Best and worst part of your job

[mom-in-alberta]

Hehehe... reading all your responses made it hard for me to try to choose my best/worst!
I would say the best (aside from the fact that I love little kids) is that I am my own boss. I suppose it could be argued that my clientele is my employer, but ultimately; I call the shots around here! Love that...
I do miss volunteering in my kids' classrooms, but I would say the worst part is definitely parents who don't take my role seriously. I spend more waking hours with their child than they do, Monday to Friday. C'mon, I know when something is "up" with your kid, or when there is a situation that needs to be resolved. I had a set of parents not tell me that their child was on medication for ADHD, because they didn't think "it had anything to do with me". CRAZY!!
Oh, and I don't like the extra cleaning, but I'm not gonna lie to you... I suck at it no matter how many people I am keeping up after! lol