I hate this part of the job too!! It's bad enough having to say goodbye to a child/family that we like but to not get time to say goodbye is harsh. I would very upset and I would take it as a slap in my face that they couldn't even have told me in the morning so that I and the other children had the day to say goodbye. Some parents just don't get it! Their child needs to be able to say goodbye too.

I like the idea of having the kids make pictures and than mailing it to the child.