Best and worst part of your job

[horsegirl]

Best: home with my adopted children, being home when they come home from school, the forever friends that my children have made in the daycare, and the smiles, hugs and laughes that the children I look after offer me.
Worst: some parents attitudes, not being able to attend school field trips and functions, some children's attitudes (taught to them by their parents).

It is a very emotional time when a child leaves because they are old enough to care for themselves. It is like having my own child move out.

[Momof4]

Best part - being self employed means working with people you like and the horrible people can take a hike!

Worst part- new babies who are transitionng into my daycare not eating or sleeping for ? months!

[daycaremom9]

I have to agree with the dealing with the parents is the worst part. Most of the parents are great but then you get that odd one that drives you mad.

[momof2cuties]

Best-Being home with my own kids, being my own boss.. reading books, playing and doing crafts all day LOL

Worst- Providing daycare for some kids that has their Mom at home, not working!!

[kidlove]

Best best best: the kids. I do it for the kids. they are funny, amazing, exciting. (being with the kids, everyday reminds me of the glory of God, theres no way to me , that there is NO God, when I look into the face of a child, they amaze me to my very core) How can there be such amazing creation in this world as a child with out some sort of "devine intervention". children are a gift!!!!

worst part: the worldly aspect of "life" why cant it all be perfect? all the time. Mostly the parents get in the way, hate to say, and the stresses of getting paid on time, charging late fees, not letting the parents "push you around" "take advantage". yuck, I just want birds and sunshine every day!!!!!!
ooooh, and worst part for me too: sickness!!!!! flu season! bad colds! etc.

[kidlove]

ooooooooh! just realized one of the "BEST" parts of my job and this one is so true!!!!!! when I worked, ALOT of the people I worked with looked at me like I was CRAZY all day long because I love to act a little goofy and have fun. (I can be immature at times ) well.......the kids LOVE it! that is one of the BEST parts about my job. The crazier I get the more they love me, was quite the oposite in the office I worked before. HA HA love this job!

[mimi]

Best: being my own boss - no commute Bestest: watching those moments when the kids are playing well and enjoying each other.
Worst: having parents pick kids up at closing and then wanting to chat about themselves for 15 min. Worstest: watching my sweeties break all the rules when their parents show up. (opening the door and running outside, flicking the doorstop, hitting the parent etc. and ignoring me when I try to correct behavior because parents won't.
That felt good- a little therapy there

[Mamma_Mia]

Best: here with my DD each day

Worst: seperation anxiety babies and parents....most parents....like 95% of them

[Dreamalittledream]

Great question! Best: I wear what I want (ie. my yoga pants that have never seen a yoga class...haha) & get to plan the day how I want (often that finds me on the ground playing along).
Worst: Throwing food out...groceries are so darned expensive these days & when a little nose turns up on something I have worked hard to purchase, plan & prepare....arrrggggh hhh. I too miss the social aspect of my old job; but this site helps with that

[Starshine]

Best parts
-being home with my own child
-being my own boss, setting my own hours/rates, making the rules and feeling more in control of my financial situation than when employed by someone else

Worst part
-meal time: spending time preparing food that isn't appreciated by the daycare kids, picky eaters that are catered to at home and fed junk by their parents and therefore won't eat anything remotely nutritious in my home, kids who dump/throw their food on the floor, kids who rub spaghetti sauce all over their face and in their hair and then scream when you have to clean it out, throwing out all the food that they won't eat because they don't want to try something new, cleaning up their mess three times a day, not being able to walk near the kitchen table without my feet sticking to something on the floor, washing all the dishes, having the picky kid come to me twenty minutes after he didn't eat his lunch to tell me he's hungry...