Originally Posted by Ariana:
These types of people have no clue what a boundary is!
This! ^ Exactly!
I like the idea of a canned text message that your daycare is closed and you will address the text during your business hours.
There are definitely good reasons parents can message you after hours. Some can’t really use their phones during their workdays, so I allow for a reasonable amount of messages. When they message something that isn’t necessary, I ignore it until they come in and discuss it with them then. If they continue to text unreasonably, they get the canned message.
Most figure out the boundaries and learn to respect them.
I’ve had to talk myself out of feeling guilty for setting the boundaries and possibly offending them but then I remind myself that it didn’t bother them to attempt micromanaging my business or interrupting my family time and, POOF, no more guilt.