Thank You Daycare.com

[MarinaVanessa]

Okay look, I've been a long time member of this forum and even though I haven't been around as much as I should be and definitely not as much as I used to be can I just please take a second to again thank this forum, Michael for starting it and all of the members (and even the anonymous posts that make you go ).

Because for the most part people here behave and have common courtesy. Today I just needed to vent a little bit and I made the mistake of posting in a child care FB group. Of course there is always that one little miss Judger McJudgerson that accused me of being judgmental .... because I wanted to vent. How you can be judgmental while instantaneously accusing someone you know nothing about of being judgmental I will never understand.

And all because of a grimy pacifier tether.

So AGAIN. Thanks so much! I may not respond much but I do read daily. You all have gotten me through some pretty low times in my daycare life lovethis

Love you all.

[Baby Beluga]

:hug: I'm sorry you had a rough day. I hope tomorrow is better.

I also echo your thanks for this forum and its members lovethis

[Mike]

:hug: I'm sorry you had a rough day. I hope tomorrow is better.

I also echo your thanks for this forum and its members lovethis

I've been on many different forums and this one is definitely the friendliest.

[Michael]

Thank you. This forum is really the sum of its members. I think we all set a higher standard here. It makes this place that much more exceptional.

Special shout out to the moderators, especially BlackCat.

[daycare]

I can yell at you if you want. Lol. You know I would never do that.
I second what MV said. I have tried other places, but I just never seem to fit in. Plus my grammerly app doesn't work on some other sites like FB.

Thank you Michael for creating a place where we always feel safe to post without judgement. Today everyone has a huge opinion about everything when they are able to hide behind a screen. I always enjoy everyone's view here, even the occasional troll.

I've learned so much from this site, way more than I ever thought I would and way more than just about childcare.

[Ariana]

I don't know what I would do without this site! Having the ability to anonymously vent and ask questions is so invaluable when you do not have real colleagues or people who truly "get it"!

I hear ya! :hug:

[Blackcat31]

Okay look, I've been a long time member of this forum and even though I haven't been around as much as I should be and definitely not as much as I used to be can I just please take a second to again thank this forum, Michael for starting it and all of the members (and even the anonymous posts that make you go ).

Because for the most part people here behave and have common courtesy. Today I just needed to vent a little bit and I made the mistake of posting in a child care FB group. Of course there is always that one little miss Judger McJudgerson that accused me of being judgmental .... because I wanted to vent. How you can be judgmental while instantaneously accusing someone you know nothing about of being judgmental I will never understand.

And all because of a grimy pacifier tether.

So AGAIN. Thanks so much! I may not respond much but I do read daily. You all have gotten me through some pretty low times in my daycare life lovethis

Love you all.

:hug: lovethis :hug: lovethis

Thank you. This forum is really the sum of its members. I think we all set a higher standard here. It makes this place that much more exceptional.

Special shout out to the moderators, especially BlackCat.

Thank YOU for the forum in general and the opportunity to be a moderator for such a lovely group of providers!

I visit alot of places on the internet but I can safely say this is the only one I've visited pretty much every.single.day for the last several years.

If I had a $1 for every time the words "Well on Daycare.com ....." started a sentence or conversation in my life I could have retired by now! ::

[daycarediva]

lovethis

This forum has been a god send for me for years. It has helped me grow as a business owner and provider!

[sharlan]

I joined several other forums after the recent hoopla. I quickly left several of them. I just didn't care for the attitudes.

We all have enough negativity in our lives. I didn't see the need to go looking for it.

[mommyneedsadayoff]

I go to Facebook for the drama, and come here for the sanity! It is nice to know that you can come here for advice and support and no one will call you an idiot. Hot topics like political views are discussed and don't end in name calling or death threats! Such a breath of fresh air! Thank you for making this possible! :hug:

[Snowmom]

Okay look, I've been a long time member of this forum and even though I haven't been around as much as I should be and definitely not as much as I used to be can I just please take a second to again thank this forum, Michael for starting it and all of the members (and even the anonymous posts that make you go ).

Because for the most part people here behave and have common courtesy. Today I just needed to vent a little bit and I made the mistake of posting in a child care FB group. Of course there is always that one little miss Judger McJudgerson that accused me of being judgmental .... because I wanted to vent. How you can be judgmental while instantaneously accusing someone you know nothing about of being judgmental I will never understand.

And all because of a grimy pacifier tether.

So AGAIN. Thanks so much! I may not respond much but I do read daily. You all have gotten me through some pretty low times in my daycare life lovethis

Love you all.

lovethis

There is such a wealth of information and support here, it really is my go-to as well.

[Michael]

I go to Facebook for the drama, and come here for the sanity!

Love that quote! lovethis

I have tried to figure out many times how to better the forum. I know there are members that have no idea about the things like our member's groups and I've often tried to figure out if I needed to make the site/forum more current in its look. I know there are a ton of things I could add but I like the simplicity of the content we have here which is vast and well indexed in the search engines.

My 1st responsibility is in keeping the forum free to use and mostly free of disruptions, whether it be people or software/hardware related. That is what, in the past, has kept me from changing everything to something newer.

The forum has been VERY stable and I have a good handle on hackers and spammers trying to get in. (knock on wood) I personally check every new member's IP and know who is trying to get in and delete their account if they come from a hacking prone country.

After 15 years, I will be MOVING the website/database/blogs/forums to a new server in a week. Our server/computer has been used for Daycare.com since 2002! Those of you with computers know that is a crazy long time to house something like this. The hard discs have been spinning all that time.

So, next week will either go smoothly or the floor might just drop out. At least a couple of you have my cell number and if anything critical happens, please let me know. Wish me luck.

[Rockgirl]

I've been out there in some of the other places. There's no comparison. Actually, I was on Childfun for years....someone on there mentioned this place one day, and I checked it out. Childfun isn't even there anymore, which makes me sad, but seriously, this place is awesome!

I was briefly on a childcare board with just a few active members. One of the members went absolutely ballistic one day, because a few members said in a thread that they didn't charge for their own vacations. This lady used the largest font available, in all caps, to scream at everyone about it. Stuff like that.

[Mike]

After 15 years, I will be MOVING the website/database/blogs/forums to a new server in a week. Our server/computer has been used for Daycare.com since 2002! Those of you with computers know that is a crazy long time to house something like this. The hard discs have been spinning all that time.

So, next week will either go smoothly or the floor might just drop out. At least a couple of you have my cell number and if anything critical happens, please let me know. Wish me luck.

Whoa. That was the year I started my website hosting business, and I've upgraded servers 4 times.

I better modify my monitoring script so it doesn't consistently send emails when the forum is down. I'll make it so if a notice is sent, it won't send another for 10 minutes.

[nannyde]

Love that quote! lovethis

I have tried to figure out many times how to better the forum. I know there are members that have no idea about the things like our member's groups and I've often tried to figure out if I needed to make the site/forum more current in its look. I know there are a ton of things I could add but I like the simplicity of the content we have here which is vast and well indexed in the search engines.

My 1st responsibility is in keeping the forum firee to use and mostly free of disruptions, whether it be people or software/hardware related. That is what, in the past, has kept me from changing everything to something newer.

The forum has been VERY stable and I have a good handle on hackers and spammers trying to get in. (knock on wood) I personally check every new member's IP and know who is trying to get in and delete their account if they come from a hacking prone country.

After 15 years, I will be MOVING the website/database/blogs/forums to a new server in a week. Our server/computer has been used for Daycare.com since 2002! Those of you with computers know that is a crazy long time to house something like this. The hard discs have been spinning all that time.

So, next week will either go smoothly or the floor might just drop out. At least a couple of you have my cell number and if anything critical happens, please let me know. Wish me luck.

Wow! Now you have me scared!

Please save the archives. They are gold to this site.

I prefer this format. I like that the poster can use their real name or username. That's one of the biggest value of this forum.

This is the best site for daycare and it has the best archives.

Anyone who wants to learn the craft of doing child care for other people's children can go back thru the archives and read forward.

It's better than any daycare book you could buy. It's better than any class you can take. It's also a historical progression of child care, business, and the change in parenting through the years.