I have had an ad posted for one daycare space as I am losing 3 children. 2 are gone (moms on mat leave) and 1 will be going to school in September. 2 others from mat leave will be returning in September this year so I am advertising for one space.

I hardly ever have openings for more than a couple of days and I have gone years without having to advertise. All dcks with me have been here for 2-4 years now and the last family to sign up came by referral.

Because of the really strange people emailing me I am about ready to just say forget it and just keep the small group I have. Next September I am going to be so full again anyway that I will need to turn someone away which sucks as all have been longtime families but I will have too many dcks if I take them all.

I got this one woman reply to my ad saying it sounded great and she wanted more information. I emailed her back with my website and a general area of where I was located and gave my phone number in the email.

She emailed me back saying that she could not wait to meet and when the best time would be and on and on about how excited she was because she really liked what she saw. She asked a couple of questions in her email to which I responded to, (she could have called as I gave her my number)

She wanted to know what she needed to bring, which was already clearly stated in my website NOTHING except formula and the child!

Then she emails me back saying this
"theres only one big problem in this .. i dont drive .. so i woulnt be able to bring her there .. its too far away .. but i really would love to have you .. any suggestions?"
DUH???????

Needless to say with a brain like this I didn't even reply to her as I don't want it! And she is supposed to be a teacher. Oh boy!! No wonder some kids are messed up with something like this teaching them!!!


This morning I get on and I get an email from a woman with nothing in the subject. I opened it and all it says is "im interested in youre daycare"

She can't even type or spell. Yeah like I am going to answer this one too!

If I did I wouldn't even know what to say.

Is it the season for crazies or what? I think I will just wait a month or two and try again. I only take babies from the time moms return to work after maternity leave which here where I live is at 11-12 months old. Must have been something in the water 12 months ago when these women got pregnant!!

I guess I better wait a few months until it clears up.


Just needed to vent!

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