Ever Get a Text You Weren't Suppose To?

[SilverSabre25]

hahahaha that's an awesome update. Smart kid--she knows where the good breakfast is!

(and I totally called it, btw...how the heck are fruit loops better than waffles, bagels, etc? Parents are so darn weird sometimes!)

[Zoe]

That is awesome. Way to go dcg! Too bad the mom wasn't around for that entire conversation.

[Kaddidle Care]

Oooh - the bad girl in me might accidentally text a friend about the silly Mom that thought fruit loops were more nutritious than homemade waffles. ::

Ah well - great thread - I've enjoyed the entertainment.

[daycare]

she probably gives her fruit loops and pop tarts.... or even worse Fastfood drive through.

I think that I would say something to the parent. It's obvious that she is unhappy with the care that you are providing. Which means if she is talking that way about you to her husband, who else is she saying these things to? Other parents, prospective clients?

I would just bring it up at pick up or drop off and let her know. Remind her that you have an open communication policy and you realize that you can't please everyone all the time but you try your best. To me it sounds like the breakfast is a small issue to complain about becuase there are other things that are bothering this parent... When something goes wrong, pleople tend to nit pick about everything...

I would talk to the parent and not leave any unhappy parent in my care... JMO

[Childminder]

Perfect case of expecting more from the provider than what they do themselves. The pickup before the next waffle day tell mom that "breakfast will be the weekly waffle day tomorrow so be sure to feed your child before you bring her."

I had a text once from DCM meant for her m-i-l that the DCD was in jail in another state, and she was trying to get his mom's help with bail. I did text back to let her know she had sent it to me, she was frantic. I'm pretty open with my parents she would have told me anyhow, I seem to be mother confessor or the local psychologist. Maybe from all those years of mentoring teen moms.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I've never gotten a text like that, but I have had a parent answer my craigslist ad, looking for other care (not knowing it was me) when I didn't even know they had any issues in the first place.

[Live and Learn]

I've never gotten a text like that, but I have had a parent answer my craigslist ad, looking for other care (not knowing it was me) when I didn't even know they had any issues in the first place.

::::::::Funny!

[Christian Mother]

This is kind of off from the subject but I texted a parent a response once and put the smiley face at the end only to find that at the last min. it said ho instead...

I managed to stop the text...I was horrified...now I know that I need to make sure that everything is correct before sending my text out...how embarrassing!!

[CdnMumof4]

hahaha too funny.

as for breakfast, I'd say as Nanny did- "Great idea, lets start that tomorrow" less grief for you!! I provide a monthly menu, but only put lunch on it- some kids come already fed, but they always have a morning snack..which is usually what the others are having for 'breakfast'.. just in smaller portion.

[daycare]

I once accidentally hit reply to all in an email that was meant for one person..... Somone asked how my blind date went and I said horrible. He was bald and ugly. Didin't realize that I sent it to the blind date and his sister too....I felt so stupid

today's technology can really get you into trouble if you don't watch out!

[dEHmom]

I once accidentally hit reply to all in an email that was meant for one person..... Somone asked how my blind date went and I said horrible. He was bald and ugly. Didin't realize that I sent it to the blind date and his sister too....I felt so stupid

today's technology can really get you into trouble if you don't watch out!

i hear it's one of the top reasons for divorce rates

[Abigail]

Oh, and yes I did get an inappropriate text once, an photo of an um.... appendage with his lunch hour schedule. His GF and I have the same first name.

I had a newfound respect for him and he avoided me like the plague for the next year until DCB went to preschool. :::: Ah, the cell phone generation.

Wow, did you respond or ever mention it got sent to you or did neither or you ever mention it? LOL

I had a similar thing happen to me.

A couple years ago I had changed my closing hours from 5:30pm to extend to 6pm --- I changed it because I had 2 families at the time that really needed the later hours and so I stupidly decided to do it for them. (Since then I changed to closing at 5pm)

Anyway - I sent an email to all the daycare parents about the change of hours and one of the daycare moms that this would have benefited from this increase in hours sent an email to me that was intended for the husband. She had forwarded my email to her husband (actually to me) and she said something like: "Oh look - What a ****er! She decided to make her closing at 6pm!!! she must be afraid she'll lose a kid if she doesnt do what we want!! hahaha! We got what we wanted. That was too easy!"

OOOHHHH I was steaming mad! I replied to the email and simply said "Wow... I guess I wasn't supposed to receive that email. Glad to know thats how you feel. I will have all of your children's items ready for you to take home today when you pick up. Your contract is terminated effective immediately". I probably reacted before I should have thought about it... but i was so hurt and sooo mad. And how could i continue helping a mom that obviously talks crap about me.

She arrived at my house about 2 hrs later CRYING! She kept saying how sorry she was and that it was a mistake, blah blah blah. I was caring for 2 of her children - a newborn and a 2 yr old and giving her a great sibling rate. Anyway - I stuck to my guns and I told her I couldnt provide care for her anymore. She was crying (without any tears) and when I handed her the receipts and all the children's items she went from fake crying to angry.
I never saw them again.

Who is going to start a book for the funnies in daycare?

[Cat Herder]

Wow, did you respond or ever mention it got sent to you or did neither or you ever mention it? LOL

I did not have to. When he did not get a reciprocal text back from her he checked to make sure it went through and it showed that it was sent to me. I just laughed and deleted.

He did have to pick-up that day and I just smiled and said "I hope your day got better." and he said "Yeah, not much worse...." red faced and did not make eye contact.

After that his mom did all the pick-up's and drop-offs for long while. He still works with my husband and his EX-GF still avoids eye contact when I see her around town. Small towns can be so much fun ::::.

[SandeeAR]

When you hit to send a text, it automatically goes to the "to" part of the text. I move it to the keyboard part and write my entire text before I ever, but in a name to send it to. That gives me a chance to proof read, before it could accidentally get sent, worded wrong or to the wrong person.

[Cat Herder]

When you hit to send a text, it automatically goes to the "to" part of the text. I move it to the keyboard part and write my entire text before I ever, but in a name to send it to. That gives me a chance to proof read, before it could accidentally get sent, worded wrong or to the wrong person.

I bet you have first and last names on everyone in your address book, though.

You would be shocked at how many folks just type in the first names....