The Venting Thread

[GirlMomma]

I hope they all get better soon!

[Cat Herder]

By 3 pm today I sent home the last kid. COVID, again. The last round went through last December. Everyone's was mild, but flu-like. Temps above 101 and obvious illness.

This week (well 2 days), nobody went above 99.5, none sustained for an hour at a time. Fluctuated throughout the day (I would notice cheeks flushing, some asked for blankets/jackets). Only one had a dry cough, minor. One had a clear, slightly runny nose. All were eating and playing pretty well. BUT all were complaining of muscle and head pain (some verbally, some non-verbal).

1. One kept pushing his shoulders against a wall and squatting.
2. Another kept wrapping the dress up clothes as tight as she could over her thighs.
3. Another kept stacking the biggest blocks over his blanket on his lower back while laying on his belly.
4. Another kept rolling the thick drumsticks back and forth over his legs.
5. One infant kept pushing her head on the floor while her little legs were still standing up.
6. The last infant just kept growling and low, deep humming in the morning.

I had a suspicion, I was correct.

Weird one, this round. All seem to be doing well, two parents tested positive as well. Just really weird.

At least everyone will be out and back at the same time, again.

[GirlMomma]

An actual conversation I had this morning with a toddler parent.

DCP: Do you mind if I come in so I can change DCK? She threw up in the car. She isn’t sick or anything. I think the car ride jumbled her milk and made her spit up.

Me: *immediately smells that infamous throw up smell* Sorry, DCD! They don’t spit up at that age and my policy states they can’t be here if they are vomiting. I’ll see you guys Wednesday!

[MelissaP]

Northern Minnesota.

[Springvalley]

Oh steroids let me sleep! Sometimes steroids are great but not tonight (my daddy, step mom and I are all recovering from covid).

[Springvalley]

Obviously! Just for curiosity what state is this in?

[MelissaP]

I have no idea but you would think at this point, they would be doing something.

[Springvalley]

I worked for a center that was close to our new home, in our new town. I left the place last September after figuring out that it was the most shotty place I have ever worked. Now, they are a new business and have things to learn (that's why I gave them half a chance. I come from a center and a home based setting). However, you would think that after 44 (yes, 44!) violations in the last year, including "Children were subjected to prohibited disciplinary actions." Not once.. but twice at two different visits from the county. The most recent visit was because an infant had crawled out the dang room and another parent found the infant hanging out in the entry way. I'm so angry that this is the standard that is being taught in our area. If it was me, I'd get shut down in a heart beat. I'm so angry. So angry. I am so sad and scared for those kids in that center.

Will the department of human resources not suspend or terminate their license & not allow them to operate another childcare center?????

[MelissaP]

I worked for a center that was close to our new home, in our new town. I left the place last September after figuring out that it was the most shotty place I have ever worked. Now, they are a new business and have things to learn (that's why I gave them half a chance. I come from a center and a home based setting). However, you would think that after 44 (yes, 44!) violations in the last year, including "Children were subjected to prohibited disciplinary actions." Not once.. but twice at two different visits from the county. The most recent visit was because an infant had crawled out the dang room and another parent found the infant hanging out in the entry way. I'm so angry that this is the standard that is being taught in our area. If it was me, I'd get shut down in a heart beat. I'm so angry. So angry. I am so sad and scared for those kids in that center.

[MelissaP]

And it has snowed every single day almost this entire winter up here. (I'm just down the road from you @blackcat31). I'm over it.

[Cat Herder]

I am with you. I can't even comprehend what that is. We got down to 19 once. It actually felt pretty nice because, for once, it was dry outside.

[GirlMomma]

I’m freezing reading -23 🥶

[GirlMomma]

I’ve learned that parents learn when they’re forced to. Do what PB&J said.

[PB&J]

Stop reminding them and invoice them for the difference PLUS the late fee!

[Alwaysgreener]

I have a school-age boy that has a soy and peanut butter allergy. I do whatever I can to make sure he doesn't get soy or peanut butter in my home. When I print out the school menu for my daughter I click the button to exclude soy items and it takes out half of the menu.

Well because of the pandemic everybody gets a free lunch, so the boy takes lunch everyday even though 50% of the school food contains soy. At the school they have a hot lunch and a cold lunch available pick from.

So the school age boy notices the menu that I printed out and he asks which week is it for. I say this week and he says oh great today is food that I can't have. The pizza has soy in it and cold lunch is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I messaged dad right away and let him know what school age boy told me.

Dad messages back that he thought that the pizza was on Friday. I said not according to the school newsletter. I assumed he would have somebody take a cold lunch to the school for his son. So that his son would have something to eat.

I rolled my eyes and told school-age boy to let his teacher know. Not sure if he let the teacher know but after school I asked him "so what did you have for lunch?" He said I took the cold lunch and just put the PB&J on the share table and ate the rest.

They're good parents he's happy and healthy and that physically damaged. But hand holding them on reading newsletters for the past 3 years is getting annoying. I have to remind them when the school is closed so that they pay the higher rate