Those Who Put A Star On Their Calendar

[Heidi]

Well that takes care of that! I had decided last night that I would keep the baby. He is showing progress. He was not here this week bc mom is a teacher and keeps him home. I guess she was daycare shopping She called and gave her notice (told her it needs to be in writing).

I guess I should feel relieved but I feel sad and disappointed that I couldn't make it work. Damn me and my caring ways!

Yeah, but you know how that break-up thing goes, same as with an SO. If you're the one DOING the breaking up, you're relieved. If your the one being dumped, you're eating pints of ice cream...or drinking pints of beer.

[CraftyMom]

I feel like she didn't follow through on her part and gave up on me if that makes any sense at all! I gave him until the end of Feb because he was making progress. Mom JUST finally got on board and was doing things at home to help. Last week he was improving now that mom was on board. I feel like she should have waited to see where it went since he was improving. I understand though, she needed to find care just in case and didn't want to take a chance with losing the spot if it didn't work here.

I feel like I put in SOOOO much work and now he is improving...but now he is leaving and will probably be fine at the new place now that mom realizes what she needs to do to help. But it's all MY work that got him there! UGH!

[Blackcat31]

I feel like she didn't follow through on her part and gave up on me if that makes any sense at all! I gave him until the end of Feb because he was making progress. Mom JUST finally got on board and was doing things at home to help. Last week he was improving now that mom was on board. I feel like she should have waited to see where it went since he was improving. I understand though, she needed to find care just in case and didn't want to take a chance with losing the spot if it didn't work here.

I feel like I put in SOOOO much work and now he is improving...but now he is leaving and will probably be fine at the new place now that mom realizes what she needs to do to help. But it's all MY work that got him there! UGH!

Im sorry.

Hate to say it wont happen again but that would be lying.

We DO make a difference but are often forgotten when credit is due.

:hug:

[daycare]

I feel like she didn't follow through on her part and gave up on me if that makes any sense at all! I gave him until the end of Feb because he was making progress. Mom JUST finally got on board and was doing things at home to help. Last week he was improving now that mom was on board. I feel like she should have waited to see where it went since he was improving. I understand though, she needed to find care just in case and didn't want to take a chance with losing the spot if it didn't work here.

I feel like I put in SOOOO much work and now he is improving...but now he is leaving and will probably be fine at the new place now that mom realizes what she needs to do to help. But it's all MY work that got him there! UGH!

I feel your pain.,.... I have families that expect me to potty train their child just to pull them out and have them go to a brick and building preschool.....

just know that you did all you could and really that is all we can do......hugs

[Shell]

I feel like she didn't follow through on her part and gave up on me if that makes any sense at all! I gave him until the end of Feb because he was making progress. Mom JUST finally got on board and was doing things at home to help. Last week he was improving now that mom was on board. I feel like she should have waited to see where it went since he was improving. I understand though, she needed to find care just in case and didn't want to take a chance with losing the spot if it didn't work here.

I feel like I put in SOOOO much work and now he is improving...but now he is leaving and will probably be fine at the new place now that mom realizes what she needs to do to help. But it's all MY work that got him there! UGH!

I think the exact same thing about the family I termed- I put in all the hard work- just for someone else to swoop in and get an easy kid.
Take comfort in the fact that it won't last long. The difficult baby will be back whether it's teething, or something else, and dcm will likely fall back into those bad habits that made the baby so difficult to deal with.
I feel your pain... ::

[CraftyMom]

Glad to know I'm not alone, thanks guys!

I hate this side of daycare!

[KiddieCahoots]

I think the exact same thing about the family I termed- I put in all the hard work- just for someone else to swoop in and get an easy kid.
Take comfort in the fact that it won't last long. The difficult baby will be back whether it's teething, or something else, and dcm will likely fall back into those bad habits that made the baby so difficult to deal with.
I feel your pain... ::

...you are so right! "Old habits die hard"
And as much as I'd like to believe that dcp's carry on with the work we've helped them to understand, they usually don't.

Feel comfort in the fact that you worked hard with this family and tried longer than most would've.
No regrets when you've worked as hard as you have and done your best