I had a DCF ask for a meeting with me after hours once...
They were on the cusp of leaving (kids were aging out) and they had been a long term family that I had a pretty good relationship with.
I tried to decline politely but mom kept pushing...
A million things went through my head:
- Why do they want to talk to me after hours?
- What favor are they going to ask?
- She wants me to keep her kids longer (I don't take SA'ers)
- She wants to leave early and skip out on paying the last couple weeks
- Oh-oh....
.....turns out she put together a really nice "social hour" type get together (after hours = NO kids
) and had included a couple other moms/families that attended my program and had all worked at the same place as DCM...
Basically, she threw me a little "provider appreciation" party as a thank you for everything she said I had done for her family in the years they had attended my daycare.
Hmm....who would have thunk it?
