So, I have this dcm who's kind of a Type A personality (also a little bit of a PITA personality if the truth be told but never mind....) So, when she arrives to pick up her son my daughter greets her in her usual excited fashion. As all the other daycare kiddo's do too. Let's face it - parent's arriving to pick up kids is like a rock star arriving at the door. DCM's response: she grabs my daughter by the shoulder and in a mean voice (not firm, mean) tells her that "she just wants one day where she's not hanging off her at pick up". Umm - really ? Yes, my daughter (and all of the kiddo's for that matter) is very excited to see you. And FYI, I A-L-W-A-Y-S redirect my daughter if she's getting out of hand. I don't want anyone to be mauled by my over enthusiastic toddler. However, you're the twit who started the pick up routine where you swing my daughter all around (don't start something that you're not going to want to continue) - I just love it when you leave my house and she's all cranked up. You could also shorten your pick up routine by about half an hour if you wanted to minimize the opportunities for her "hanging off you". Try staying in the foyer like the other parents, (instead of coming into the playroom, chatting with me about your day at work, your weekend plans and everything else under the sun) allow me to give you a brief 5 or 10 minute shake down on your son's day, and then get on your horse and go home ! Honestly, I'm trying to be a well mannered human being here by taking an interest in your life beyond your son - would it kill you to bite your tongue if you've had a rough afternoon and my daughter is getting on your last nerve ? I realize that it's total Mama Bear syndrome, but it really hit a nerve with me this afternoon. For the last three days running she's brought her son in the A.M. with a dirty diaper, his jammies on, and no breakfast - nice thanks I get for being gracious about it and not turning her away at the door. (I have a no shirt, no clean bum, no breakfast - no service policy here but I do try to be flexible with parents if they're just having a crazy morning and they can't get everything pulled together by drop off time) So glad to be off the clock for a couple of days - can you tell that my vacation is totally due ? Happy Friday ladies and thanks for letting me "get it out"