Should I Term Family Before They've Even Started?

[Sandbox Sally]

Yep...she got nasty. LOL

I didn't hear anything back from her, so I tried calling again. No answer, so I sent another email saying that I hadn't heard anything from her, and was wondering how to refund her deposit. I told her that if I didn't hear from her in the next few days that I would email transfer it to the address where we had been corresponding. She then emailed me back immediately and told me to wait, asked me what my hurry was, and then proceeded to tell me how I had greatly inconvenienced her, and my pulling out of our arrangemnt has made her have to cancel returning to work. I'm SURE...She didn't even seek care until two weeks ago, and didn't see fit to make it to my house to sign the paperwork until three days before care was due to start!

I then sent an email back telling her I'd await her reply re the money, and then told her that the real reason I'd cancelled care was because I wasn't pleased about her repeatedly not calling when she said she was going to, and also because she clearly didn't value my time as she left me waiting inside my home with daycare children for three hours without an apology. I told her that if she wished to find quality care for her son, that perhaps in future she should be a little more courteous to child care providers. Shrug. She might slander my name, but I don't mind much. I have a loyal group, and they all know that I am good at what I do. Sour grapes.

[mom-in-alberta]

I then sent an email back telling her I'd await her reply re the money, and then told her that the real reason I'd cancelled care was because I wasn't pleased about her repeatedly not calling when she said she was going to, and also because she clearly didn't value my time as she left me waiting inside my home with daycare children for three hours without an apology. I told her that if she wished to find quality care for her son, that perhaps in future she should be a little more courteous to child care providers. Shrug. She might slander my name, but I don't mind much. I have a loyal group, and they all know that I am good at what I do. Sour grapes.

BOOM!!
I love that you dropped that info on her. She may or may not be happy to hear it, but it is the utter truth. She can't string daycare providers along, make all kinds of demands and be snippy if she is looking for a quality care relationship.
Glad that this is/will all work out for you. Bring on family B!!!