TGIF of a LONG weekend!!

[superfun]

I had a rough conversation with a parent yesterday which than continued again today. I am now down a child and am hoping it fills quickly!! I am on my way to straighten the final details out with the mom and I am not looking forward to it. UGh!!!!

Hope the long weekend picks up from here!

That really sucks, dealing with stuff like that when you should be enjoying an extra long weekend. Try not to let it bother you!

[Lou]

I had a rough conversation with a parent yesterday which than continued again today. I am now down a child and am hoping it fills quickly!! I am on my way to straighten the final details out with the mom and I am not looking forward to it. UGh!!!!

Hope the long weekend picks up from here!

Oh no! What happened?

[5 Little Monkeys]

In a nutshell.....I terminated care for a couple of reasons. I gave her 2 weeks notice. This morning she tells me that she doesn't want to bring him the 2 weeks because she fears I will be mean to him (I would never!!!) and that she wants her 2 weeks fee plus 1 week deposit back or she will cause problems for me.

As much as I didn't want too, I'm not willing to ruin my reputation over some false accusations from a crazy, pissed off mom. I returned her money, told her how extremely hurt I was that she chose this route and explained a few things. She was not willing to hear me out and our conversation was pointless because she accepts no responsibility for her actions. She accused me of singling her out and charging her more than the other parents and having this all planned before yesterday. None of it is true but whatever, I wasn't going to waste any more of my time defending myself.

The sad part is, after my first interview with her, I said "if I accept her, I have a feeling she will be the first parent I have to terminate".....lesso n learned, always trust your gut!

[superfun]

That really sucks. At least you're done with her. Good riddance.

It really bothers me knowing that people like that are raising children. Those kids are going to grow up thinking it's ok to be a bully, and it's ok to be disrespectful.

[5 Little Monkeys]

I thought the exact same thing superfun.

During our last conversation, she told me that her older daughter was the "problem child" not the son that I terminated. (No matter how many times I tried to tell her I wasn't terming them because of his actions...it was hers, but this goes back to her not accepting responsibility for anything!!) and I felt so bad for the daughter who heard her mom tell me this.

It also bothers me because I can only imagine what she is telling others of her home daycare experience with me!! There is nothing I can do about that though and I know her accusations are false but unfortunately, people will only hear her story. Oh well....I just have to try and let it go!! Easier said than done lol

[daycaremom9]

I thought the exact same thing superfun.

During our last conversation, she told me that her older daughter was the "problem child" not the son that I terminated. (No matter how many times I tried to tell her I wasn't terming them because of his actions...it was hers, but this goes back to her not accepting responsibility for anything!!) and I felt so bad for the daughter who heard her mom tell me this.

It also bothers me because I can only imagine what she is telling others of her home daycare experience with me!! There is nothing I can do about that though and I know her accusations are false but unfortunately, people will only hear her story. Oh well....I just have to try and let it go!! Easier said than done lol

We've all had to deal with a parent like that! Be thankful you don't have to deal with her any longer. As for her bad mouthing, people are pretty insightful about where the info is coming from. Don't let her get under your skin.

[5 Little Monkeys]

Thanks daycaremom! You are right, I am so thankful I am done with her!! In my 7+ years (3 hdc) of doing child care, I have never met a mom like her. I've never really had a parent who didn't like me either, so that's hard for me too. I know not everyone will like me (really I do lol) but I've never had someone accuse me of things so ridiculous! I feel sorry for the daycare provider and than the centre staff that have to deal with her now.

[daycaremom9]

Yeah, I had a mom like that a couple of years ago, she still gets under my skin. In our last conversation she was being very combative and commented that she didn't think I was treating her son well because I had said she was being confrontational. After our last conversation she sent me a couple of emails to intimidate me. She even threatened me with calling licensing, have no idea what she could complain about. I told her that my licensing officer knows what kind of a caregiver I am and that's as far as that went!lol