When You Were Totally Embarassed In Front of a DCparent

[MCC]

This thread makes for a great nap time read!

This past spring my DD and DCG were playing with the baby dolls. They had just finished putting them to sleep and were walking around saying "Shh, the babis are sleeping!" Every time I said anything, they "SHHHs'd" me. I heard someone coming down the steps, and thought it was my husband, so I poked my head into the hallway and said with a very stern voice "SHH THE BABIES ARE SLEEPING!" It wasn't until after I said it that I realized it was a DCM...

The worst part is I think she thought I was talking about the actual DC babies, and I tried to explain, but she left with a confused look on her face...

[Neekie]

These stories are great! One time a dcm was picking up her children and my dd who was about four at the time piped up and said, "My mom had to give dcg a spanking today." I was shocked and to this day I have no idea where she got that from cause I had not ever laid a hand on her. Thank goodness, dcm kind of brushed it off as a child not knowing what they are talking about thing. After that I would send her to her room when dc parents came to the door. LOL

[Neekie]

I'm majorly into the Sims 3 and usually when a new expansion pack comes out I wake up early to play before the kids come or I stay up late playing after they leave. It's a major relaxation tool for me. While we were preparing to expand and the addition was being built we were doing daycare down in the finished basement, where the "good" computer is. That Tuesday "The Sims 3: Seasons" came out. My DH went to Target on his lunch and brought it home from work (he came about 7 PM) for me. I played from the time I got the kids in bed at 8:30 until about 3 AM when DH finally came and dragged me to bed. I simply saved and went to bed, forgetting somehow to save and close. The game played on without me. I overslept the next morning and awoke to my phone ringing, my first parent was calling to tell me they were outside. I stumbled down there and opened the door, barely awake and certainly not noticing that the game was still on. As I was letting them in we hear the sounds of my Sims "procreating" in surround sound. Awesome. I was mortified on so many levels. Now I play the game solely on my laptop.

:::::::: Almost fell off my chair laughing at this one.

[cheerfuldom]

one time a dcm came really early on a first day that I was not expecting her. I went ahead and took her child anyway and realized later that I had come to the door with my shirt inside out. well, thats what you get when you knock on the door at the crack of dawn! anyway, they only lasted two days because their daughter was a TERROR and had already been kicked out of multiple daycares.

another time I answered the door in my pjs....again a first time dcm that did not communicate well regarding the first date and time to begin care.

[Brooksie]

Me and my family are not religious.. Just yesterday one of my new DCDs cam to pick up dcg. As he was getting ready to leave he said "Ok L****, We're going to church." Immediately DD says "WWWHHHHYYYYY?!!?!!" I just kept silent. I didn't know what to do. Dcd responded, "because church is the best place to be!" Dd just stared at me...

[cheerfuldom]

Me and my family are not religious.. Just yesterday one of my new DCDs cam to pick up dcg. As he was getting ready to leave he said "Ok L****, We're going to church." Immediately DD says "WWWHHHHYYYYY?!!?!!" I just kept silent. I didn't know what to do. Dcd responded, "because church is the best place to be!" Dd just stared at me...

yeah that whole exchange was super awkward! we go to church and even I think that Dad's response was sort of weird. sounds like he was trying to make a little dig there.

[e.j.]

I'm majorly into the Sims 3 and usually when a new expansion pack comes out I wake up early to play before the kids come or I stay up late playing after they leave. It's a major relaxation tool for me. While we were preparing to expand and the addition was being built we were doing daycare down in the finished basement, where the "good" computer is. That Tuesday "The Sims 3: Seasons" came out. My DH went to Target on his lunch and brought it home from work (he came about 7 PM) for me. I played from the time I got the kids in bed at 8:30 until about 3 AM when DH finally came and dragged me to bed. I simply saved and went to bed, forgetting somehow to save and close. The game played on without me. I overslept the next morning and awoke to my phone ringing, my first parent was calling to tell me they were outside. I stumbled down there and opened the door, barely awake and certainly not noticing that the game was still on. As I was letting them in we hear the sounds of my Sims "procreating" in surround sound. Awesome. I was mortified on so many levels. Now I play the game solely on my laptop.

:: I'm so glad I didn't read this at nap time!

I haven't embarrassed myself too much in front of dc parents. I did tell one dcd that his son got a "boobie" (instead of a boo-boo) when he tripped while playing outside. I cracked up laughing at my mistake but instead of laughing with me, he just looked at me like I had 3 heads.

Last winter the stomach bug went through my day care. I woke up one morning and didn't feel quite right but thought supper just hadn't settled well the night before. I made it through most of the day but about 1/2 way through afternoon snack, it became clear I had caught the bug. I only had another 1/2 hour to go until the end of the day. By then I felt awful. My head hurt, my knees had started to knock a little... but I was pretty sure I could make it until the kids were picked up. About 2 minutes before my first parent was due to arrive for pick up, I had to make a run for the bathroom. Since my state regulations say I have to be able to see or hear dc kids at all times, I left the door ajar so I could at least make sure they were okay. Our bathroom is just inside the back door. Dcd walked in to see the kids sitting at the kitchen table eating snack and me kneeling on the floor "talking to Ralph". I guess it could have been worse but I was pretty embarrassed at the time.

[Patches]

I had two families that were close friends enroll around the same time and they were both very new at this point.

DCD dropped off and paid for the week and I said, "I will have a receipt for Ryan this afternoon" He looked at me like this :confused: and said, "Ryan? Is that who I'm going with now?" It took me a second to realize I had said the wrong DCM's name and I quickly said, "oh! Erin!, I meant Erin!" DCD was CRACKING UP!! I was so embarrassed!

[Patches]

Thought of another one

This was also while a family was pretty new. I had a dcbaby here for about an hour and got into his bag to get out his bottle and couldn't find it. Called mom to ask if it was ok if I use one of my spare bottles. she said it was fine but she would try to come by with one soon. About an hour or so later, DCM came with a bottle and said DCD said it was in the side pocket. I told her I looked but I didn't see one and as I looked at the bag I realized there was a zipper pocket that I didn't notice before......yep, bottle was in there. DCM laughed and said it was ok, she wanted an excuse to leave work and visit anyway

[BrooklynM]

This didn't happen to me, but happened to someone I know!

So a friend of mine who does daycare decided to install cameras in her daycare room which was also her living room. The parents could log in to see what their kids were doing during the day (she's far braver than I am). Anyway, she forgot about the cameras and her and her husband got frisky on the couch...all the way.... nobody said a word, so who knows if anyone saw it but she had someone term the next week and she said that the parent was SUPER weird and awkward about the term. She told her some long story about bringing the kid to a friend of hers, blah blah blah.

She took the cameras down after that and told the parents that one of the parents complained about everyone being able to see their child all day, so she said that she didn't want to violate anyones privacy and took them down.

[Unregistered]

I had an interview once where the parent of a toddler asked to see where her toddler would sleep. I kept a pack n play in my son's room at the time, so we headed to his room. It was all neat and tidy, but I was horrified when I saw what had fallen into the pack n play. My son had removed his 'althletic protective cup' after playing football the night before and it had fallen into the pack n play! I was embarassed!!!

Then during the same interview I could see my two dogs out of the corner of my eye on my deck. One was hunched over straining to go #2 and the other was waiting at his backside like it was Christmas! This went on and on and I finally was so concerned for the dog that I excused myself and went to see what was happening. The one dog had something coming out of his bottom, so I grabbed a plastic bag and pulled it out and it was a small rabbit's foot!! I quickly wrapped it up in the bag and threw it off the deck, over my fence into my front yard and went back to my potential client. This all happened in clear view of the visiting family.
She promptly announced 'well we should probably get going...'.

I am sure that poor mom thought I was a total nut job!

[crazydaycarelady]

#2 and the other was waiting at his backside like it was Christmas!

Oh my gosh - that line cracked me up! And then for it to be a "lucky" rabbits foot! LOL

[dingledine]

I had an interview once where the parent of a toddler asked to see where her toddler would sleep. I kept a pack n play in my son's room at the time, so we headed to his room. It was all neat and tidy, but I was horrified when I saw what had fallen into the pack n play. My son had removed his 'althletic protective cup' after playing football the night before and it had fallen into the pack n play! I was embarassed!!!

Then during the same interview I could see my two dogs out of the corner of my eye on my deck. One was hunched over straining to go #2 and the other was waiting at his backside like it was Christmas! This went on and on and I finally was so concerned for the dog that I excused myself and went to see what was happening. The one dog had something coming out of his bottom, so I grabbed a plastic bag and pulled it out and it was a small rabbit's foot!! I quickly wrapped it up in the bag and threw it off the deck, over my fence into my front yard and went back to my potential client. This all happened in clear view of the visiting family.
She promptly announced 'well we should probably get going...'.

I am sure that poor mom thought I was a total nut job!

Okay, THIS had me LOL, for real. Funny.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Well, I just embarrassed myself! No school for public schools today, a mom mentioned bringing SA daughter today. Younger brother arrived w dad as usual.I just texted mom about older girl who was supposed to come @ 1230. No reply. So I text dad this:
"Is ---- coming today? Mom said she might bring her at 1230 but she's not here and she didn't answer my sex." Send.
3 seconds later , I realized the error "TEXT! OMG sorry"
Dad texted back "hahaha", but my face is still burning.

[Rockgirl]

I was talking to dcm one morning in my entryway, and my dachshund came in to greet her.....with a pair of my panties around her neck.