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  • Meyou
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Feb 2011
    • 2734

    #16
    Ah, Screamer and Screamer Jr. The fond memories.......

    I had Screamer and her little brother Screamer Jr. for 12 weeks 6 years ago. Screamer was as her name implies a screamer. 2.5 years old and screamed bloody murder for 12 weeks straight. Her phrases of choice were my name 4 billion times in a row at a banshee decibel, "I want to take a nap!" over and over and over while in her bed and "I don't wanna throw a tantrum!" over and over while throwing a tantrum. She didn't eat, nap, play or do much of anything other than scream for 12 weeks. She was screaming because she wanted a juice sippie to walk around with (no sippies or juice here), to eat at the coffee table with shows on and to watch tv all.the.time. She would stop dead if any of those things happened.

    Screamer Jr was a 5 month old ball of baby who arrived his first day with pureed spaghetti and roast beef dinner to eat. Unless he was eating, he was screaming. He could barely roll back to front and couldn't sit up. He barely napped (wanted a bottle in his mouth the whole time) and unless I was wearing him and bouncing he never stopped screaming.

    I termed after I swear I really started to lose my gripe on reality. I was not myself at all. Mom was no help at all during the whole time. She wanted the older to have no naps (wouldn't sleep at night) and she was "fine" with cartoons all day (no tv in the daycare space). When I termed she said I caused her children psychological damage and shorted my last pay. Then tried the whole "you stole my kid's old bottle and sunhat so I'm going to report you" deal which she dropped after I replied asking for the payment she shorted me.

    Last year, my ex saw Screamer and Screamer Jr. throwing massive tantrums in a parking lot while their mother tried to wrestle them into the car. They would have been 6 and 8 at the time. One of them was laying on the ground blocking the roadway. My ex giggled as he described it, he is 6'3" and not a giggler. I could hear them screaming in the background. Sweet, sweet revenge for me. ::::::

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    • MOM OF 4
      Jack of All Trades
      • Jul 2014
      • 306

      #17
      Originally posted by Meyou
      Ah, Screamer and Screamer Jr. The fond memories.......

      I had Screamer and her little brother Screamer Jr. for 12 weeks 6 years ago. Screamer was as her name implies a screamer. 2.5 years old and screamed bloody murder for 12 weeks straight. Her phrases of choice were my name 4 billion times in a row at a banshee decibel, "I want to take a nap!" over and over and over while in her bed and "I don't wanna throw a tantrum!" over and over while throwing a tantrum. She didn't eat, nap, play or do much of anything other than scream for 12 weeks. She was screaming because she wanted a juice sippie to walk around with (no sippies or juice here), to eat at the coffee table with shows on and to watch tv all.the.time. She would stop dead if any of those things happened.

      Screamer Jr was a 5 month old ball of baby who arrived his first day with pureed spaghetti and roast beef dinner to eat. Unless he was eating, he was screaming. He could barely roll back to front and couldn't sit up. He barely napped (wanted a bottle in his mouth the whole time) and unless I was wearing him and bouncing he never stopped screaming.

      I termed after I swear I really started to lose my gripe on reality. I was not myself at all. Mom was no help at all during the whole time. She wanted the older to have no naps (wouldn't sleep at night) and she was "fine" with cartoons all day (no tv in the daycare space). When I termed she said I caused her children psychological damage and shorted my last pay. Then tried the whole "you stole my kid's old bottle and sunhat so I'm going to report you" deal which she dropped after I replied asking for the payment she shorted me.

      Last year, my ex saw Screamer and Screamer Jr. throwing massive tantrums in a parking lot while their mother tried to wrestle them into the car. They would have been 6 and 8 at the time. One of them was laying on the ground blocking the roadway. My ex giggled as he described it, he is 6'3" and not a giggler. I could hear them screaming in the background. Sweet, sweet revenge for me. ::::::
      Those kids need some serious whoopin's! OMG 6 & 8? Yikes. Glad you got rid of them!!!!

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      • MotherNature
        Matilda Jane Addict
        • Feb 2013
        • 1120

        #18
        My 1st family. Single mom, early 20s, 3 yr old boy. He was violent, and showed a lot of developmental red flags..some including hand flapping, repeating tv shows verbatim instead of real conversation, staring off into space, biting, toy hoarding, pushing other kids, ignoring you/turning his head away from you when you tried to discipline...His mom acted like he was perfect and laughed off all his issues, including slapping her. She even told me her speech therapist friend thought he was fine. I couldn't understand 90% of what he said, & I had him 10 hrs a day! He started regressing and drooling & she refused to get him an assessment. He was the sneakiest kid too. If he thought you weren't looking, he'd do something he knew he wasn't supposed to, like steal food or push another child. He would hide toys in his clothes and take them home with him. Hell, he even took some of my son's toys and hid them around the house, some of which I have still never found...trains, puzzle pieces, etc...just b/c my son was playing w/ them & he wanted them. At which point, he'd try to hit my son if he thought I wasn't looking. At one point she owed me $1000 and took a few months to completely pay me off.This is before I had contracted hours and a contract. She admitted that he watched a lot of tv and movies, a lot of which were things he shouldn't see. She was angry when I called her for an immediate pickup and terminated because he hit me. After all, she put up with it.

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        • Michelle
          Daycare.com Member
          • Jan 2011
          • 1932

          #19
          10 years ago I was preggo with my dd and I developed serious toxemia and pregnancy induced diabetes
          I went for a routine blood pressure check after work and they had to do an emergency induction 4 weeks early
          we call all the parents and everyone was totally fine and happy for me and also worried about me except one!
          Whole time I was in labor she kept calling my dh and demanding that he leave my side to come watch her kids because I had a contract with the state and had to fulfill my duty. ( this was before we had smart phones that can block calls and he had to have his phone on to update family.

          She got really nasty, told me she would call calworks and have me kicked off the program if I didn't come get her kids ( I guess she expected my dh to watch them in the waiting room)
          Then 5 week later ( I was in desperate need of money and she had 5 kids= $3,500 a month I was getting just for her kids so I didn't term) I couldn't
          well, anyways 5 weeks later my newborn dd got a 102 fever because she brought her kids to daycare very sick and my dd ended up in the hospital with a spinal tap,catheter to do a urine test, infiltrated IV, and I missed another week of work but my dh filled in for me that time

          I termed her after this

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          • CedarCreek
            Advanced Daycare.com Member
            • Jan 2013
            • 1600

            #20
            Easy-Cat Allergy Mom.

            She signed paperwork stating that I had a cat and she saw the cat for herself and commented on it. She mentioned on the childs second day of care that she was allergic to cats but she "would be fine" as long as she didnt touch the cats. I put the cats in my garage and she didnt touch them. She got up from nap with her eyes puffy and her Dad picked up a few minutes later. Under the allergies section of my paperwork for the child, they had put "none".

            Long story short, Mom repeatedly threatened to shut me down and sue me for the allergic reaction. I cut off contact with her and sent her to collections. I deserved more than I got from her but with her and her husband constantly harassing me, I wanted it to be over and at least she paid what she originally owed me. I was never reported to dfps but I was MORE than prepared for it.

            They moved to Germany (husband is military) and I'm pretty sure they are staying at home with their mother.

            That situation (plus the normal frustrations) is what turned me off to childcare. It really hurt my feelings.

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            • mrsnj
              New Daycare.com Member
              • Jan 2013
              • 465

              #21
              Wow "Logged out for this one" I could have almost written your post. Wonder if they were sisters!

              I am currently in my worst case nightmare. Waiting to wake up......... Not going to go through it again. Most of you already know it......

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