I think some parents read articles about day care that encourage negotiation of rates so they feel it's something they should be doing. Unless they continue to push it after being told no, I look it as being uneducated in the way day care works rather than being rude.

I've also had parents insist they can't get to my house before my regular closing time and have been really ticked off when I found out the reason I'm working late is to accommodate their jogging or grocery shopping schedule. That irks me way more than a pushy negotiator.

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