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[5 Little Monkeys]

Yes! a Surprise coffee in the morning, or fresh flowers picked in spring, early pick up.....LOVE those gifts!

Yes, love all those...especially when the late child has early pick up lol.(that happened yesterday amazing how even being done just 15 mins is so lovely!) I've also had a mom remember my birthday (it's on the bday wall....which I actually took down because I didn't want parents to think I wanted a gift lol) and bring a gift and another couple moms knew what and when ECE week is and brought in treats/gifts. Another mom brought flowers for no reason (she was one of my handful moms so that really threw me off!! Haha)

Sometimes I think we view gifts as validation and when we don't get one, we wonder why and feel resentful. I know that's how I am sometimes and I have to consciously remind myself that that's not always the case! Even just a random "thank you for all you do" is appreciated and sometimes means a lot more than a gift card that was just bought due to societies "norm".