just answered my own question. I guess that is why they bring me their kids. I am mean but if they were mine, I would likely be tempted to drop them off at the sitter too LOL

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My door is locked at 8. There is a sign on the door that states "All children not in attendance by 8 will be considered ABSENT for the day".

[Soccermom]

My door is locked at 8. There is a sign on the door that states "All children not in attendance by 8 will be considered ABSENT for the day".

I like that a lot Annalee - good idea.

[Annalee]

I like that a lot Annalee - good idea.

22 years of hard knocks has taught me alot. ::::::::::

[Unregistered]

How do they pay you if they don't work?!:confused::confused:

I was wondering the same..... Independently wealthy??

[midaycare]

My door is locked at 8. There is a sign on the door that states "All children not in attendance by 8 will be considered ABSENT for the day".

Wow - am I the only one who doesn't mind when kids come late? If the parents want to let their kid sleep in, or spend more time with them, I think it's great.

Maybe I'm more lenient because I remember having to put my own son in home daycare. I would get so stressed out if I thought I was making his daycare person's life harder in any way. If I was 2 minutes late, I would have a panic attack. If I was early, I felt like I was intruding. I don't want the parents here to feel like they can't spend more time with their kids if they want to.

They do have to let me know, of course.

[Annalee]

Wow - am I the only one who doesn't mind when kids come late? If the parents want to let their kid sleep in, or spend more time with them, I think it's great.

Maybe I'm more lenient because I remember having to put my own son in home daycare. I would get so stressed out if I thought I was making his daycare person's life harder in any way. If I was 2 minutes late, I would have a panic attack. If I was early, I felt like I was intruding. I don't want the parents here to feel like they can't spend more time with their kids if they want to.

They do have to let me know, of course.

I want kids to nap when it is naptime. If they come in late it ruins naptime for me not to mention the meal routines.

[Blackcat31]

Wow - am I the only one who doesn't mind when kids come late? If the parents want to let their kid sleep in, or spend more time with them, I think it's great.

Maybe I'm more lenient because I remember having to put my own son in home daycare. I would get so stressed out if I thought I was making his daycare person's life harder in any way. If I was 2 minutes late, I would have a panic attack. If I was early, I felt like I was intruding. I don't want the parents here to feel like they can't spend more time with their kids if they want to.

They do have to let me know, of course.

I don't care when parents drop off either.

Provided it's at the time THEY scheduled or if late, that they let me know they are running late.

I go about my day and don't wait for anyone so if we had a walk planned, we still go either way. Same for everything else.

The ONLY time I refuse drop offs are during nap/rest time.