What Do Parents NOT Know About You..

[flightlessbird11]

~that I am a major insomniac. Most nights I may squeeze in 4 1/2-5 hrs. of sleep....maybe.

~that some days, I have a beer, or hard ale popped open immedately after their kids leave!GASP!

~that I used to work outside the home as a cosmetologist in a salon(12 years)

~THAT I HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF DAYCARE, AND REALLY ENJOY MY TIME!!!
(this is a big one!) Sometimes I feel like they forget that I have 4 kids of my own, and that I close when I do, for a reason.

[MG&Lsmom]

My parents don't know:
~ how old I am. I have quite a numbers of years over them, but I look like I'm 20. I often get mistaken for the babysitter of my own kids.
~ that my husband works 4 jobs throughout the year to make ends meet.
~ that having 2 special needs children is exhausting.
~ that I'm lucky if I sleep 5 hours total a night due to my son's special needs.
~ that I plan to take a sick day in December to get a huge tattoo on my back!
~ that until my mid 20s I was a size 2, a competitive spring board diver and spent hours upon hours training.
~ that if our house is ever worth what we owe, we will sell our house and move across the state in a heartbeat.

[Childminder]

So you married your sisters ex husband or you married your ex husband's brother...which is it?!

ex husband's brother

[Unregistered]

That within half an hour of the kids leaving on friday my house turns into a party house! I get smashed every friday night and guess what...I smoke cigarettes too! (Not in the house tho)

[jojosmommy]

That it really annoys me when they come even 3 minutes early.
That I wash, dry, and put back on my entire families sheets every week- on "their" daycare time.
That I am obsessively anal about bill pay, tax pay and anything money related- not b/c there isnt enough of it but just b/c I like to control/manage it well.
That my son is my favorite both in and out of daycare and I make hourly exceptions/special things for him

[Kaddidle Care]

They also don't know and will NEVER know how silly I can get when we play music! I love to dance and do things to make the kids laugh...the parents will never see that My husband doesn't even see it cause that side of me ONLY comes out when he's gone. My daughter and I have had lots of crazy dancing nights together ::

:: I can relate - Parents never get to see my crazy goofy side. That's reserved for Music/Song time and the kids only! (They do probably wonder where "Head, Shoulder, Knees and Ouch!, Knees and Ouch!" comes from!) :: Not as flexible as I used to be.

[Unregistered]

I am not at all religious
I don't believe in God
I used to be an alcoholic

[laundrymom]

That I plan my menus and activities to the kids likes and interests. That I HATE character items. I could care less that Billy watches cars every afternoon, but I refuse to buy all the toys associated with the movie. That I think a big sheet of paper, some chalk crayons and markers are better than an IMAX trip. I think sometimes ice-cream for dinner is ok. That too many parents label their kids with things like ADD& OCD, & ADHD when no Dr has examined them simply because they don't want to be responsible for their I'll mannered non behaving child. I think the parents would be shocked to watch me parent my own children. I do not have a partnership with my kids. They know what's expected and do it. There is no bargaining with rules.

I think they would be surprised to see themselves from my point of view. Buying your child candy every night on the way home then being upset with me because they don't sleep until 10 pm is not a valid complaint.

That I believe 1/3 of the things they tell me. That I KNOW where the kids learned to correctly use swear words.

That I immediately replace them when they give notice. That when they leave, I don't spend days mopey after them. That I love them but move on when they go.

That I sometimes hide from them in stores.

[Blackcat31]

That I plan my menus and activities to the kids likes and interests. That I HATE character items. I could care less that Billy watches cars every afternoon, but I refuse to buy all the toys associated with the movie. That I think a big sheet of paper, some chalk crayons and markers are better than an IMAX trip. I think sometimes ice-cream for dinner is ok. That too many parents label their kids with things like ADD& OCD, & ADHD when no Dr has examined them simply because they don't want to be responsible for their I'll mannered non behaving child. I think the parents would be shocked to watch me parent my own children. I do not have a partnership with my kids. They know what's expected and do it. There is no bargaining with rules.

I think they would be surprised to see themselves from my point of view. Buying your child candy every night on the way home then being upset with me because they don't sleep until 10 pm is not a valid complaint.

That I believe 1/3 of the things they tell me. That I KNOW where the kids learned to correctly use swear words.

That I immediately replace them when they give notice. That when they leave, I don't spend days mopey after them. That I love them but move on when they go.

That I sometimes hide from them in stores.

I love you laundrymom! that is all.

[laundrymom]

I love you laundrymom! that is all.

I'm glad because my son sure doesn't! Lol how dare I require him to put away the air compressor, welder, jacks, tools AND put his clothes IN THE LAUNDRY after he pretreats the stains????

I didn't spend the morning installing a system in his friends neon. Lol

[Michelle]

[QUOTE=laundrymom;134950]That I plan my menus and activities to the kids likes and interests. That I HATE character items. I could care less that Billy watches cars every afternoon, but I refuse to buy all the toys associated with the movie. That I think a big sheet of paper, some chalk crayons and markers are better than an IMAX trip. I think sometimes ice-cream for dinner is ok. That too many parents label their kids with things like ADD& OCD, & ADHD when no Dr has examined them simply because they don't want to be responsible for their I'll mannered non behaving child. I think the parents would be shocked to watch me parent my own children. I do not have a partnership with my kids. They know what's expected and do it. There is no bargaining with rules.

I think they would be surprised to see themselves from my point of view. Buying your child candy every night on the way home then being upset with me because they don't sleep until 10 pm is not a valid complaint.

I love that!!!!
I hide from them in stores too, I don't want to start any dialog of conversation on my time..since I don't get that much!!
Totally agree with you about the child labeling too!!!
My daughter is so well behaved and it's from very hard work and years of experience. I don't take the easy way out.
Good parenting = good well behaved children!

[godiva83]

That I clock what time they drive past my house after their work day, and cringe knowing they are home when DCB is here all day

That I love these kids as if they are my own

That I am going thru some major medical issues ( not contagious ) but it has made it hard for me to find the strength and energy to continue- but each and everyday I do )

[Zoe]

You wouldn't know it to look at me...a typical Scandinavian blonde woman

-That I have a tattoo on my shoulder
-That I love going out for drinks with friends, and yes, get drunk sometimes
-That I watch shows like True Blood and Weeds during nap time (quietly...)
-That while I love the children, I have a low tolerance for "space cases"
-That my family is still barely making ends meet and I stress about it every day that I don't get a call for more kiddos.


That's all I can think of right now

[MsMe]

-I don't believe in God
-I HAVE to sit and have a cup of coffee before we do ANYTHING in the morning.
-while the tears i cried when I had to shut down for the first time ever (2days for surgery) were real I did not miss daycare at all while I was recovering for a week (daycare open)
-I do not keep a waiting list. I write down the name and numbers on a piece of scratch paper that gets thrown away when I clean off my desk every so often.

[cheeseheadmama]

They don't know that:
- I don't appreciate it when they brag about their new mega-screen TV, then short my check by $10
- I don't agree with the way they parent their children.
- the latest rate increase & contract revision is entirely because of the fact that they promised me I would have their kids full time this summer, then took 4 WEEKS of unpaid vacation, some with as little as 6 hours notice.
- when their children are here they behave MUCH better than at their own home.
- taking care of their children as ruined any chance their mom & I had of continuing the friendship we had previously.