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Daycarelady1979 06:38 PM 11-17-2012
In 9 years of running my daycare business I have NEVER had such an awful, horrible experience with an interview as the one I had last night. I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone after they left... 
LaLa1923 07:04 PM 11-17-2012
Originally Posted by Daycarelady1979:
In 9 years of running my daycare business I have NEVER had such an awful, horrible experience with an interview as the one I had last night. I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone after they left...
In 9 years of running my daycare business I have NEVER had such an awful, horrible experience with an interview as the one I had last night. I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone after they left...
what happened?
Breezy 07:06 PM 11-17-2012
Do tell!! I love these stories
Lyss 07:25 PM 11-17-2012
Originally Posted by Breezy:
Do tell!! I love these stories
I agree! Especially since I've experienced a few terrible ones as well! Nice to know I'm not the only one! Do tell!! I love these stories
What happened?
Holiday Park 07:43 PM 11-17-2012
You are making us wait in suspense ....no fair
lol
But seriously, I do know how you feel. I had a few really bad ones myself.
Here I will share one:
There was one mom who had this note pad and pen. She walked all through my house,and even stood on my back deck (This was before moved where we live now) looking out into the yard. She asked a lot of questions and left no room for me to ask her anything. She kept jotting stuff down on her note pad and was very very serious. NO smile,nothing. Her kids looked unhappy too.
lol
But seriously, I do know how you feel. I had a few really bad ones myself.
Here I will share one:
There was one mom who had this note pad and pen. She walked all through my house,and even stood on my back deck (This was before moved where we live now) looking out into the yard. She asked a lot of questions and left no room for me to ask her anything. She kept jotting stuff down on her note pad and was very very serious. NO smile,nothing. Her kids looked unhappy too.
Daycarelady1979 01:44 AM 11-18-2012
1. Her kids destroyed my house. Literally.
2. They didnt listen to a word she said.
3. They didnt listen to a word I said.
4. They screamed & cried & fought with each other.
5. The little girl has seizures occasionally & 911 has to be called.
6. She almost busted my fish tank by slamming a rocking chair into the glass.
7. The little boy has seizures too.
8. He takes meds twice a day, which I would be responsible for giving.
9. Oh yeah, if a seizure lasts more than 5 mins, he has a syringe of some sort that goes up his butt!?!?!???
10. Mom & dad are separating.
11. Mom claims the kids are "great" when its just her...although they completely disobeyed & disrespected her while they were here.
12. They climbed on furniture.
13. They carried my cats (real ones!) around like rag dolls & kept dropping them.
14. The little boy bent the frame of my new $40 baby gate by hanging on it & busted it open after he was told not to touch it.
15. "By the way, my son vomits after he eats..."
2. They didnt listen to a word she said.
3. They didnt listen to a word I said.
4. They screamed & cried & fought with each other.
5. The little girl has seizures occasionally & 911 has to be called.
6. She almost busted my fish tank by slamming a rocking chair into the glass.
7. The little boy has seizures too.
8. He takes meds twice a day, which I would be responsible for giving.
9. Oh yeah, if a seizure lasts more than 5 mins, he has a syringe of some sort that goes up his butt!?!?!???
10. Mom & dad are separating.
11. Mom claims the kids are "great" when its just her...although they completely disobeyed & disrespected her while they were here.
12. They climbed on furniture.
13. They carried my cats (real ones!) around like rag dolls & kept dropping them.
14. The little boy bent the frame of my new $40 baby gate by hanging on it & busted it open after he was told not to touch it.
15. "By the way, my son vomits after he eats..."
countrymom 05:02 AM 11-18-2012
Originally Posted by Daycarelady1979:
1. Her kids destroyed my house. Literally.
2. They didnt listen to a word she said.
3. They didnt listen to a word I said.
4. They screamed & cried & fought with each other.
5. The little girl has seizures occasionally & 911 has to be called.
6. She almost busted my fish tank by slamming a rocking chair into the glass.
7. The little boy has seizures too.
8. He takes meds twice a day, which I would be responsible for giving.
9. Oh yeah, if a seizure lasts more than 5 mins, he has a syringe of some sort that goes up his butt!?!?!???
10. Mom & dad are separating.
11. Mom claims the kids are "great" when its just her...although they completely disobeyed & disrespected her while they were here.
12. They climbed on furniture.
13. They carried my cats (real ones!) around like rag dolls & kept dropping them.
14. The little boy bent the frame of my new $40 baby gate by hanging on it & busted it open after he was told not to touch it.
15. "By the way, my son vomits after he eats..."
1. Her kids destroyed my house. Literally.
2. They didnt listen to a word she said.
3. They didnt listen to a word I said.
4. They screamed & cried & fought with each other.
5. The little girl has seizures occasionally & 911 has to be called.
6. She almost busted my fish tank by slamming a rocking chair into the glass.
7. The little boy has seizures too.
8. He takes meds twice a day, which I would be responsible for giving.
9. Oh yeah, if a seizure lasts more than 5 mins, he has a syringe of some sort that goes up his butt!?!?!???
10. Mom & dad are separating.
11. Mom claims the kids are "great" when its just her...although they completely disobeyed & disrespected her while they were here.
12. They climbed on furniture.
13. They carried my cats (real ones!) around like rag dolls & kept dropping them.
14. The little boy bent the frame of my new $40 baby gate by hanging on it & busted it open after he was told not to touch it.
15. "By the way, my son vomits after he eats..."
what
really. I bet you they have been thrown out of other daycares. I have never heard of of meds you give like this. why do they have seizures.
EchoMom 05:51 AM 11-18-2012
Did you complete the whole interview or cut it off and say this won't work goodbye?
Blackcat31 05:59 AM 11-18-2012
.....NEXT!!!!! 
Sometimes......these types of interviews are absolutely necessary so that we can appreciate the good families.
Sorry you had to endure that chaos....sounds like a really disfuntional family.
Sometimes......these types of interviews are absolutely necessary so that we can appreciate the good families.
Sorry you had to endure that chaos....sounds like a really disfuntional family.
MyAngels 08:21 AM 11-18-2012
Wow. And I thought my "Personal Space" guy was bad...
dave4him 08:33 AM 11-18-2012
There really is nothing else to say
Daycarelady1979 09:45 AM 11-18-2012
You guys crack me up! 
I actually completed the interview -what I could hear of it anyway, those kids were SO loud- but when she asked if there were any papers to fill out, I said no. I sorta kinda made it sound like I wasn't able to take her kids on 2nd shift... I hope she caught my drift!! I really hope I never hear from her again, but if I do...it will be a firm NO. I swear when they left I stood here thinking, "Did that really just happen???" I thought it must have been a Candid Camera situation, ha!
The girl has seizures if she gets a high fever. The boy's seizures are unexplained. I asked my BFF, who is a nurse, about the rectal medications but she hadn't heard of it either. And the vomiting is also unexplained.
I literally had to clean my whole house again when they left & my husband had to fix the gate. He was NOT happy...thank God he wasn't here for the chaos during the interview.
And the mom kept saying to the kids, "Maybe she'll be your babysitter and you can come back here." Uhhhhh...no.
I actually completed the interview -what I could hear of it anyway, those kids were SO loud- but when she asked if there were any papers to fill out, I said no. I sorta kinda made it sound like I wasn't able to take her kids on 2nd shift... I hope she caught my drift!! I really hope I never hear from her again, but if I do...it will be a firm NO. I swear when they left I stood here thinking, "Did that really just happen???" I thought it must have been a Candid Camera situation, ha!
The girl has seizures if she gets a high fever. The boy's seizures are unexplained. I asked my BFF, who is a nurse, about the rectal medications but she hadn't heard of it either. And the vomiting is also unexplained.
I literally had to clean my whole house again when they left & my husband had to fix the gate. He was NOT happy...thank God he wasn't here for the chaos during the interview.
And the mom kept saying to the kids, "Maybe she'll be your babysitter and you can come back here."
Uhhhhh...no.
Angelsj 10:13 AM 11-18-2012
http://www.diastat.com/
It exists. Would I use it?? Um, no. Not to mention, you would have to be specifically trained and responsible for recognizing and using it appropriately.
If that were the ONLY issue...um, yeah, probably still not. And I do special needs care.
It exists. Would I use it?? Um, no. Not to mention, you would have to be specifically trained and responsible for recognizing and using it appropriately.
If that were the ONLY issue...um, yeah, probably still not. And I do special needs care.
momofboys 11:03 AM 11-18-2012
Did the mom say anything or acknowledge that her child broke your baby gate?!?!? Was your husband able to fix it? I would have insisted on being reimbursed - pretty bad when a parent can't control her kids for a 30 min interview. Sounds like you dodged a huge bullet!
Daycarelady1979 11:08 AM 11-18-2012
I gently put my hand on the boy's back & said "Look, you bent the gate...it wasn't bent before. I asked you to leave it alone." He didn't say anything & neither did mom. It was at that point they packed up to go. I think my husband fixed it well enough, but still, he wasn't happy. We immediately went from the gate issue to the fish tank issue when the mom was trying to get the girl's shoes on. It was a nightmare.
Hunni Bee 12:00 PM 11-18-2012
Originally Posted by countrymom:
what really. I bet you they have been thrown out of other daycares. I have never heard of of meds you give like this. why do they have seizures.
its called diastat, I think. It is a medicine for seizures, and yes, it is administered rectally what
really. I bet you they have been thrown out of other daycares. I have never heard of of meds you give like this. why do they have seizures.
A little boy at my old job had it. But from what I understand, typically MAT licenses dont cover it....
Kaddidle Care 12:28 PM 11-18-2012
Thank you, Bye, bye, There's the door!
EntropyControlSpecialist 05:57 AM 11-19-2012
I never quite know what's worse ... badly behaved children at interviews or badly behaved parents. You will laugh about this in the months to come. It's always surprising to see what is out there when it comes to clients!
You will laugh about this in the months to come. It's always surprising to see what is out there when it comes to clients!
crazydaycarelady 07:51 AM 11-19-2012
And just think............they are usually on their good behavior during an interview!
tenderhearts 10:43 AM 11-19-2012
I would have pretended I got a text from someone else I just interviewed and oh they decided to use me, so I'm sorry I don't have an opening anymore. BYE!!!
lindysmiles 04:46 PM 11-19-2012
Did you hear anything from them again? What happened? I need an update!!
Daycarelady1979 05:01 PM 11-19-2012
Nope, haven't heard from her...thank goodness...lol
nanglgrl 06:21 PM 11-19-2012
Originally Posted by Daycarelady1979:
Nope, haven't heard from her...thank goodness...lol
That's because you said there was no paperwork. She figured you don't require it and that you love her little angels because you didn't yell at or beat them during the interview. She's just going to show up at your door tomorrow at 6 am with her kids in tow. Better yet maybe she will leave them by the door and honk as she is pulling away to alert you of there presence. Nope, haven't heard from her...thank goodness...lol
....now I'm hoping I didn't curse you! A friend of mine did have someone do something similar to her. The person interviewed and it went horribly. There was no mention of the child starting and she was glad. The next day was a holiday and the daycare was closed but that morning the mom dropped her child off on the providers door step and had the kid knock (older child) and then didn't answer her phone for half the day. My friend was a saint and took the child with her that day. My friend burned out quick.
Michael 06:24 PM 11-19-2012
I do have a tag for "Interview from Hell" with several stories: https://www.daycare.com/forum/tags.p...ew+-+from+hell
renodeb 12:51 PM 11-20-2012
I think the worstg interview I ever had was one for a drop in. The child was very young and when I opened the door and they came in, I greeted them and the boy started crying , we only talked a few minutes and she left pretty much left right away. He cried the entire time. Needless to say I never heard back from them. Nothing compared to your story!
Deb
Deb
Unregistered 07:26 PM 11-25-2012
Originally Posted by Daycarelady1979:
"Maybe she'll be your babysitter and you can come back here."
The she said that I would have said "Excuse me Ma'am, but I am NOT a babysitter. I am a family child care provider! This is a professional business and I am a professional. I expect that my home and I be treated with respect by both the parents and the children!" then I would have told her "This interview is over!""Maybe she'll be your babysitter and you can come back here."
Licensed/registered child care providers need to be more firm with not being called "babysitters". a babysitter watches less children and get paid more per hour and under the table (No taxes) and they get to watch tv, eat the parent's food, and some don't have any prior expieriences with children or education in child development/ECE or 1st aid/CPR. A Child care provider needs to provide/prep food for children, buy toys/equipment, keep home/center up to date with safety and health codes as well as 1st Aid and CPR certifications, keep child's immunization and emergency contact records on file, keep up with multiple kids, prepare curriculum and activities, keep track of all families scheduals and payments/tax information, some even have to keep track of employee's information/ hours and payments and in some states and program assistance take child care/development classes. So yeah there is a BIG difference between a babysitter and a provider.