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    I'm not ready in the morning?

    Yesterday I had a parent speak with me about being ready in the morning. This woman was so anxious about this issue that I felt sorry for her. But, let me start from the beginning:

    From about a month before Christmas to a month afterwards my year and a half year old wasn't sleeping. Every night this child was up from 12am to around 4am. By the end I was so exhausted that this lady woke me up with the doorbell on two separate occasions. Regardless of her waking me up I was still at the door by the second ring in less than 30 second. Anyways, All of my parents were aware of the issue and I talked to this client personally at the end of that week to apologize and let her know that I won't let that week happen again. to date, it hasn't.

    Unfortunately I think she was unable to let it go and her anxiety began to build as yesterday she brought up her issue of me being ready in the morning. I wasn't really sure what she was talking about, because I am up and ready. She said that I don't look awake and that if my morning routine isn't done then I'm not ready and she truly believed that she was waking me up with the doorbell at least a few times a week. Then I began to clue into the fact that I had changed my shirt since the morning so I asked her if this is what she meant. She said that it was part of it and I explained that I had to change and I spilled pickle juice on myself but assured her that the rest of my clothing was indeed still the same. The rest I realized was that I just didn't look awake enough for her. Unfortunately I'm one of those people that look like a disaster in the morning no matter what make-up I put on, how I dress, or any water that is splashed on my face.

    I was really taken back and a little insulted by this complaint as she has no issue with my programming or the way I treat the children or anything else to do with my actual business.

    Does this seem a bit petty to anyone? Or should I be making some drastic changes to look presentable to her standards?
    Last edited by Cadillac; 02-14-2012 at 08:21 AM.

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