What's The WORST Thing A Parent Has Done To Disrespect You?

[sharlan]

I will never understand the "entitled" parents.

[Kaddidle Care]

DCM- "since it's such a small amount it's no big deal for u to wait for it as it wont make u or break u" .. My reply... BUT it will provide the milk and some fresh veggies I provide for your children... they dont get it.

As she gets in her car (that's probably newer than yours) and sips her Xtra Large Mocha Java and bites into her muffin from Dunkin Donuts.
Yeah - I know the type.

[Hunni Bee]

Well.....let's see, I've been hung up on, yelled at, cursed at, lied on, harassed at all hours of the night and weekend on my personal number, talked against to children...you name it. Almost all state-pay clients by the way...because that's the majority of our clients.

Some days when I leave there, my head is spinning. :confused:

[Michelle]

While in labor with my daughter...unexpected, emergency delivery( I had toxemia and had to be induced), I had a dcm call my dh and tell him that he better get home and watch her kids or pay for someone to do it because she had to get to class. Yes, she was a state program parent.

Well, he stayed at the hospital and the baby was fine but I was so critical that they kept me in the hospital for a week. She complained about that too!
I ended up terming her after she dosed up her children with fever meds but my baby ended up getting a 104 temp. at 5 weeks old and ended up in the hospital for 10 days.

Yep, parent from hell.

[cheerfuldom]

Michelle that is so awful! My current parents were absolute angels during my maternity leave in May. Now the parents when my 2nd were born were so snotty to me like "**** it up and take care of my kid" but still, not as bad as yours were.

[GretasLittleFriends]

Worst thing I ever have happen was from one family. Two separate incidents. They were part time 2 days a week, but 10 hour days. Both parents did shift-work.

First one was they were about 15 mins late dropping off their 3 kids. Not the end of the world. DCM called about 2 hours later to check on dcg (age 3) at the time. Girl was fine, mom was relieved as she had been in the ER overnight and discharged at 8am from having febrile seizures. I had never even heard of them until that day. Mom was stranded and couldn't get ahold of dad to come get the kids, and relief family members were out of town. I was kind of upset, but agreed to keep the kids for the rest of the day.

All went well for several months. Then one night in December I had to term them. It was the night of my teenagers school band concert, in which I was going to take these kids to as a cultural experience, as it was a scheduled night for them anyway. Parents carpooled, mom came in to drop the 3 of them off, oldest says "I don't feel good. I think I'm going to throw up again." Then proceeds to lose his lunch in my entry room. I was pregnant at the time and smells REALLY bothered me, though I don't handle vomit well to begin with. I looked the mom in the eye and said this one needs to leave, he can NOT stay here. She cleaned up his mess, said she was going to go talk to dad. She got in the car and he drove away, practically flying down our driveway. I couldn't get a hold of anyone on their emergency contact list for hours. I went as far to call the workplace manager requiring that they send the parents home as I was unable to care for the one child. Finally after about 4 hours of their arrival a set of grandparents came for the children. I had all of their things packed and termination letter in hand. I also mailed a term letter "receipt requested" to ensure they got it. Small town and mom had been unable to look me in the eye until recently.

Had it not been the night of my daughter's band concert, and perhaps if I had not been pregnant (so tendency to be overly emotional) things may have ended differently. Lots of stress relief when these kids were gone though.

[Michelle]

Michelle that is so awful! My current parents were absolute angels during my maternity leave in May. Now the parents when my 2nd were born were so snotty to me like "**** it up and take care of my kid" but still, not as bad as yours were.

Now, I probably would have gone off on her but back then, 8 years ago I was very wishy washy. I really needed that money. But after I termed I spent that last check about $3,500.00 (she had 5 kids) all on the baby. I bought a very expensive crib, all new clothes and lots of cool stuff because I felt so bad for what she had to go through. Her I.v. got infiltrated and her arm got swollen and they ended up putting it in her scalp. They couldn't get a urine test so they had to catheterize her, she was tiny.. just 5 lbs.
I know that was a lot of money for a baby but I didn't have a baby shower and there was a huge age difference between kids, and I didn't keep anything.
Yea, I think that mom had a mental disorder.

I bet that mom of yours got to take 6 weeks maternity and probably had relatives helping and stuff. Parents think we are machines or something.
Put in the quarters and don't you dare break or malfunction!!:confused::confused:

[cheerfuldom]

I know right?! My 2nd ended up with a high fever at a young age (very likely due to a DC kid) and had to get a spinal tap for menigitis. It was SO awful. They wouldn't let me stay in the room and my high needs baby was so out of control after that hospital stay that it was literally weeks before she would go to daddy, months before she would go to anyone but me and daddy. She was seriously traumatized (scream bloody murder anytime a stranger came close let alone tried to touch her) and I struggled so much with that incident and then a DCM has the gall to try and disappear on me with no notice and say that I didn't like her child anymore because I was holding my own newborn when she came to pick up! These people are downright crazy!

[Unregistered]

After writing me a bad check and me questioning mom about it once I got notice back from the bank mom had the audacity to question my religion in my own home while trying to argue with me about why she wasn't wrong in writing the bad check and how she wasn't going to pay for the fees associated with it. As soon as I said she would have to look for other daycare and today was her child's last day she dared to say "You call yourself a Christian." I promptly showed her the door and tossed her kids extra clothes on the door step. Still can't believe that ever actually happened.

Saw her once after at a local grocery store. She was getting in her car and I waited in mine until she drove away- for my son's sake that is.

[Michelle]

I know right?! My 2nd ended up with a high fever at a young age (very likely due to a DC kid) and had to get a spinal tap for menigitis. It was SO awful. They wouldn't let me stay in the room and my high needs baby was so out of control after that hospital stay that it was literally weeks before she would go to daddy, months before she would go to anyone but me and daddy. She was seriously traumatized (scream bloody murder anytime a stranger came close let alone tried to touch her) and I struggled so much with that incident and then a DCM has the gall to try and disappear on me with no notice and say that I didn't like her child anymore because I was holding my own newborn when she came to pick up! These people are downright crazy!

Yea, my baby had to have a spinal tap too, they said I couldn't be there to comfort her. they had to rule out all kinds of infections. A fever in a 5 week old is an automatic 10 day antibiotic I.V. in the hosp.
That mom caused so much pain and agony to my baby because of her needs. I always kept the baby away from all the kids but she still got a fever.
Yea, but the minute their child gets sick at daycare, Oh my!!!
It's our fault or our houses fault, and they have to take off work...etc.
Well, not only did my entire daycare have to make arrangements for other care, my dh had to take a week off. She didn't care, she just shrugged and said " Oh well"

[e.j.]

Parents carpooled, mom came in to drop the 3 of them off, oldest says "I don't feel good. I think I'm going to throw up again." Then proceeds to lose his lunch in my entry room. I was pregnant at the time and smells REALLY bothered me, though I don't handle vomit well to begin with. I looked the mom in the eye and said this one needs to leave, he can NOT stay here. She cleaned up his mess, said she was going to go talk to dad. She got in the car and he drove away, practically flying down our driveway.

Wow....and the winner of the Parent of the Year Award is......

[youretooloud]

I haven't had any bad ones for a while. But, Once... 20 years ago, I had a mom who would have her husband pay me. But, then each friday night, she'd call me and say "Well, if I paid you by the hour on thursday, it would have been cheaper, and then if I paid you by the day, on Friday, it would have been cheaper, so my husband overpaid you by $6.00 this week, so I am going to pro-rate next week". I LOATHED her. Then, I got a backbone.

But, the WORST, was I had a daycare child who was killed that morning on the way to daycare. It happened right by my house, and I heard the accident, but didn't know it was them. I got a knock on the door from the police asking me to come over to the scene to take the older child because the Dad was going to the hospital with the youngest child. So, I packed up the kids to the neighbor, and went to pick up Michael. I was gone for less than ten minutes. One of the moms dropped off her four year old in front of my house, then drove away. Nobody was there. THEN, when I told her I wasn't there, and WHY I wasn't there, she was furious with ME... not concerned for the family who had just lost a son... not worried that her daughter was left alone, not worried that her daughter would be upset about her friend who wouldn't be coming back.. just mad that I wasn't there. She threatened to turn me in to the state.

I should have said "Fine... turn me in". But, I just apologized for not being there. I was so young and stupid back then.

[sharlan]

I haven't had any bad ones for a while. But, Once... 20 years ago, I had a mom who would have her husband pay me. But, then each friday night, she'd call me and say "Well, if I paid you by the hour on thursday, it would have been cheaper, and then if I paid you by the day, on Friday, it would have been cheaper, so my husband overpaid you by $6.00 this week, so I am going to pro-rate next week". I LOATHED her. Then, I got a backbone.

But, the WORST, was I had a daycare child who was killed that morning on the way to daycare. It happened right by my house, and I heard the accident, but didn't know it was them. I got a knock on the door from the police asking me to come over to the scene to take the older child because the Dad was going to the hospital with the youngest child. So, I packed up the kids to the neighbor, and went to pick up Michael. I was gone for less than ten minutes. One of the moms dropped off her four year old in front of my house, then drove away. Nobody was there. THEN, when I told her I wasn't there, and WHY I wasn't there, she was furious with ME... not concerned for the family who had just lost a son... not worried that her daughter was left alone, not worried that her daughter would be upset about her friend who wouldn't be coming back.. just mad that I wasn't there. She threatened to turn me in to the state.

I should have said "Fine... turn me in". But, I just apologized for not being there. I was so young and stupid back then.

I had one of those that paid by the 15 mins, back before I did daycare fulltime. Her beloved dh would stand next door and chat with the neighbor (who he was having an affair with) for 30 mins before coming in to get his son. He would call her when he got home at 4, but not come in until 4:30.

After being shorted several times, I told her that I didn't care if he was standing in my driveway or not, I was being paid until he walked through my door. That put a stop to him chatting with the neighbor for 30 - 40 mins a day.

[sharlan]

Uh, you should have reported the mother for leaving a child unattended in your yard.

[CheekyChick]

I haven't had any bad ones for a while. But, Once... 20 years ago, I had a mom who would have her husband pay me. But, then each friday night, she'd call me and say "Well, if I paid you by the hour on thursday, it would have been cheaper, and then if I paid you by the day, on Friday, it would have been cheaper, so my husband overpaid you by $6.00 this week, so I am going to pro-rate next week". I LOATHED her. Then, I got a backbone.

But, the WORST, was I had a daycare child who was killed that morning on the way to daycare. It happened right by my house, and I heard the accident, but didn't know it was them. I got a knock on the door from the police asking me to come over to the scene to take the older child because the Dad was going to the hospital with the youngest child. So, I packed up the kids to the neighbor, and went to pick up Michael. I was gone for less than ten minutes. One of the moms dropped off her four year old in front of my house, then drove away. Nobody was there. THEN, when I told her I wasn't there, and WHY I wasn't there, she was furious with ME... not concerned for the family who had just lost a son... not worried that her daughter was left alone, not worried that her daughter would be upset about her friend who wouldn't be coming back.. just mad that I wasn't there. She threatened to turn me in to the state.

I should have said "Fine... turn me in". But, I just apologized for not being there. I was so young and stupid back then.

That is so incredibly sad...