We have "one of those parents" that we deal with sparingly because she brings down our mood in 2.2 seconds. She's a single mom with one child & she's very condescending, distrustful & snarky. She watches my house & family like a hawk. She admitted to being lonely & miserable with no friends & taking it out on us. She tries to get information about our other DCKs, I believe in an effort to start trouble.
I've mostly put her in "check" & she knows she has one foot on a banana peel. Drop-offs & pick-ups have become much faster. YES, I'm one of those who will terminate the daycare contract in a heartbeat! We work hard & we are good at what we do. Our day will NOT be ruined because of a parent's personal issues.
So my issue now is that the DCK's birthday is coming up. We usually do a very nice party with pizza, cupcakes & fruit. I believe she'll try to stick around for the party & I think I'll either lose my mind or lose my ASSISTANT!
Should we.....
- Just avoid any birthday talk altogether?
- Tell her somehow that she can't stay because of the other kids?
- Buckle down, let her stay & run the risk of straining relations even further?:confused:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this DCK :hug: but I feel like any extended time with mom & it's a WRAP!!!
I've mostly put her in "check" & she knows she has one foot on a banana peel. Drop-offs & pick-ups have become much faster. YES, I'm one of those who will terminate the daycare contract in a heartbeat! We work hard & we are good at what we do. Our day will NOT be ruined because of a parent's personal issues.
So my issue now is that the DCK's birthday is coming up. We usually do a very nice party with pizza, cupcakes & fruit. I believe she'll try to stick around for the party & I think I'll either lose my mind or lose my ASSISTANT!
Should we.....
- Just avoid any birthday talk altogether?
- Tell her somehow that she can't stay because of the other kids?
- Buckle down, let her stay & run the risk of straining relations even further?:confused:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this DCK :hug: but I feel like any extended time with mom & it's a WRAP!!!
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