Me time is ok, but there are parents that seem they want to stay away from their kids (maybe is not the case, but they make it hard to think otherwise). I used to have a teacher when I started with an agency and was open 11 hrs. Everyday the child would stay the 11 hrs with me and occasionally the mom will be late. So the kid will stay up to 12 hours sometimes. He will come during PA days, school vacation days, etc the FULL time. The kid was hitting, pulling hair, etc... I was about to term them when they announced they were leaving. I was very inexperience (I did not even knew other providers) that never had the guts to tell anything (I was even afraid I will loose my other agency kids). After that I kept in touch with the mom for a while. After me, the poor kid was with a nanny (who left after less than 4 months), and 2 daycare centers (where he was asked to leave). Even, when some think that does not affect us, it really does and what about the poor kid? He was aggressive, but I think he escalated his aggression if he could not stay in 2 daycare centers.