Birthday Idea for a Mom

[Judy Trickett]

Haha, I had a Mom say that to me about a Dad's bd and could the child make a card for him? I said that we had a busy day planned but we would try. I'm sorry but I forgot! Really! But I thought of it a few days later and I was glad I forgot because that's the Mom's job, not mine. That's my opinion. I plan my days around all 5 children and our daycare activities. I can't cater to special requests I'm afraid.

Ya, gotta agree there. It is not MY job to ensure that a parent has a birthday card. That is the responsibility of the OTHER parent or significant other. Parents need to learn that we simply can not live up to the dictates of FIVE different families. It's not possible.

Parents also need to stop off-sourcing their parental responsibilities. We are daycare providers - NOT personal assistants or nannies.