I'm not ready in the morning?

[Judy Trickett]

Okay, I am obviously the odd man out here. I get up an hour before the kids get here. I shower, have some coffee, check emails and all that before my first kid arrives.

I might get slammed here but I think it's really unfair of us to constantly complain that the dcparents do not treat us like professionals or view us as running a business when we are not professionally and properly presenting ourselves every morning. And, yes, that means having been up, dressed and ready for the day.

There is thread after thread about dcparents and double standards. Well, we have to not be setting a double standard either; we either want to be professional business women or we don't.

[Cadillac]

Okay, I am obviously the odd man out here. I get up an hour before the kids get here. I shower, have some coffee, check emails and all that before my first kid arrives.

I might get slammed here but I think it's really unfair of us to constantly complain that the dcparents do not treat us like professionals or view us as running a business when we are not professionally and properly presenting ourselves every morning. And, yes, that means having been up, dressed and ready for the day.

There is thread after thread about dcparents and double standards. Well, we have to not be setting a double standard either; we either want to be professional business women or we don't.

I agree with you. We have to be ready. I would expect my provider to have clothes on and hair brushed and be ready to start. My issue is that I am ready. Her issue is that she thinks I look sleepy still and thinks that she is waking me up when I've been up for an hour already.

What I think the others are trying to get across in their rants is that the two year olds don't care if I have make-up on or if I'm wearing jeans or sweats, they just want to be loved and played with and taught.

[Judy Trickett]

What I think the others are trying to get across in their rants is that the two year olds don't care if I have make-up on or if I'm wearing jeans or sweats, they just want to be loved and played with and taught.

I wasn't ranting. I just speak my mind and say it the way I see it. Trust me, NOT ranting.

Second, as much as the kids might not care the fact is that in the business of daycare it is the parents that write the cheques. EVERYTHING we do is, essentially, like it or not, about pleasing the parents. If you have unhappy parents you have NO daycare business.