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October 2011 Moms
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Daycare Drama - Fun Times!
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LBB's whole class had some stomach bug this weekend. It apparently started on Friday at school, but since LBB was home that day, he was throwing up Saturday morning (better by Saturday night).
There are 7 kids in his class, one of the moms has now taken it as her personal mission to ensure the health and wellbeing of our families. She's gone totally nutso FTM over this.
1 - She writes all the parents an email about how her son has had to miss daycare and she never sees any of the other kids missing daycare. It took her A MONTH to find out that when her kid was running a fever, several other kids had a fever the same weekend "and then it finally made sense." She thinks we all need to communicate better about our children's illnesses so the families can be aware when their own children are sick that it came from daycare. And she's going to have a talk with the DCPs about making sure everyone washes their hands, because these kids don't just drink from their cups - THEY TOUCH THEM.
2 - I'm kind of like....ummmmmmmmmmm, how do I respond to this? So I don't. But one of the other moms responds with: "Yeah my daughter misses daycare sometimes too, but I never know whether it's from daycare, my son, the grocery store...." And she advises that if your kid is sick, you can pretty much assume it's from daycare. That's life. I thought that would be the end of it.
3- 2 more moms respond with - "Yeah, my kid misses daycare sometimes. NBD"
4 - I get like a 4 page email response from crazy mom last night, thanking everyone for sharing their story and detailing the warpath she's going to go down with the DCPs. She's even offered to conduct surveillance for us since she picks her kid up after naptime and the rest of us pick our kids up after work. Because
* "I've had to ask specifically, for the most part, about illnesses before I learn any information. The info hasn't been volunteered. I'm not saying it's been withheld...just that it hasn't been discussed before I've asked about it. And based on what some of you have also said, we as parents might have to be proactive and ask about mini-outbreaks of illness if we start noticing issues with our own kids."
* "I've noticed in the
past as well, in the yellow room, that some teachers have gone directly
from eating lunch in the fridge room to handling babies in the carpeted
area without washing hands."
* "last Friday, because X woke up a bit earlier from his
nap, he was sent over to the yellow room to play until snack time. More
often, he's been out on the playground with any other kids who've woken
up early from their naps, so I was surprised to find him with the
babies. Yellow room
concerns should definitely continue to be our concerns."
Seriously - I kind of want to respond with: "Hey Crazycakes - kids in daycare get sick. Kids in grade school get sick. Your kid is going to get sick. Get used to it." I mean, it's not like we're talking about RSV, HFM, Chicken pox. These kids have colds most of the time and just got a 24 hour stomach bug.
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Re: Daycare Drama - Fun Times!
Your last paragraph is exactly what I was thinking the whole time I was reading that. Kids get sick! I mean, it sucks that her child gets sick all the time, but the surveillance thing is going way too far. People are effing nuts.
My DD just got RSV from daycare, most of the babies are out this week. Problem is, no one knows it's RSV until it's too late. It looks just like a cold at first. And, unless a child has a fever, is vomitting, or had diarrhea, they are allowed to be in daycare.
I could complain about her getting RSV, but why? I know our daycare follows stringent policies, but in a small setting, viruses will pass quickly regardless of precautions. Especially now that our kids are mobile and touching each other. You can't prevent kids from playing together.
Sorry you're dealing with a whack-o
She'd be goin' on a post it! lol
I am crazy too then because I kinda agree with her. Kids are going to get sick, yes. But there's no reason why parents shouldn't communicate about things and the DCPs shouldn't take as much precaution as possible. Increased communication ("Oh FYI little Sarah seems to have some sort of stomach bug") and more frequent handwashing sound like good things to me!
I should add the E doesn't go to daycare yet so I may be naive.
I feel like telling a mom about the status of another mom's child could get into some privacy issues.
I agree, kids get sick in daycare. Kids get sick visiting family at Thanksgiving. Kids get sick from the playground. Germs don't come with names. We all pass them back and forth.
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I'm a semi germ nut but this lady seems way over the top. I get irritated when parents know their kid is sick and still bring them to church and put them in the toddler room with the other kids etc. Annoying.
But that obviously isn't the case here. The surveillance part is cracking me up. I am waiting for a response saying she's come back with photographic evidence of the germ spreading DC workers LOL
Hopefully she'll realize she's tipping the scale in the crazy direction and back off. haha
Maybe she should invest in one of these.
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She is a little too over the top, its fine if she emails the daycare center about her concern, but she took it too far to email the other parents.
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OCT 2011 Moms BlogOMG I'm cracking up. Hardcore. I'm going to have to go excuse myself to the bathroom.
Should I email her when I have ovulation cramps?
Or when LBB is up all night screaming?
Or if he has an especially runny poop?
FTW.
Communication is key! That's what you should end every update with.
My kid still has been sick, multiple times.
That lady is an idiot.