So maybe it's just me, but I'm very tired of having to "remind"
Everyone...
Every time...
Every day...
Reminding the kids of things they already know bothers me already, but that's my job... having to remind the PARENTS of things they already know is driving me bonkers
We have parents provide milk, but they go on a rotating schedule with us and other parents. I print out a schedule at the beginning of the month/every other month with their dates to bring milk. I ask that it be brought Monday or Tuesday of their week. The paper says right on it "Put this on your refrigerator to help you remember"
Last two weeks, nobody brought it...
So I ended up putting in LARGE letters on the parent board "PLEASE REMEMBER MILK"
Finally one parent paid attention and brought it the next day. She told me "You need to be more assertive" "just remind me to bring it" .... I told her I am worrying about what I need to remember, it's not my job to worry about what SHE has to remember too! Needless to say she did not agree with me... but what's new :P ::
/end rant... sorry O
The point I was going for there, is how many times/what ways do you remind parents? I feel like printing out a schedule was enough of a reminder, why do 50 more things because they are incapable of remembering on their own? We used to have it written on the parent board, on their sign in and out sheet, as well as send a "reminder" bracelet home on the kid if needed. Why am I having to put out all the extra effort to remind when they can't put out any effort to remember? :confused:
I've been doing this for 10 years, it is nothing new, but this mom is just not getting it! She really thinks it's my fault that I'm not reminding her enough. And guess what, her kid is the one I have to remind the most about anything else! (and he's 7 1/2 and has been with us for about 7 years [longer than anyone else]... Pretty sure he should know the rules by now :P )
/end second rant...
Everyone...
Every time...
Every day...
Reminding the kids of things they already know bothers me already, but that's my job... having to remind the PARENTS of things they already know is driving me bonkers
We have parents provide milk, but they go on a rotating schedule with us and other parents. I print out a schedule at the beginning of the month/every other month with their dates to bring milk. I ask that it be brought Monday or Tuesday of their week. The paper says right on it "Put this on your refrigerator to help you remember"
Last two weeks, nobody brought it...
So I ended up putting in LARGE letters on the parent board "PLEASE REMEMBER MILK"
Finally one parent paid attention and brought it the next day. She told me "You need to be more assertive" "just remind me to bring it" .... I told her I am worrying about what I need to remember, it's not my job to worry about what SHE has to remember too! Needless to say she did not agree with me... but what's new :P ::
/end rant... sorry O
The point I was going for there, is how many times/what ways do you remind parents? I feel like printing out a schedule was enough of a reminder, why do 50 more things because they are incapable of remembering on their own? We used to have it written on the parent board, on their sign in and out sheet, as well as send a "reminder" bracelet home on the kid if needed. Why am I having to put out all the extra effort to remind when they can't put out any effort to remember? :confused:
I've been doing this for 10 years, it is nothing new, but this mom is just not getting it! She really thinks it's my fault that I'm not reminding her enough. And guess what, her kid is the one I have to remind the most about anything else! (and he's 7 1/2 and has been with us for about 7 years [longer than anyone else]... Pretty sure he should know the rules by now :P )
/end second rant...
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