Am I being an ass?

[Judy Trickett]

Don't take this the wrong way but....your feelings don't matter. Sorry, but it's the sad truth. This is a BUSINESS and you allowed YOURSELF to get more involved than would be required from a BUSINESS relationship.

Here's the thing, it really doesn't matter how much you might love your job, or the kids etc etc. At the end of the day if you run a daycare you run a BUSINESS. You accept money from parents to provide a service. It's really nothing more or less than that.

The parents made a business decision and in your post dcdad even referred to it as a "business relationship" and that is ALL that it was.

Sure, you might be hurt but that is not their fault. Yep, it would be super-duper, awesome-great, if everyone on the planet were upfront and thought of everyone else but then who would be thinking of themselves? It just doesn't work that way.

Just take this as a lesson learned. Parents will ALWAYS do what works in THEIR best interest. It certainly sucks for the provider sometimes but you can't blame them for it. I do what is in MY best interest all the time.

Daycare is a BUSINESS first and foremost. The sooner you see it in this manner the better you will be at your job and the less heartache and anger you will feel.