During a job interview I was conducting the other day, one of the candidates was quoting one of his college professors. Apparently, this professor was from India because the candidate imitated his accent. During a job interview. I had to explain to my co-interviewer why I found that inappropriate. I don't know who I'm shaking my head at harder.
DH is a volunteer firefighter, so he is on call 24/7/365. Last night the were called out to a house fire right as we were going to bed. The pager is loud and DD woke up. She was up most of the rest of the night (off and on).
Since I knew any real sleep was a pipe dream at this point I decide to do some work. When I left this morning, DH was still not home and when I get to work I realized that I used the wrong year of financial information when I was working.... All nighter for nothing!
@ElleStaxx , did you immediately call the DC?!? I also wonder if someone is just standing beside that row of cribs off camera. It seems like if they have a nanny cam they would be extra careful not to do anything that appears untoward...
@ElleStaxx Is it possible they were right outside to door, maybe flagging down help so they could use the bathroom or something? Or were you watching for awhile and you know it wasn't a really quick out and right back in?
@ellestaxx, how long were they out of the room? I'm assuming this is a live feed. I would have been on the phone right away. This is not okay in a daycare setting.
My random is that I am sitting here watching Bubble Guppies and I realize I am unnecessarily critical of children's shows. Like, how is Gill using a hair dryer in the ocean? And how did he pour a glass of water? It bugs DH when I point it out to him and DS.
Wow @ElleStaxx I would be livid too! I'm pissed for you and no a 9 month old doesn't steal a toy.. The kid bit him that's all!! Good luck at your meeting today, update if you can!
@ElleStaxx I thought of you this morning when I dropped off LO at daycare. The teacher said that he bit another kid on Tuesday, but she wasn't going to "write him up because he's only 9 months old." DH was furious that the write-up was even put on the table when it comes to a 9 month old. The teacher said he just crawled over and chomped down on the kiddo, crying happened, and everyone moved on. I feel bad, and part of me knows that that's going to happen with a teething baby, but part of me is pissed that they didn't have an eye on him to prevent it from happening.
All of that said, woah, girl. I'm glad you're meeting with your daycare today. And from a biter-mom, I hope your LO is okay and doesn't hold it against Emerson if they ever happen to meet IRL.
@ElleStaxx Is it possible they were right outside to door, maybe flagging down help so they could use the bathroom or something? Or were you watching for awhile and you know it wasn't a really quick out and right back in?
The door should have been opened. And the bathroom is through the door on the right side of the wall.
Well, poo. That was the only reasonable-ish explanation I could think of. I can't imagine what they will possible be able to say about this. Sorry . I'd be livid.
Woah, this took a whole new turn. I never knew daycares were so serious when it came to babies biting and taking toys. @hlb622, a write-up? for serious?!?! @ellestaxx and the bathroom was open for him to roam into?! Christ on a cracker!
@ellestaxx wow that's so unacceptable. all of it. WTF!!!
My random is that I am a psychotic bitch when I have my period. Everything annoys me. And I seriously can't stand this lady I work with, she's a NUTCASE. It's really hard for me to pretend to be nice to someone when all I want to do is choke them. How do I wipe bitch off my face!!?
@ellestaxx That's pretty scary! DD's daycare has a lot of blind spots, so very often the teacher is briefly off camera. It doesn't look like there are many blind spots in that room, though. And saying that a 9 month old stole a toy is ridiculous.
My random: I am throwing a bachelorette party for my sister this weekend. While I am looking forward to it, I'm scared I am not going to be able to hang. I am rarely in bed later than 10.
@ElleStaxx Is there somewhere else in the room a person could be? Like some spot that the camera doesn't get at?
Unless they are in a crib or sitting on the windowsill, no. Or a friend suggested maybe an amputee is sitting in the chair?? (To my knowledge no amputees work there). I am seriously exploring every option before I FREAK.
Crap. Yes, I would freak. And nothing against amputees, but I don't think they are the ideal people to care for infants and toddlers.
I would DEFINITELY bring this to their attention. And give them a chance to explain, I guess, but I can't imagine what explanation they would have, and you have a picture for Pete's sake.
-------------------------------------------------- I have a meeting with the owner today. DH is LIVID. He is meeting me there because I don't trust myself. I have a bad temper and I will lose it. He is better at controlling his emotions. Me? No. I will jump across the table and strangle her if she tries to use some sorry excuse. The fact that they said "your son stole another kids toy so the other kid bit him" has my ass chapped. My 9 month old "stole a toy"?? Poor choice of words.
This would seriously be 2 huge strikes against them. What is the age range of the children in the class? IMO there should always be a teacher on the floor with the children playingto help prevent biting incidents. In an infant classroom the high ratio should allow for that.
I am pissed off for you. An infant alone in the classroom is unacceptable! I would report them to the licensing board. The school better have a really good explanation for everything. Good for you getting a screen shot of that.
@ElleStaxx I thought of you this morning when I dropped off LO at daycare. The teacher said that he bit another kid on Tuesday, but she wasn't going to "write him up because he's only 9 months old." DH was furious that the write-up was even put on the table when it comes to a 9 month old. The teacher said he just crawled over and chomped down on the kiddo, crying happened, and everyone moved on. I feel bad, and part of me knows that that's going to happen with a teething baby, but part of me is pissed that they didn't have an eye on him to prevent it from happening.
All of that said, woah, girl. I'm glad you're meeting with your daycare today. And from a biter-mom, I hope your LO is okay and doesn't hold it against Emerson if they ever happen to meet IRL.
Are you SERIOUS???!! I can't take this seriously!!! A write up?!?! It's like a thing kids do.....did they know that?? OMG
@ElleStaxx - could someone have been putting a baby down in the crib that is right in the foreground of the photo? I don't think you'd be able to see much of that. What is that coloration on the lower left corner? It almost looks like a blurry baby?
Also - that is a LOT of cribs in that room. How many infants do they generally have in one room?
@ElleStaxx - could someone have been putting a baby down in the crib that is right in the foreground of the photo? I don't think you'd be able to see much of that. What is that coloration on the lower left corner? It almost looks like a blurry baby?
Also - that is a LOT of cribs in that room. How many infants do they generally have in one room?
I was also wondering if that is another baby in the lower left corner.
My random is that I am sitting here watching Bubble Guppies and I realize I am unnecessarily critical of children's shows. Like, how is Gill using a hair dryer in the ocean? And how did he pour a glass of water? It bugs DH when I point it out to him and DS.
We are switching pediatricians. I want to make an appointment to meet this other doctor but I'm unsure what to ask about. It feels different now that I'm going for a non-newborn.
I am truly shocked. Babies bite. It is the caretaker's job to teach them. Is this not a learning experience? Am I wrong?! #FTM
I do understand writing up an incident report, especially if skin was broken. But this is just to document that it occurred and was treated properly in case anything more comes from it (example: infection). This is from my experience as a school nurse though. There would not be any type of disciplinary action associated with it when dealing with babies, so I think a "write up" in that regard is ridiculous.
Makes sense and is needed for liability, to be sure. I perhaps mistakenly took hlb622's anecdote as something to do with punishment.
@WhenInRome11 they said he was bit my a child in the same age group, however the child is a walker so in a level 3 classroom. My DS is in level 2. Apparently they were in the large recreational room where all the kids play together for an hour each day. DS crawled over to this other child, "stole his toy", and the other kid bit him in return. This is the bite: no broken skin
That's quite a bite! Don't little bites usually fade?
Wipe the menses on over it. They'll get the picture.
Yea but I heard you can break out from doing that
no no no. New studies show the menstruation has a rejuvenating effect. The uterine lining does wonders for crow's feet, so really get around the eyes! Trust me, I'm a Google certified doctor. Just don't go near any bears.
My random is that I am sitting here watching Bubble Guppies and I realize I am unnecessarily critical of children's shows. Like, how is Gill using a hair dryer in the ocean? And how did he pour a glass of water? It bugs DH when I point it out to him and DS.
I HATE BUBBLEGUPPIES! IT MAKES NO SENSE!
I LURVE Bubble Guppies. Apparently I can overlook the singing and dancing merchildren being taught by a giant orange fish, but the hair dryer was a bit much.
My random is that I am sitting here watching Bubble Guppies and I realize I am unnecessarily critical of children's shows. Like, how is Gill using a hair dryer in the ocean? And how did he pour a glass of water? It bugs DH when I point it out to him and DS.
My random is that I am sitting here watching Bubble Guppies and I realize I am unnecessarily critical of children's shows. Like, how is Gill using a hair dryer in the ocean? And how did he pour a glass of water? It bugs DH when I point it out to him and DS.
I HATE BUBBLEGUPPIES! IT MAKES NO SENSE!
I LURVE Bubble Guppies. Apparently I can overlook the singing and dancing merchildren being taught by a giant orange fish, but the hair dryer was a bit much.
It seriously bothers me that they can have a fire under water.
@WhenInRome11 they said he was bit my a child in the same age group, however the child is a walker so in a level 3 classroom. My DS is in level 2. Apparently they were in the large recreational room where all the kids play together for an hour each day. DS crawled over to this other child, "stole his toy", and the other kid bit him in return. This is the bite: no broken skin
That's quite a bite! Don't little bites usually fade?
I can't believe they used that language to describe the biting incident. It's normal for babies to bite when they don't have the ability to express themselves with words yet, but they should have been apologetic to you and dealt with the family of the biter. A 9 month old doesn't steal toys. Ugh!
@Emilyusc211 , good for you!!! Good luck!
My random is that I am sitting here watching Bubble Guppies and I realize I am unnecessarily critical of children's shows. Like, how is Gill using a hair dryer in the ocean? And how did he pour a glass of water? It bugs DH when I point it out to him and DS.
I HATE BUBBLEGUPPIES! IT MAKES NO SENSE!
@Emilyusc211 , good for you!!! Good luck!
My random is that I am sitting here watching Bubble Guppies and I realize I am unnecessarily critical of children's shows. Like, how is Gill using a hair dryer in the ocean? And how did he pour a glass of water? It bugs DH when I point it out to him and DS.
I HATE BUBBLEGUPPIES! IT MAKES NO SENSE!
I LURVE Bubble Guppies. Apparently I can overlook the singing and dancing merchildren being taught by a giant orange fish, but the hair dryer was a bit much.
It seriously bothers me that they can have a fire under water.
Clearly I have never seen this episode. That would be a problem for me too.
I was seriously annoyed by a children's show that said, "A family consists of a mommy and a daddy and brothers and sisters." Okay 1950's creepy ass puppet rabbit. Let's not teach my son your backwards ways. I actually told my (then) 5 month old that some families only have mommies and some only have daddies. I then told him, "You can have a brother from another mother." That garnered a giggle from my DH.
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DH is a volunteer firefighter, so he is on call 24/7/365. Last night the were called out to a house fire right as we were going to bed. The pager is loud and DD woke up. She was up most of the rest of the night (off and on).
Since I knew any real sleep was a pipe dream at this point I decide to do some work. When I left this morning, DH was still not home and when I get to work I realized that I used the wrong year of financial information when I was working.... All nighter for nothing!
My random is that I am sitting here watching Bubble Guppies and I realize I am unnecessarily critical of children's shows. Like, how is Gill using a hair dryer in the ocean? And how did he pour a glass of water? It bugs DH when I point it out to him and DS.
My random is that I am a psychotic bitch when I have my period. Everything annoys me. And I seriously can't stand this lady I work with, she's a NUTCASE. It's really hard for me to pretend to be nice to someone when all I want to do is choke them. How do I wipe bitch off my face!!?
@ellestaxx That's pretty scary! DD's daycare has a lot of blind spots, so very often the teacher is briefly off camera. It doesn't look like there are many blind spots in that room, though. And saying that a 9 month old stole a toy is ridiculous.
My random: I am throwing a bachelorette party for my sister this weekend. While I am looking forward to it, I'm scared I am not going to be able to hang. I am rarely in bed later than 10.
BFP: 1.19.2013 - EDD: 10.2.2013 - It's a girl! 9.25.13: Welcome Addison!
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I have a meeting with the owner today. DH is LIVID. He is meeting me there because I don't trust myself. I have a bad temper and I will lose it. He is better at controlling his emotions. Me? No. I will jump across the table and strangle her if she tries to use some sorry excuse. The fact that they said "your son stole another kids toy so the other kid bit him" has my ass chapped. My 9 month old "stole a toy"?? Poor choice of words.
This would seriously be 2 huge strikes against them. What is the age range of the children in the class? IMO there should always be a teacher on the floor with the children playingto help prevent biting incidents. In an infant classroom the high ratio should allow for that.
I am pissed off for you. An infant alone in the classroom is unacceptable! I would report them to the licensing board. The school better have a really good explanation for everything. Good for you getting a screen shot of that.
Yea but I heard you can break out from doing that
I can't believe they used that language to describe the biting incident. It's normal for babies to bite when they don't have the ability to express themselves with words yet, but they should have been apologetic to you and dealt with the family of the biter. A 9 month old doesn't steal toys. Ugh!
I was seriously annoyed by a children's show that said, "A family consists of a mommy and a daddy and brothers and sisters." Okay 1950's creepy ass puppet rabbit. Let's not teach my son your backwards ways. I actually told my (then) 5 month old that some families only have mommies and some only have daddies. I then told him, "You can have a brother from another mother." That garnered a giggle from my DH.
I just could not abide.