I cringe internally every time a parent tells me, "I'll be picking (insert child's name) up early today." Translated, it means, "Not only am I not going to pick up on time, I'm going to be extra late today". And yup....parents who have the day off from work are usually my late shows. (I had to suggest to one dcm that she set her alarm clock before she laid down for a nap in the afternoon because she was consistently showing up late for pick up saying she overslept.

On a side note, it's so funny (not haha funny!) to me that we all seem to experience the same parent behaviors no matter where our day cares are located. It's like there's a "How to Tick Off Your Provider" rule book out there somewhere that so many dc parents have access to!

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