Warning, long and ranty
So my day care provider called me
yesterday at 2 in the afternoon and
informed me that she was taking a personal
day the next day.
"OK, I said, uh I don't have any backup
care for Hannah tomorrow-Darren is working
ona roof in another town, my back up
sitter is on vacation., and all of my
frineds work".
She said "Well, I'm doing it so you will
have to deal with it". Pardon me? She
said "I gave you as much notice as I
could".
I said "well, that's not really very much
notice, you know?"
She said "I happen to know you have taken
more days off since I started taking care
of Hannah than I have in the past 15
years"
PARDON ME?
"And I am going to have to close my
business after this month"
EX-CUUUSE ME??
So I said OK. Then she said "I need her
to be picked up by 4:30 (well, duh, that's
pick up time) Becuase I need to leave town
at 4:45.
I thought about it for a little while,
then I decided that since Hannah is going
to be home with me in two weeks, I would
just find alternative care for her for the
next two weeks. I mean if she's all
p.o.ed at me, I don't want her watching my
child, and if she is this stressed out,
then she shouldn't be watching children,
period, right? So I called her back and I
said "I will pick her up at 4 and I would
like all of her things packed to g. She
won't be returning".
So she said "OH, you are punishing me for
needing a day off? I can't have you pick
her up at 4 it will have to be earlier,
cause the other parents are coming at 4".
"Well, I
have to pick up my kid from school at
3:40, so I really can't get there much
earlier"
"Well you will need to if you want to have
her things"
"Why don't you pack them up and leave them
on the front porch and I will come get
them?"
"Well, I don't know what all is hers"
"FINE! I WILL COME TRIGHT NOW!"
So I left work, went and picked her up and
gave her this letter:
I am regretful to inform you that today,
9/12/2007 will be Hannah’s last day of
care. Although I had originally planned
to finish out the month of September, and
had given you lengthy notice in that
regard, it has come to my attention that
we no longer have a relationship which
fosters proper care of my child.
Since I informed you that Hannah was no
longer able to attend daycare due to my
impending lay-off, I have sensed a great
deal of animosity mounting toward me, and
that fact was emphasized quite strongly
after our conversation this afternoon.
Due to the level of animosity, I feel it
would be inappropriate for Hannah to
continue under your care.
I am truly sorry that you are closing your
business; however, I do not feel that I am
responsible for this, and I have continued
to get the inference from you that I am
somehow putting you in this position.
Furthermore, I feel that the number of
“days I have had off” from work is
completely and totally irrelevant to our
discussion, and I am offended by having
that brought into the discussion.
I understand that all people need time off
and sometimes even emergently so.
However, your inference that you have not
taken any personal time to yourself is
wholly false, and there have been two days
in particular that I was asked to keep my
child home, even though you cared for the
rest of the children, ie: the day after
New Years and several weeks ago when you
were feeling ill. Additionally, I would
assume that when requesting for time off,
even emergently, one would have some hint
of kindness behind their words and perhaps
end the conversation with a heartfelt
apology.
I truly do thank you for the care you have
provided to Hannah and I am sorry that
this has occurred, but I am certain you
can see this from my point of view. I do
honestly wish you the very best in the
future, whatever path you take.
Then she told me "I hope you grow up
someday". what?????
GOOD LUCK!
