Quote Originally Posted by mimi View Post
It amazes me how some parents so disrespect the person they are entrusting with the care of their beloved children. The parents role is to support us and be respectful of how we reasonably do business. We are not independently wealthy and do this for a lark, we chose this career because we love kids, it meets our families needs and we want to have our own business. Parents need to understand they are not negotiating to purchase a car and can pick and choose what options they want and it does not help to down play the importance of our role in their childs life and what we provide for them. We are not babysitters, we are child care providers and educators. Be grateful we are here to care for your child as you would care for him/her.
It can be very difficult when we are not full to be tempted by these negoiators because we need the work. This woman wants Alphaghetti to work without any job security - as a professional she/we deserve better.
When she was telling me about others in the area who charge less and who don't charge for parents' days off, I wondered aloud how they managed to make a living like that. She then replied, "well I guess they're not doing daycare to make money".

Anyway, thanks so much everyone. You've made me feel a lot better. Your support means so, so much to me right now.

I was very anxious after she left, wondering if maybe I am expecting too much from my new neighbourhood. The thing that pisses me off is the neighbourhood here and the old one are the same "social class", meaning they all probably earn about the same amount of money, and EVERYONE out here is nickel and diming me into the poor house. Back in Toronto NOBODY questioned my rates or anything else. Ugh.