By Ms. TrickyWhy is it that when I start to really work my tail off, you know, tryin’ to get ahead in this dog-eat-dog world, all hell breaks loose?
I am taking a five-week doctoral level statistics class so I can get closer to completing my “Playah-Hatin’-Degree” (that’s Phd for those under 30yrs old). I have to drop off my twin daughters no earlier than 8:50am for camp, get my three-year-old son to daycare, and check email at my desk, before I walk across this large campus to my classroom. It is a tight, yet perfectly-timed, schedule. (Did you notice the exercise? I am walking! Environmentally conscious as well, I parked my big SUV in the parking lot.)
My son attends daycare near my job at a large public university. Lately, the teachers have been talking about how terrible the owner of the daycare is, and how the center is going to be “shut down.” One girl said the employer's payroll checks have bounced on several occasions.
Another girl said that there were a few days when there wasn't enough milk for all of the children. Still another rumor is that the owner hasn’t paid her taxes. Now that I think about it, there have been signs that something wasn’t quite right.
So here are the top-five that could have you rethinking your previous childcare choices:
#5… The daycare “misplaces” your monthly tuition (personal check) for a couple weeks.
#4…You have never, ever met the owner of the daycare even though this is NOT a large chain.
#3… On more than one occasion, a pungent urine smell hits you when you walk in the door.
#2… Your child doesn’t seem to reject the idea of going to a new school , especially after another child throws scissors at her and draws blood.
#1… Your motherly intuition tells you, “it’s time to move on!”