Time Off at Christmas - How Much is Reasonable ?

[Inspired by Reggio]

.... I am sorry if you have had a negative experience with a caregiver but we are here to support each other.

Exactly ... coming on here and painting us all with some money grubbing sitting on our asses eating bon bons all day is not going to garner you a whole lot of love from a board made up primarily of PROVIDERS?

What is your motive in posting other than trolling to stir up drama and stereotypes?

Cannot imagine I would get much 'love' from the members if I went onto a forum of police officers and started venting about the amount of time they spend in donut shops instead of patrolling our streets and preventing crime

[dodge__driver11]

@ Darasmommy:

Call me a bitch if you want, and I will prolly get slapped for this post.....

But I am GLAD YOU ARE NOT MY CLIENT.

With that type of response I'd be kicking you out of my house, and warning other providers that you were looking.

Do you have zero respect for this profession?

I mean really??

I am done answering you..I don't have time for your idiotic behavior, and I am sure the others don't either.

Troll. (I mean looking for a way to stir things up kinda troll)

[mimi]

My perception/speculation of Darasmommy is that the provider she was/is using was firm in her policies and did not bend to accomodate her, thus the negative attitude. It is unfortunate she does not respect the person who she intrusted with her child's care however, she needs to leave her attitude where she lives and not spew her negativity here. She obviously sees the support and respect we have for each other and she is trying to undermine it. I hope she see's herself as we do and will become a positive member of this forum because otherwise she won't be responded to be me.

[Play and Learn]

Wow. Glad you aren't my child's caregiver. *eyeroll*

WOWIE! GLAD you're not a client, as you wouldn't have lasted the phone/email interviews!!!!

I have respect for others and their professions. If you can't respect me as a business owner, why should I have you and your child come to me?

[Momof4]

Back on track. My contract states Christmas Eve day as a holiday as well as Christmas Day & Boxing Day so this year I'm closed the Mon, Tues, Wed and officially open Thurs & Fri but secretly hoping all my families have those days off too.

[jodaycare]

I wonder if Darasmommy will speak to her child's teachers this way, they get 10 weeks off in the summer, two weeks at Christmas etc, etc. We are self-employed business women, who work hard, long hours for minimal pay. My Mom always said "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything". This person just joined this forum, she has no idea who we are and obviously has a huge chip on her shoulder.

[mustbenuts]

I am taking 2 weeks off over Christmas. My contract states that Dec24,23,26,31 and Jan 1 are paid holidays for me. So the other 5 days will be unpaid. I would not want to be open for 1 child either. I have done that before I smartened up and hated it. I even used to work on Christmas Eve, never again! There have to be some perks to doing this job!