Parents having the day off

[Cadillac]

I figure if you pay for the day then they can come.

I don't get mad about it. yeah, sometimes it would be nice to spend some more time with kids. but on the other side of the coin (just like us) they work all day, come get kids, go home make dinner, do bath and bed and CRASH! How jealous am I when I hear parents getting the day off!

I tell them to have a nice glass of wine for me, take a nap, and I'll try my best to live vicariously through them.

Everyone deserves a day off to feel free with no guilt and no responsibility.

Sometimes I wish I had a job that I could do just that!

[mattsmom]

I worked for a long time outside the home before I did daycare and I can tell you I NEVER sent my kids to daycare if I had time off. I got 2 weeks at Christmas, 2 weeks in summer and some in between and I realize that kids grow up so fast and these small moments to spend extra time with them won't last forever.
That's why I can never understand why, if you had time off, that you wouldn't want to spend it with your child. I had daycare parents a couple of years ago who both had a total of 2 weeks off for the holidays together and sent both of their boys every day for the whole day, not spending one day with them. I was so ticked off and felt so bad for the boys because they knew their mom and dad were home.

[5 Little Monkeys]

I like the idea of thinking that the parents know their child will have more fun here but it's still annoying lol. I understand that everyone wants a break here and there but when it becomes a regular thing, that is when I think it is sad.

I had to be closed on Monday for an out of town appointment and the mom (who works from home all the time and often with her son there) mentioned how she loved that she had a one on one day with her daughter. I found it sad that in order for her to do that, I had to be closed!

Oh well, to each their own. Not the way I want to parent but if it works for them....

[kimg]

I have story about parents leaving their kids in care when not working...

I have a family that lives across the street. One Friday we were playing out in the front, and the son was my last DCK, playing with my two kids. Dad was standing in his garage with his friends drinking and smoking for the last hour before the mom came home and picked the kid up. I get that it was Friday and his week was done, but my week could have been over too!! I usually don't mind, but don't rub my nose in it!!

[mom-in-alberta]

^^^^ Ohhhhh, I bet that Dad got in trouble!! At least, he would have in MY house!! LoL
I don't begrudge the occasional time. They are paying for the day. Makes sense to use it. But I do appreciate a later drop-off and earlier pick-up.
I also think it depends on the kid/family. It riles me when the kids are CRAVING some attention from mom and dad. Especially because unless they are really little, they _know_ that mom/dad is home, but chose not to spend any extra time with them. Or, if it's that one kid that drives you bonkers. LoL. Hard to hear that he/she didn't have to come, but did.

[kimg]

^^^^ Ohhhhh, I bet that Dad got in trouble!! At least, he would have in MY house!! LoL
I don't begrudge the occasional time. They are paying for the day. Makes sense to use it. But I do appreciate a later drop-off and earlier pick-up.
I also think it depends on the kid/family. It riles me when the kids are CRAVING some attention from mom and dad. Especially because unless they are really little, they _know_ that mom/dad is home, but chose not to spend any extra time with them. Or, if it's that one kid that drives you bonkers. LoL. Hard to hear that he/she didn't have to come, but did.

Knowing what I know...I really doubt it! lol!

[Wonderwiper]

This discussion comes up every few weeks and as usual, I'm the odd duck. My life is too full and my time too valuable to waste it being jealous of parents taking extra time off. If I want a day off I'll take it, otherwise I'm open for business. No skin off my back if parents choose alone time over time with their kids. Not my problem. I'm pretty sure most providers would prefer a paid day of work than being down a kid and the fee for that day Mommy goes to the spa!!

[Secondtimearound]

Lol I'm with everyone else !!! Just don't tell me !! I get its down time for them , but sometimes wish my job offered 2 fifteen minute breaks and am hour for lunch lol .
I had my own lightbulb moment the other day , prob going to sound silly but I owned the fact this is my business , I can quit , I can terminate someone I can use this to benefit my family !!! It made me feel less pressure to please everyone and start making sure I'm pleased with my life .
Sorry got off topic !!! Lol but even in this remembering this is my business !! I was paid for this day , who cares where the dcp is !!! Lol

[Blackcat3168]

Lol I'm with everyone else !!! Just don't tell me !! I get its down time for them , but sometimes wish my job offered 2 fifteen minute breaks and am hour for lunch lol .
I had my own lightbulb moment the other day , prob going to sound silly but I owned the fact this is my business , I can quit , I can terminate someone I can use this to benefit my family !!! It made me feel less pressure to please everyone and start making sure I'm pleased with my life .
Sorry got off topic !!! Lol but even in this remembering this is my business !! I was paid for this day , who cares where the dcp is !!! Lol

THIS! Who cares what parents do or don't do when they are off? As long as they pick up on time and pay me, I don't care what they do. I DO feel bad for their child but if the child's own parent doesn't feel guilty, sad or mad about it, why should I waste MY time feeling bad about it?

Parents are going to parent in whatever way works for them. I can't MAKE them do certain things or feel a certain way. If they valued the time with their child as much as I would as a mother, they would make different choices but the choices they do make reflect their styles of parenting so to each his/her own.

I am a small business that sells a service. Using it means paying for it. It doesn't give me the right to dictate HOW they can use it.

If I need a day off or to close early, I do it and I don't owe the parents an explanation about it any more they owe me one about their days off. With or without their kids.

[5 Little Monkeys]

THIS! Who cares what parents do or don't do when they are off? As long as they pick up on time and pay me, I don't care what they do. I DO feel bad for their child but if the child's own parent doesn't feel guilty, sad or mad about it, why should I waste MY time feeling bad about it?

Parents are going to parent in whatever way works for them. I can't MAKE them do certain things or feel a certain way. If they valued the time with their child as much as I would as a mother, they would make different choices but the choices they do make reflect their styles of parenting so to each his/her own.

I am a small business that sells a service. Using it means paying for it. It doesn't give me the right to dictate HOW they can use it.

If I need a day off or to close early, I do it and I don't owe the parents an explanation about it any more they owe me one about their days off. With or without their kids.

I don't think anyone is actually telling parents HOW to spend their days off, they are just venting some feelings Every job has pros and cons and it's okay to vent about the cons that we experience. Most of us don't have coworkers and I know I like to think of you all as online coworkers and I like discussing things. Just like every parent parents differently, we all provide dc services differently. If I have to close or close early I do actually feel that I owe the parents an explanation and I give them one.