On a scale of 1-10, how tacky is this?

femmegem

We've had a lot of issues with DS's daycare lately, from them punishing him for not taking a nap by not giving him a smoothie (which everyone else in class got) to ripping stickers off his sticker chart for misbehaving. I like his teachers as people, but they're all very young and inexperienced. They basically don't know what they're doing.

They did work with DS to make some beautiful Mother's Day gifts for me: a painting (on a canvas) and a frame with a great picture of DS in it.

I really want to write them a thank you note, but he has three teachers and I only have two notes on hand. I'd have to go get another, obviously, if I were to write each one of them a note.

How tacky would it be for me to write one note to all three of them? Is that really bad? Especially considering I didn't get any of them anything for Teacher Appreciation Day last week?

belle204

They suck and hurt my Alex. One card for them all! And that's being generous. Normally I would say wait and get a third one.

femmegem

If it weren't for all the effed up crap they've pulled, I would never even consider writing one card to all three of them. But I'm tired and still annoyed, so I'm tempted.

belle204

Do it. If I say it's ok it must be. I'm the queen of nice. ;-)

femmegem

LOL. Okay, no one else respond. I have my answer already.

 

(kidding- really, I want to know what people think!)

belle204

Eh, a second opinion is always nice. But know mine is the only one that really counts. Lol. I'm killing myself.
Alright, I need to go finish up some things and get my boo-tay in the bed.
Hope you had a great day!

edit: Ooh, you're so close to joining me at super loser status. ;-)

femmegem

I'm shooting for platinum, baby. Nothing less will do.

Good night!

belle204

Bling it out, girl! I'm a platinum kind of gal myself.

Night!

marrymemylove

I am totally with Belle on this. 1 is totally fine for them. Maybe they will think twice when they only get one (which would be good!) or they won't notice. Either way you can't lose.

marrymemylove

Also, if they are clueless enough to take stickers off a chart.... they won't even know what is tacky and what isn't. So honestly, offending them is the last thing I'd worry about.

Personally I'd be borrowing a newborn and giving it a squeeze in their direction right after a feed. Nice big newborn spitup is about the message they need imho. Unfortunately by the time we had clueless daycare DS was past the point of being able to be used as  weapon. And sadly he would never vomit for me on request. I need to train the twins up for that.

Jen2004

I hardly ever hear about the gifts I send home to parents from the kids neither do the other girls I work with. (We work in the ECE section of the school district) So in short I would be really happy to hear a thank either in person or in a note to the center from the family. When we do get nice notes we put them up some where we as a group see them everyday. Makes us feel special.

 

As for the first part of your story, I think you need to address them with that. That's sad your son doesn't need a bad/sad school experience. 

Marchmamma

I think one note is fine. It's the thought that counts.