Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I used to have a bunch of generic "back up" statements on standby for the times in which parents ask why I am closed or taking a day off.
Now when asked why I'm closing I literally just straight up say "Nothing that has anything to do with daycare" then I move the conversation along.
Honestly, depending on who is asking I will sometimes act offended that they are asking at all as it is over stepping and none of their business.
I'll have to remember this for next time! I don't know why parents feel like they need to know - and I don't charge for closures, so they can't use that excuse. I don't ask them what they do on their days off
I don't take them very often at all, but what would you say if you were to take a day off, just to have a day off? I would be tempted to tell them "I'm doing nothing tomorrow! Taking a day to myself" just so they know that I'm entitled to those, too
