"But....What Do People Do With Their Kids When You're Closed?"

[CraftyMom]

Maybe the new response should be "eventually your child will be in school and they will be closed for the same holidays as me, plus in service days and half days. There will also be 3 school vacations that are a week long each in December, February and April. School is also closed for the whole summer. Now is a good time to get ready for that. I am closed way less than that...what was the question?"

[CraftyMom]

I was just asked in an interview - "are you going to let your dog bite my baby?"

Well no, but I WAS going to let the dog eat your baby. Since you seem to be opposed to that I guess I will have to find some other form of entertainment"

[spud912]

My dh always asks what dcp's are going to do when I take off time. He always says to "put myself in other people's shoes." I always tell him, "Well time off comes with the territory. I'm not a drone and my family comes first. I don't care what they have to do. If they can't figure things out and they leave, I have a waiting list of others hoping to get in."

[midaycare]

This seems to be a career that, for some reason, people seem entitled to get all up in my business. "Do your parents pay you when you are off for vacation?" Uh, do you get paid for vacation? And if I don't, would I still ask if you are getting paid? Totally inappropriate.

I get all kinds of inappropriate questions. But the one that bugs me the most comes from older relatives, "How is your babysitting going?" Or, "Are you still babysitting? I did that when I was young."

[originalkat]

I was just asked in an interview - "are you going to let your dog bite my baby?"

I was asked if I would let my dog lick their baby's face. ::

[Controlled Chaos]

This seems to be a career that, for some reason, people seem entitled to get all up in my business. "Do your parents pay you when you are off for vacation?" Uh, do you get paid for vacation? And if I don't, would I still ask if you are getting paid? Totally inappropriate.

I get all kinds of inappropriate questions. But the one that bugs me the most comes from older relatives, "How is your babysitting going?" Or, "Are you still babysitting? I did that when I was young."

Yea...those types of questions are awkward. I hadn't really thought about it like that. I would never ask someone if they were hourly, salaried, had paid time off etc. Its not my business...people be all up in yo buisnass ::

[tntsmom]

My policy states they have backup childcare available and in place prior to care beginning.

[Rockgirl]

My policy states they have backup childcare available and in place prior to care beginning.

Mine, too. It's just funny that people who do not provide childcare don't always get all that.

[Thriftylady]

Every time I see this thread, I think with my sarcastic side and think I would tell someone "Oh I dunno, maybe they lock them in the closet", Of course the professional side of me would never say that.

[Play Care]

This seems to be a career that, for some reason, people seem entitled to get all up in my business. "Do your parents pay you when you are off for vacation?" Uh, do you get paid for vacation? And if I don't, would I still ask if you are getting paid? Totally inappropriate.

I think this is what bothers me as well. I NEVER hear WOTHP's being asked about paid vacations or their other days off.
Because it's RUDE. And thinking more on it, I'm sure anyone else who works for themselves in what's considered a "real" job isn't asked either (plumber, electricians, etc)
But somehow it's okay to as the "sitter" about her money...

[MarinaVanessa]

Don't you just love that question? I get it often but from clients, not really from other people. Sometimes with first-time daycare parents I get "But, what am I supposed to for child care?" when I notify my clients of a vacation or a day that I need to close. I'm supposed to give 2 weeks notice when I close but I often give at least 30 days, when it comes to holidays they get a schedule for the whole year right up front ... and I still get this question .

I have to say that the oddest/weirdest question I have ever gotten was over the phone and was about breast milk. The caller asked if I was on the food program and if I was open to feeding her baby breastmilk ... yes to both ... then she asked me who's milk it was. Somehow she got her info about the food program mixed up .We have to provide a brand of formula of our choice at no cost to the client but if the client chooses to provide breast milk we can still claim it as a meal, she somehow thought that if she chose to feed her baby breast milk that the provider had to provide the breast milk too ::

[Blackcat31]

The most ridiculous thing a parent has ever asked me?

"Can I do anything, pay you more to not give "D" (her 8 yr old DS) a consequence for his behavior yesterday?"


The child lost his outside privileges and the mother was seriously offering to pay me money to not follow through...

[Controlled Chaos]

Don't you just love that question? I get it often but from clients, not really from other people. Sometimes with first-time daycare parents I get "But, what am I supposed to for child care?" when I notify my clients of a vacation or a day that I need to close. I'm supposed to give 2 weeks notice when I close but I often give at least 30 days, when it comes to holidays they get a schedule for the whole year right up front ... and I still get this question .

I have to say that the oddest/weirdest question I have ever gotten was over the phone and was about breast milk. The caller asked if I was on the food program and if I was open to feeding her baby breastmilk ... yes to both ... then she asked me who's milk it was. Somehow she got her info about the food program mixed up .We have to provide a brand of formula of our choice at no cost to the client but if the client chooses to provide breast milk we can still claim it as a meal, she somehow thought that if she chose to feed her baby breast milk that the provider had to provide the breast milk too ::

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[midaycare]

Don't you just love that question? I get it often but from clients, not really from other people. Sometimes with first-time daycare parents I get "But, what am I supposed to for child care?" when I notify my clients of a vacation or a day that I need to close. I'm supposed to give 2 weeks notice when I close but I often give at least 30 days, when it comes to holidays they get a schedule for the whole year right up front ... and I still get this question .

I have to say that the oddest/weirdest question I have ever gotten was over the phone and was about breast milk. The caller asked if I was on the food program and if I was open to feeding her baby breastmilk ... yes to both ... then she asked me who's milk it was. Somehow she got her info about the food program mixed up .We have to provide a brand of formula of our choice at no cost to the client but if the client chooses to provide breast milk we can still claim it as a meal, she somehow thought that if she chose to feed her baby breast milk that the provider had to provide the breast milk too ::

Please tell me you didn't take that woman on as a client. I can't imagine...

[Bookworm]

The most ridiculous thing a parent has ever asked me?

"Can I do anything, pay you more to not give "D" (her 8 yr old DS) a consequence for his behavior yesterday?"


The child lost his outside privileges and the mother was seriously offering to pay me money to not follow through...

What is wrong with people?