So I've been running a dayhome for the past 4 years and this last month has just been terrible. I find myself annoyed by the kids and just generally grumpy. How do you know when you are just "done"? Or is it just my group? Ugh, I am just not feeling the love for kids right now. I thought it would get better after the summer, since all my part time crazy schedule kids left and I was going back to two sibling groups of full time kids. My two 3 year olds and their two 1 year old sibilings. But they are driving me crazy! The 3 year olds are moody and pouty, one is constantly hitting, and we had a week where he pooped his pants (he'd just look at me and say I'm pooping in my pants - and is completely potty trained...grrr), he has no concept of personal space and will get in the other kids faces, or walk up and start smacking them....and his baby sister is the same way, pulls hair, smacks the other kids, grabby with toys. The thing is, I don't know if getting rid of these two would make that much of a difference....maybe I'd still be tired of kids in general and ready to get back to some other kind of work. Honestly, I am a bit terrified of looking for work again after being out of the professional world for 4 years. I've been contemplating giving notice that I am closing as of the end of Jan 2014. Is that enough notice for people? I feel bad too because the one family just came back full time in Sept. I was going to hold off on my "retirement" until next Sept, as my son will be in grade 1 then and I would be more likely able to find part time work around his school hours. Right now, Kindergarten is only from 8-1040, so finding a job in those hours would be impossible.