Originally Posted by Cat Herder:
I ate a snickers. 
I wanted to clarify why it ticked me off so bad.
The people I am speaking of are not the families that are in a food desert or actually living at or below the poverty level. These are 20 something subdivision dwellers, Instagram queens from mostly upper-middle to middle-class families in a small town who simply chose to be underemployed, live above their means, live together unmarried (so report half of their income for benefits) or live on credit so they can be SAHM's.
These are not the kids who truly NEED these services. Our schools have everyone fill out free lunch applications for funding purposes. They turn a blind eye on this because it helps their bottom line, these parents won't even buy school supplies for their own because "free education is a basic right" and "they just pass them out the other kids anyway". 
The kids who really need help live a couple of towns over and very few, if anyone, seems to be driving over there except the school buses.
I hear you.....
It is sad all around
I made a very clear statement to parents that I will provide care during their working hours only and that any parent that has the ability to keep their child home or reduce hours in care should do so for the greater good.
I stressed the importance of respecting the need for child care to remain an option for health care and other essential workers so taking advantage of this when not needed isn't cool.
Of course the ONLY DC parent I have pitching a fit and literally trying to convince me that they
are an essential worker works in fast food AND has a spouse that has been sitting on their butt at home since last August.
(oh and they don't pay a dime for child care either)
Nice try DC parent but I don't think so.
Even a world wide crisis can't stifle entitlement.