I have a WONDERFUL assistant who is normally very involved with kids, knows what to do and whom I feel I have a good relationship with.
Yesterday though . . . . she dropped the ball . . . .
The park where I live is CRAZY BUSY. I hate going there because my stomach is always in my throat. Yesterday we went because I had my assistant with me so I figured I wouldn't be running around like a chicken with my head cut off . . . . WRONG!
She had the 12 month old who she put on the ground and watched play. I guess she figured then that I had EVERYONE ELSE?
I'm talking to a parent on the sidelines watching her stand there with the baby . . . and nothing else. I asked her where ****** was and she said right over there. one of my little girls was waiting to get on something and my assistant just STOOD there. ok . . . I'll put her on. So I did and a oarent said that she would have put her on but didn't want an angry parent telling her not to touch her child. I told the lady not to worry that I help kids on all the time too that are not my own. I stood there for a moment and walked away to check on the older children.
When I went back my assistant was in the same place and the lady who I had sppoken to asked me to watch her as she had to go get her own children! I'm thinking CRAP this lady thinks I put the child on and walked away for her to babysit when my 'assistant' is FIVE FEET AWAY! I apologized and took **** off the 'wha-tcha-ma-call-it'
One of my other kids and his parents just happened to be at the park that day. I was pushing some kids on a swing when I heard (the women that wanted to help ****) her talking to my parent. I didn't hear the conversation but from the bits and piece I heard the lady was talking about me just leaving a child in her care an walking away.
SH**
I talked to my assistant in this morning and all she could tell me was that she didn't want the 12 month old to put wqood chips in her mouth. I told her then she needs to PICK UP THE CHILD so that ANOTHER CHILD isn't left alone. I told her that because she just stood there . . . . I've had a park parent complain about me to my client . . . .
I know I can't expect my assistant to be wonder women but I was livid as this wasn't the only thing she could have taken care of at the park that I had to . . .