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Daycare Center and Family Home Forum>CL ad just rubs me the wrong way
BumbleBee 08:58 PM 09-02-2012
http://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/kid/3245005978.html
I'm not trying to be mean or rude, but I think it puts out a bad rap for child care providers. I know I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but a simple spell check and a little punctuation can go a long way. I feel like we are fighting an uphill battle because many people look at us a 'babysitters.'
I'm not trying to be mean or rude, but I think it puts out a bad rap for child care providers. I know I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but a simple spell check and a little punctuation can go a long way. I feel like we are fighting an uphill battle because many people look at us a 'babysitters.'
dave4him 05:10 AM 09-03-2012
Wow now that is just sad
Snapdragon 05:53 AM 09-03-2012
That is sad, but you get people from all walks of life who don't always present a professional image. What is a "rucker" anyway?
SilverSabre25 06:57 AM 09-03-2012
Originally Posted by Snapdragon:
That is sad, but you get people from all walks of life who don't always present a professional image. What is a "rucker" anyway?
a trucker, I think.That is sad, but you get people from all walks of life who don't always present a professional image. What is a "rucker" anyway?
Kaddidle Care 07:07 AM 09-03-2012
Wow! 
Could that be posted through a cell phone to make it like that?
Could that be posted through a cell phone to make it like that?
jen 07:47 AM 09-03-2012
English may not be this persons first language...
MrsSteinel'sHouse 08:20 AM 09-03-2012
I thought maybe it was Rucker like a family name???
That is sad.
That is sad.
rbmom 08:30 AM 09-03-2012
Originally Posted by Trummynme:
http://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/kid/3245005978.html
I'm not trying to be mean or rude, but I think it puts out a bad rap for child care providers. I know I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but a simple spell check and a little punctuation can go a long way. I feel like we are fighting an uphill battle because many people look at us a 'babysitters.'
That is very unprofessional! http://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/kid/3245005978.html
I'm not trying to be mean or rude, but I think it puts out a bad rap for child care providers. I know I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but a simple spell check and a little punctuation can go a long way. I feel like we are fighting an uphill battle because many people look at us a 'babysitters.'
And I really hate when people call me a "babysitter"!
Former Teacher 11:51 AM 09-03-2012
Originally Posted by jen:
English may not be this persons first language...
True it may not be however this IS the USA, where the primary language is English.English may not be this persons first language...
I agree with the OP. It rubs me the wrong way as well. At least have the decency to use auto correct or something.
Ariana 01:49 PM 09-03-2012
Yes I see this all the time on my community FB page. It's pretty sad and perpetuates the stereotype that DCP's are uneducated morons 
BumbleBee 03:28 PM 09-03-2012
Yeah, I thought English may not have been their first language. When I lived in Mexico & had to write something for somebody, I would always ask someone who understood the language better than I did to read it over. 99 percent of the time it had to be rewritten.
As for typing on a cell phone, almost every post I've written on the forum and certainly every ad I've posted online has been written on my cell. I don't have internet access in my home for my computer.
Again, not trying to be mean, it just rubbed me the wrong way. For what it's worth, I cleaned it up and sent a friendly e-mail to the ad poster with the cleaned up version.
As for typing on a cell phone, almost every post I've written on the forum and certainly every ad I've posted online has been written on my cell. I don't have internet access in my home for my computer.
Again, not trying to be mean, it just rubbed me the wrong way. For what it's worth, I cleaned it up and sent a friendly e-mail to the ad poster with the cleaned up version.