Originally Posted by My4SunshineGirlsNY:
I always feel uncomfortable doing this, but I let the mom of the 4 year old boy know I will no longer be able to provide care for her child after this week. I have wonderful families except for this one and I will feel much more comfortable sticking with the families that show me respect and show up on time and have better communication.
This mom just makes me feel uncomfortable...never communicates and if you've followed my ranting posts there is many other reasons. I feel bad for the boy, his behavior is not my sole reason for this termination (it drives me batty at times, but I have had worse, believe me!) but I just can't work for this mom any longer...just not a good fit for me.
One day she's leaving without saying goodbye and the next she's hanging around for 10min. withouth saying anything...just odd! I say good morning to her, she says nothing. Yesterday at pick up my daughter was getting something out of the cupboard and broke a glass on the floor...I spent 10min. cleaning it up and she stood in my doorway holding her 4 year old son and said NOTHING, meanwhile her son is trying to squiggle out of her arms because he's ready to go out the door. Why would you stand there for 10 min. without saying a word and then leave (while your child is obviously ready to go)? All the other daycare kids were gone for the day and my other 3 daughters were in their rooms doing their own thing and my 4 year old that broke the glass was just sitting on the couch waiting for me to finish cleaning up the glass...it's not like anything amazing was happening...if she had something to say I could understand but she said NOTHING...and I was busy cleaning up the mess so why not just leave?
I would think maybe she wanted to tell me something and was too afraid to, BUT she has done this very same thing a few times before..just stood there as I went upon my business cleaning up from the day (she's the last to pick up) without saying anything and leave. I don't care if a parent observes, but honestly there is nothing to observe as she's the last to pick up and nothing going on...it's just creepy the way she stands there and says nothing for several min. and then leaves. Especially when she's right at my closing time or late and cutting into my family time.
I'm just glad I will move on with my wonderful families that I have now...I have 3 wonderful full time families and 2 part time families for the summer.
THis would be very weird to me. I probably would do the same to her- just go over to her- is there something else you needed, and open the door- "have a good evening"