So.. Was I in The Wrong?!?

[Josiegirl]

I felt very differently about daycare before I became a daycare provider. I also told my son's 3 and 4 year preschool teachers I would love their job because they get to play all day. I bet they wanted to strangle me.

Haha can't tell you how many times parents have said that to me and I just want to walk out the door and say 'here, have at it!'

[Unregistered]

I felt very differently about daycare before I became a daycare provider. I also told my son's 3 and 4 year preschool teachers I would love their job because they get to play all day. I bet they wanted to strangle me.

I would have said 'me too!' Lol

[daycarediva]

Lesson learned. I would give her a call tonight to discuss it. I wouldn't apologize, but I would state that the post was made in jest, that so many kids have peed on your furniture (put holes in walls, flooded the bathroom) and that you were being honest. You didnt mention names, you didn't publicly ridicule her child. eh.

I don't have social media accounts (just business) and I am keeping it that way.

Next time, post the picture here, we would have sympathized with you, without fear of backlash for sure.

[Rockgirl]

But I would still never use social media for venting about my professional or personal life...but just my opinion

This is me, too.

[Pepperth]

I felt very differently about daycare before I became a daycare provider. I also told my son's 3 and 4 year preschool teachers I would love their job because they get to play all day. I bet they wanted to strangle me.

I use to tell my son's provider something similar all the time...that I wished I could just hang out with them all day because it looked so fun. Thankfully, she's been one of my biggest supporters as I opened this business.

[midaycare]

I use to tell my son's provider something similar all the time...that I wished I could just hang out with them all day because it looked so fun. Thankfully, she's been one of my biggest supporters as I opened this business.

It IS fun, and I do love it...but it's totally different from what I expected! Some things are better, some things worse.

[Thriftylady]

It IS fun, and I do love it...but it's totally different from what I expected! Some things are better, some things worse.

It is fun, but an exhausting kind of fun, not a nice relaxing kind of fun!

[Pepperth]

It IS fun, and I do love it...but it's totally different from what I expected! Some things are better, some things worse.

I agree 100%. This is the best career, but man I'm tired everyday.

[nannyde]

Ok so I have a dcb who's potty trained but been having accidents a lot. Today while in the busiest time of the morning he peed all over my couch while he was wide awake. Well venting I put a pic on fb of my pee soaked couch with the #daycarelife, and said this is why we will never have new furniture till I have a new career. Not once was the child disclosed, no age nothing. Well dcm seen it and texted me asking if he peed. I didn't lie and said yes. Well about an hour later her mother shows up to pick up the child. So, what should I do? I know she is mad or she would not have had her mom pick him up without letting me know. 😔😩

Best response would have been:

Has he been peeing on your furniture too?

Time to put him back in diapers and start over in a month or so. The "accidents" between the two houses is showing he's just not ready."

[Provider_Manda]

She got back with me. She's upset with the child. Says he does not do this at home, nor at grandma's. She kept him home today but he will be back Monday.

[Lorna]

I require pullups for 2 weeks if they are having accidents. I wouldn't post about daycare kids on facebook. Especially if they are in your friend list.

[Ariana]

Lesson learned. I would give her a call tonight to discuss it. I wouldn't apologize, but I would state that the post was made in jest, that so many kids have peed on your furniture (put holes in walls, flooded the bathroom) and that you were being honest. You didnt mention names, you didn't publicly ridicule her child. eh.

I don't have social media accounts (just business) and I am keeping it that way.

Next time, post the picture here, we would have sympathized with you, without fear of backlash for sure.

I agree with this! I do not befriend any of my parents on FB for this reason and I also would never post anything about my job on FB unless it is in our private FB page. I think your actions were very unprofessional and if it was my child I would have also been mad. Sorry

[Josiegirl]

Glad you were able to face her with it; sometimes that's the hardest part. Dynamics are entirely different at everyone's house. It bugs me when a parent tells me 'but they don't do that at my(or fill in anyone else's) house!'
But I'm glad she's not mad at you.

[Annalee]

I agree with this! I do not befriend any of my parents on FB for this reason and I also would never post anything about my job on FB unless it is in our private FB page. I think your actions were very unprofessional and if it was my child I would have also been mad. Sorry

Not only would I have been mad about what was said about my child, I would have felt everyone else knew who OP was talking about in the post on FB....even if they didn't know. It would have been embarrassing to a mother. There are very few people I vent to because of this issue....Most of my venting is done on this forum

[Play Care]

Not only would I have been mad about what was said about my child, I would have felt everyone else knew who OP was talking about in the post on FB....even if they didn't know. It would have been embarrassing to a mother. There are very few people I vent to because of this issue....Most of my venting is done on this forum

The reality with in home day cares is that everyone usually DOES know what's what :: Espcially when you have very verbal 3 and 4 yo's. ::