tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post4754072378869483389..comments2009-09-29T06:54:17.713-04:00Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460225455700518314noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-15195526313428931202009-09-29T06:54:17.713-04:002009-09-29T06:54:17.713-04:00When I started reading I thought this was about me but oh yeah it is about me :( I cared for a child since opening my daycare 2 years old right until 10 years old. Mom didnot return after summer . No phone call nothing. No thank you very much for the 9 years you gave my child a spot and kept that spot, gave long hours, lenient with late very late pickups :( <br /> It is a business but after 9 years it hurts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-20375533710760553722009-09-28T23:03:37.153-04:002009-09-28T23:03:37.153-04:00I just had a family leave me a week ago...they were only with me a year but I was the one that said thanks for everything..the mom just looked at me blankly and said, &quot;yeah, you too!&quot; It was like a slap in the face. Very well said!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-84133409375746356002009-09-28T21:44:53.069-04:002009-09-28T21:44:53.069-04:00That&#39;s it! Golden parents are on the other side of the rainbow!<br />QwertyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-57256995237651863862009-09-28T19:19:13.808-04:002009-09-28T19:19:13.808-04:00In my 15 years of providing care I have had quite a few kids come and go thru my door. Most of the time I get a thank you and a hug from the kids. I would say 10 families have given me a card along with flowers or a gift card or whatever. One family I cared for for 3 years paid me double my rate (their choosing) and when they left my care I was given a HUGE bonus. I&#39;m not asking that every family leaving my care give me something but a card would be nice, let me know that the one caring for your child meant more to you then a cheque.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-50304524965925288362009-09-28T17:48:31.618-04:002009-09-28T17:48:31.618-04:00Well see Fingerprints that&#39;s an even BETTER reason to thank you. Eight month old? Precious child left with you at such a young age. You loved and cared for him like your own - and I know you did - you are an AWESOME provider. You deserved a thank you.Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460225455700518314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-20228835111285380432009-09-28T17:45:20.766-04:002009-09-28T17:45:20.766-04:00Great post Judy! You really hit home with me today. I have been providing daycare for 20 years and I too have been hurt by parents who I thought appreciated all the little extras I provided. I recently had 2 children leave my care to start SK, both had been with me for 4 years. One family didn&#39;t even show up on the last day....forget a card or Thank you. The other family gave me a nice plant and card of Thanks. Like you said we don&#39;t want to be showered with gifts and praise, but at least a little acknowledgement of what we have contributed to the childrens lives. I wish parents understood that these children become precious to us (well most LOL) We have been someone to comfort, encourage and teach their children, why do they not appreciate us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-78206920869864122692009-09-28T17:03:52.440-04:002009-09-28T17:03:52.440-04:00Thanks,Judy- just a correction, though, because I think I&#39;m the provider friend you mention- the child started with me at 8 WEEKS, not months. I had said child nearly 50 hours/week for 14 mos, and not even a thank you when she left.I was the bigger person and still gave the child the poster keepsake her friends had made. Mom cried when she saw it- I hope she cries EVERY time she sees it and remembers that she didn&#39;t even THANK me for caring for her most precious person for 14 months....<br />~FingerprintshappenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-54844555618657660082009-09-28T16:11:33.206-04:002009-09-28T16:11:33.206-04:00Great post Judy!!junglejennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342465696392045865.post-76878684117527852592009-09-28T16:10:30.518-04:002009-09-28T16:10:30.518-04:00Well said Judy!<br />I have had both kinds of parents. Most consider me nothing more than a paycheck, but the little boy that just moved away....his parents were AWESOME. Why is it that the great ones always leave?!<br />I could care less about the gift, though they are nice.... but at least acknowledge me for all I have done for your child!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com