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do you just roll with it? I mean, I can't term anyway (no arguing here...I need the money and they were referred by one of my favorite families) based on something so petty as personality differences.
I really, really dislike this daycare dad, though, and he's the one that does drop off and pick up 95% of the time. I've barely even met the mom.
The dad is pessimistic, sounds accusatory in every interaction (even asking how her day was sounds like he's accusing me of something or daring to say something negative), and is really cynical. Anytime this season there has been a threat of snow/ice he totally scoffs and is REALLY critical of the forecasters for even forecasting the weather, of people for caring/preparing, critical of me for mentioning things about "if we have no power I'll call because I can't do daycare with no heat", and critical of other drivers for being cautious--he called cautious drivers idiots. We have 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice on the surfaces today (roads are okay due to salting but still) and he said quite proudly that he was doing 60 on the interstate! Yeah, pretty sure he's one of the morons that's like to cause the 8 car pile ups that shut down the highway for the rest of the day...
Then, he mentioned in the most scathing and accusatory tone you can imagine, that he didn't have a single problem until he got into our neighborhood--as though DH and I could/can control weather our streets get salted or plowed, as though ours are the only residential streets that are bad, and as though he expects us to do something about it.
I dunno; I just. don't. like. this guy. Usually, I let DH have the dcg's pick up because I can't stand to see/hear this dude. The dcg in question is my annoying 15 month old who isn't happy unless there's something she shouldn't get into or someone to bother...and if there isn't she will just sit in the middle of the room doing *nothing* for long stretches of time. This is the family that wanted me to force 8 oz bottles of milk down the 14 month old's throat twice or three times a day when she started.
Trouble with the kid aside (I'm hoping it's an age thing that she grows out of)...is it possible to overlook your intense dislike of a parent and keep the kid without too much resentment?
I really, really dislike this daycare dad, though, and he's the one that does drop off and pick up 95% of the time. I've barely even met the mom.
The dad is pessimistic, sounds accusatory in every interaction (even asking how her day was sounds like he's accusing me of something or daring to say something negative), and is really cynical. Anytime this season there has been a threat of snow/ice he totally scoffs and is REALLY critical of the forecasters for even forecasting the weather, of people for caring/preparing, critical of me for mentioning things about "if we have no power I'll call because I can't do daycare with no heat", and critical of other drivers for being cautious--he called cautious drivers idiots. We have 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice on the surfaces today (roads are okay due to salting but still) and he said quite proudly that he was doing 60 on the interstate! Yeah, pretty sure he's one of the morons that's like to cause the 8 car pile ups that shut down the highway for the rest of the day...
Then, he mentioned in the most scathing and accusatory tone you can imagine, that he didn't have a single problem until he got into our neighborhood--as though DH and I could/can control weather our streets get salted or plowed, as though ours are the only residential streets that are bad, and as though he expects us to do something about it.
I dunno; I just. don't. like. this guy. Usually, I let DH have the dcg's pick up because I can't stand to see/hear this dude. The dcg in question is my annoying 15 month old who isn't happy unless there's something she shouldn't get into or someone to bother...and if there isn't she will just sit in the middle of the room doing *nothing* for long stretches of time. This is the family that wanted me to force 8 oz bottles of milk down the 14 month old's throat twice or three times a day when she started.
Trouble with the kid aside (I'm hoping it's an age thing that she grows out of)...is it possible to overlook your intense dislike of a parent and keep the kid without too much resentment?
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Chin up...
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