My Dad Says I'm Not a DCK

[Boymom]

My son asked me something about the daycare kids (we were talking about the days of the week and he asked me if the daycare kids were coming tmrw), and one of the dck's said, "my daddy says I'm NOT a daycare kid...

I always call them by their names, but I guess somewhere along the way my son heard me say "daycare kids" and so now he says it once in awhile. He doesn't say it in a mean way, but apparently the term offends dcb's parents???

I guess I can see how that would offend some parents, and I don't want the dad to think that the kids don't mean anything to me and that they are just "daycare kids!"

Should I mention it to the dad or just let it go?

[Rockgirl]

Personally, I'd let it go. I have a dcg here--MAJOR daddy's girl. She is always saying, "My daddy says...." and I KNOW her dad didn't say 99% of it. I just go about my business if it's not something to make an issue of.

Maybe the dad didn't even say it. Even if he did, dcb may be taking it out of context. Bottom line, I wouldn't worry about it unless something bigger comes of it.

[Blackcat31]

Personally, I'd let it go. I have a dcg here--MAJOR daddy's girl. She is always saying, "My daddy says...." and I KNOW her dad didn't say 99% of it. I just go about my business if it's not something to make an issue of.

Maybe the dad didn't even say it. Even if he did, dcb may be taking it out of context. Bottom line, I wouldn't worry about it unless something bigger comes of it.

Or the kid took it out of context and dad was saying he is not a DCK to him (dad) or who knows...

Life is much easier if you let people who have issues tell you they have an issue verses assuming they do by something you heard (especially from a child).

[daycare]

Maybe i am mean, but I would have said that's right you are a DCK and so is susie and so is billy and so on....BUT johnny is my son.

then i would have dropped it and moved on.

[LostMyMarbles]

I had a similar situation. One of my girls said I am not a DCK. I asked her if she knew what that meant. She said no. I explained that I have a day care that she comes to when mommy and daddy are at work. So that makes me a Day Care Provider and her a Day Care Kid. She said I don't go to Day Care I go to Miss XXX house. LOL Her parents never used the phrase Day Care. They refereed to it as going to Miss XXX house. I told the parents about the conversation and they laughed. It was sweet.

If you are bothered and are a sensitive person, have a discussion with the child to see what's up. If he was told it was an offensive phrase, talk to the parents and say you mean no disrespect and ask if they prefer a different phrase. (then you make up a phrase to call those parents in your mind)

[midaycare]

I would let it go, but that's me. I mean, she is a daycare kid. If dcd said anything, it was probably just to make her feel better about some nonexistant slight dcg didn't even feel.

I can't imagine a parent being offended by that. I think my dcf's would be more offended if I tried to take the place of their mom. There's a line. They are my daycare kids.