You can disagree if you want to but I still believe that most of them are bogus. Why do they post about them? I don't know...to make up the "crap" they've had to endure or put up with all year long? To make themselves look appreciated and loved? Heck, I have no idea why they post about them but I surely don't see it as informational?!

How is hearing about the week's pay a provider got as a Christmas bonus informational? Especially when it is from a provider who two weeks prior was posting/complaining about how their families don't pay on time or follow any of their policies? (this was NOT in reference to anyone specifically)

Is the week's pay as a Christmas bonus a guilt payment for the bad client the parent was all year? I don't know but in what world do parents treat their care providers so bad all year round just to gift them a big gift at Christmas and figure that it is all good now? Not in my world.

Like I said, I am sure there are lots of great parents who give heartfelt gifts and thank you's all the time to their providers and that is great. What I said in my original post is half of them are BS'ing us. I also think happy thoughts for the ones who are being honest, but the rest....well...you can believe it all you want.

It is just really sad that we measure things in life by the cost or price tag attached. (note: your mention of the price tag being left on) Does that price tag signify how much that family appreciates you? Well then why didn't they spend $100 instead of only $85?

Does this family say thank you on a regular basis to you? Do they always follow your rules and policies? Are they always respectful to you? If so, then why the need to tell us about their "expensive" gift to you? Why not say that the family that is awesome all year was appreciative at Christmas time and leave it at that?

Why brag about the cost of the gift? Does it help, support or influence providers to do anything differently? How is that at all informational to other providers? What information does that give me that is of value? How does YOU getting an $85 Christmas gift make me or anyone else a better provider from that information?

My point in the first place was it IS nice to be appreciatd but I just dont believe that all this appreciation(in the form of expensive gifts) is real or true because if it was....we wouldn't have so many venting/complaining threads and posts on child care provider forums.

I prefer the "real" appreciation over the store bought kind any day.


Quote Originally Posted by mimi View Post
I also call bull on a lot of providers who "say" they get these huge cash bonuses and gifts from clients. Sorry Serindipity, I disagree. I don't get the feel that I am being BSed by members who post their gifts. Why would they do it? I received wonderful gifts from homemade brownies in a tin to $85.00 dollar earrings (dcd left the price on) The gifts we receive are as diverse as our clients. I look at their gift list as informational not bragging. Good for those providers who get spoiled by their clients.