Am I the only one?????

[KellyP]

I'm a newbie and I disagree that anyone needs to cut me some slack just because I am new.
I went into this business knowing FULL well that parents who work outside value their income/material things much more than they value the idea or thought of staying home and raising their own children.

I went into this job knowing I was going to be caring for other people's children but in no way did I ever think or expect that I was suppose to love the daycare kids like my own. That is a really dumb expectation from parents. If I loved their child like I loved my own, I wouldn't have them in daycare and I certainly wouldn't be letting someone else spend 90% of their waking hours with another caregiver.

I opened my doors for business with the goal of making money. I don't love children (other than my own) or feel all warm and fuzzy about them. As a matter of fact any loveable traits children used to have as a whole has been ruined by overindulgent parents, entitled behavior and adults who can't set boundaries and rules for the very people they are suppose to be raising and guiding into adulthood.

Do my feelings mean I am not a good child care provider? Absolutely not! I provide lots of good care and supervision while I have the kids. I have a warm, welcoming and inviting space. The daycare kids all know I am NOT their parent and don't plan making up for any shortcomings their parents may have.

My daycare kids are served warm healthy nutritious meals, provided a comfortable and cozy place to sleep/rest and have more toys, activities and playmates available to them than they ever will again in their lifetimes. I doubt any of them are scarred or damaged by the fact that I don't love them and don't stress or worry about them during my off hours or my closed days.

I have never had a payment, schedule or policy issues because I am VERY clear about my expectations during the interview. Anyone who enrolls in my child care knows I am doing this to make money and provide for MY family who comes first for me. They know I will NEVER put their child/family before mine and I expect the same from them.

Enrolling families know I am not going to make up for their shortcomings and provide their child with a temporary "mommy figure" as that is just weird to me. I run a business and the goal of my business is to make money in any and all ways that I can.

I enjoy what I do and consider that a perk to the job....but I certainly don't do this because I love children (in general) and want to make a difference in the world. My goals are centered around MY world and MY financial goals.

Does that make me money hungry or greedy? LOL!! I doubt it, because if that were true then we all know child care wouldn't have been my first career choice.