The Venting Thread

[Cat Herder]

Why?? How ridiculous is that?! Did you say anything to the parent??

It was "that" mom. I purposely acted like I did not even notice her hair. She made a point of flipping it repeatedly while telling me how much she loved it and how excited she was that they could work her in on such short notice. She then asked DCG if she loved it, DCK dutifully replied yes, anything less would be treason. You know the type. She told me about her upcoming divorce a couple months later.

[GirlMomma]

Oh my gosh 🤦🏻♀️ No surprise there! I have that mom too and I’m waiting on the divorce to come up

[Sparkles]

Illnesses have hit my group. Runny noses galore! Already over it

[Springvalley]

Sparkles we've had rsv and colds in our center plus we've had a student out with covid, one in quarantine plus a new employee that was suppose to start still in quarantine because they tested positive for covid and not only that but we had a parent test positive for covid and exposed all of us

[Sparkles]

I'm sure you still have parents dropping off their sick kids, too? Oh my gosh, that's a lot to deal with!
Ugh, I hardly had any illnesses come through last year. I hope this year isn't a bad one!

[Cat Herder]

The flu season is hitting adults early and hard, here. DH and I got our flu shots this weekend, we both ended up with really sore necks, shoulders and muscles for a couple days this time. No fever, though. It was a little bit rougher than last years, for us. I recommend taking motrin right before you take it.

[GirlMomma]

Our girls got their flu shots last Monday. My DD9 complained of a sore shoulder and DD2 was a total nightmare to be around for a few days. I’m assuming from her vaccinations. Thankfully, everyone is back to normal. LOL

[Annalee]

Mom and I had our flu shots a week ago...I was fine but my mom had a large blue bruise!

[Springvalley]

Sparkles so far no one has dropped off a sick kid yet hopefully they won't. Our county board of education at the beginning of the year stated that masks were optional because of covid and so far they've had 3 or 4 schools go hybrid because they've had so many cases plus close contacts. Last county board meeting parents showed up mad as a wet hen because of the way they are doing their policies regarding covid claiming that the teachers and staff were picking on the students for either wearing or not wearing a mask or either vaccinated or not vaccinated, Alabama has NO ICU beds available and not only that we are the worse state when it comes to vaccinating people plus the state health officer stated week before that he literally doesn't know how much longer we can keep going like this.

[Rockgirl]

Just curious….do happy infants still exist?

[GirlMomma]

Hahaha I have one… thankfully 🙏🏽

[GirlMomma]

Do 4YO get on anyone else’s nerves?

I forgot how much they tattle and play mother hen

[Rockgirl]

4-year-old girls, especially!

[Alwaysgreener]

So it's not just my 4year old girl, lol

[GirlMomma]

Rockgirl and Alwaysgreener I am glad I’m not the only one who feels this way 😂

[Alwaysgreener]

Last week Emailed fp rep and let her know that the paper work was going in the mail today for the renewal and new kid. I asked if she would hold processing my claim until the paperwork arrived. I told her I was going away for the weekend and wanted to submit before I forgot. All she said was that she needed the paperwork to activate the new kid, stating the obvious.

I rephrased and asked again, she replied to the email but not that question.

I gave up and submitted 3 days early. She processed right away, denying the new kid. I got pissed and emailed back for not answering my question in first place, then denying the child, I then received a not in office email.

Today when she got back She replied, confused on why I sound annoyed and to let me know she knows how to do her job. Then continues to inform me that now she received the paperwork, she can reprocess my claim, which I was unaware that she could do.

Seriously, why not tell me that you can reprocess in the first place or maybe suggest that I submit after 5 because you are taking a 5 day weekend. Why process it early when it you knew that I had not mailed the documents.

[Cat Herder]

Because of the Peter Principle.

[Alwaysgreener]

That sounds about right.

[GirlMomma]

First kid this morning comes in with a blowout

[Sparkles]

Pretty sure I have a dose and drop today. I'll know for sure in a few hours. Child has a temp of 99.6 at drop off and isn't acting herself. Mom knows.

It's the most frustrating thing for me. I just sent out a letter the other day that we have illnesses going around, so to keep your child home if they have any symptoms of an illness.

I really hope this isn't an idea of how this season is going to go.

[GirlMomma]

I have sent kids home for 99.6 and not acting themselves. I’ve never been wrong about a sick kid, I’d go ahead and call for pick up so you’re not risking the health of others.

[Alwaysgreener]

Current crew this week

Infant poops every day this week at about 8 when I am getting her and the rest ready to go out the door to head to the bus stop. Never fails, I go to pick her up to walk out the door and she is poopy when she was not minutes before when I checked her. Changing her will make us late for the bus not to mention the rest of the crew will get restless waiting as I change her. She also started pooping in the middle of her bottles. Halfway through the bottle she starts crying and will not finish the bottle until she is changed.

New toddler screams like he is afraid when my 3-year-old son walks into the room. My son tries to give the toddler a hug because he is crying and the toddler continues to scream. My son tries to give him his pacifier or a toy and the toddler screams. He only does this with my son, not the dcgs or me. DS was playing with the baby and the toddler in the highchair screamed.

DCG2 will not play in the playroom and only wants to sit on my lap on the days that the other dcg4 is not here. When dcg4 is here, she will take her hand and walk dcg2 into the playroom and she will play. but if anyone else tries to do that, she will pull back/cry as they are walking and leave the room to find me after they let go of her hand.

DCG4 pulls the "I never get to do anything" and the "I am so bad" card (along with other phrases) when she does not get her way. She no longer takes a nap at home so she fights to fall asleep and has started go to the bathroom every 5 minutes unless I stop her. But it never fails as soon as she settles down she falls asleep.

DCB8 sibling to DCG4 pulls his own (I want to get my way) card, and if he is not doing that he is lecturing or interrogating his sister for whatever she just did that he deems to be annoying. (No wonder she says "I am so bad" because he indirectly tells her that. He is so ADHD but not diagnosed. He can not hold a conversation with me without walking around the room 10 times. His favorite pastime is to run himself into my walls and sometimes my glass sliding doors. He thinks it is funny and the DCG4 and DD will laugh so he will do it repeatedly. Boy, you are going to not think it is funny when you have to shadow me all the time.

Is it 5 o clock yet?

[Alwaysgreener]

I messaged a man on FB for something he has had for sale for 4 months. I asked if he would take $10. I never got a response, not even a No or Firm, that was a month ago. I tried again today, now posted for 21 weeks, and asked if it was still available and if he was willing to go lower. His response "Less than $20???" Me: Yes, are you firm on the price? Him: yes ----- Seriously why is it so hard to get an answer from some people??? --- Some people's children....

[GirlMomma]

DCM comes in this morning (the LPN mom that actually brought her child to me with HFM a few weeks ago that I had to shoo out the door) claiming that children can’t get it again once they've had it.

Never mind the fact that three different PEDIATRICIANS have all told me/other parents that kids can get it more than once 🙄

[PB&J]

One of our DCKs got it four times in 18 months!

[GirlMomma]

@PB&J I know, but she knows more than a doctor

[Annalee]

Gotta call the repair man....my dishwasher isn't drainign