Closing

[nikia]

So I have decided to close my daycare as of Feb. 1st. I have thought about this for awhile now and with every disrespect, late payment and child who pees on my furniture out of anger for taking a nap I dislike this job more and more. My house, husband and children have suffered because of me doing this and I have decided that I need to put them first and I do not have families that respect that.

Thank you for all your help, comments, encouragment over the past few months. I wish you all the best in your business and life.

[MarinaVanessa]

I'm sorry that the roads been rough for you but I hope that you succeed in whatever you choose to do!!

[DCMomOf3]

I am planning the same thing and am hoping my last day will be the last day of school. I am planning on going back to school myself with the start of the new school year in the fall. Best of luck to you and I am sorry that your experience was not a good one.

hugs!

[DanceMom]

I plan to close also as soon as I can afford to do so. Its unfortunate that these daycare parents tend to ruin this experience for us...Im sure there are some good parents out there but I think the majority of them are not so good.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do !

[meli829]

I'm very envious of you! I desperately want to close as well but we can't afford it, specially now that I am pregnant and wouldn't want to try to find a job outside the home. We also wouldn't be able to afford daycare, so looks like I'm stuck doing this for a few more years. Anyway, best of luck to you and I'm sure it will feel like a huge weight has been lifted.

[tymaboy]

My last day is Jan 7th. I only have 1 DCK who I have had since he was 7 months (he will be 3 in Feb) I will miss him. I start my new job on Jan 10th & his dad works for the same company as well so I am hoping to be able to stay in touch with my little DCB.

[jen]

Good luck to you!

[misol]

Best of luck to all of you who are closing. May I ask how long each of you have been open?

[Luna]

Best wishes to you

[Cat Herder]

Sorry it has been so rough on your family. This is exactly why I have to be such a stickler (lot's of folks use a different word for it : about my policies. Back when I always bent and gave in to every request, out of guilt for "having a better lifestyle than some of my families", I got my feelings hurt all the time. I felt exactly like you do now.

I wanted to save everyone, solve their problems and make their lives easier for them... I always got the short end of the stick. Ironically the families that I worked the hardest for were the ones most likely to cause the biggest problems when confronted with the word "NO". I finally realized that most are in the situations they are in because of choices they made, that should NEVER affect the choices I made for my family. Light Bulb moment ::

Once I got a few years under my belt, iron clad policies, and got over the fear that "this may be the last child that I ever get, I can't afford to let them go" my life got a whole lot less complicated and the daycare became a peaceful, fun place to be again. Good luck in whatever path you follow...

[momma2girls]

My last day is Jan 7th. I only have 1 DCK who I have had since he was 7 months (he will be 3 in Feb) I will miss him. I start my new job on Jan 10th & his dad works for the same company as well so I am hoping to be able to stay in touch with my little DCB.

COngrats to you!!!

[momma2girls]

Congrats and good luck to all of you's!!!

[SilverSabre25]

I'm sorry you have had such a rough go of it; good luck in whatever you do next. Congrats for making the best decision for your family, though. That can be hard to do.

[boysx5]

I did this in the past and it was hard but at the time the best for my family and for myself now I have been back at it for almost three years and most days I love it if I could afford to and quit I would

[MommyMuffin]

Congrats to you. Sorry it didnt work out. I am planning the same venture but I have to wait until my oldest is in school so I decided I will take evening classes and get another degree and then go back to work when she goes to school. Good luck!