You are scared! You can't keep doing this to yourself. You're not worth the money so let her go find someone else to do what you're doing for the same price. She's using you. Don't give her ANY more notice, she knows she's pushing the envelope. Call her up and let her know they won't be allowed back Monday morning. Sorry for the short notice but you have the other children and yourself to worry about and your environment is not an appropriate one for her children. Goodness, make it all your fault, tell her you have the swine flu, yes it must be all your fault about his behavior so he shouldn't be around you anymore. Whatever it takes to get them to not darken your doorstep anymore. She probably will talk trash and you probably get dry mouth and week in the knees, but it will be such a relief. Explain to the other families that you were looking out for their children's best interests, and they may help soften any rumors she may spread. If it's a small town and he's having problems at the preschool other's probably know that he needs more that one person to make sure he's not trying to brain somebody with a snow globe (oh, I'm sorry, that was the little angle I had to ask not to come back, ever, really ticking off the mom)

Good luck, take a deep breath and just rip that band aid off as fast as you can, don't obsess about it too long, just get it over with. You will feel better for it. Good luck, good luck, good luck.

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