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i am fed up of

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thebody · 05/12/2010 18:19

chldren turning up minus gloves in minus 6 temperatures even after written pleas to parents.... do some of them EVER walk with their kids????

nursery pick ups and freezing my arse off in playgrounds

parents not paying unless prompted so late payments

kids turning up with really bad chesty coughs and then telling me they were sick last night!!!

bloody bloody bloody daily shite diaries..

OFSTED....

christmas feking shopping

cold, ice and bloody soddin snow

oh and a kitten that poos everywhere and wont use litter tray..

merry bloody christmas....

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lollipopmother · 05/12/2010 22:31

Blush I haven't filled in the med book in yonks, I just put it in the daily diaries (when I can be bothered to do them!) and of course I tell parents at pick up, most of the time I text them in case they take pity and pick DC up early - yeah right!!

I also haven't put any bumps in the book for ages either, smallest mindee comes with bruises all the time and tbh I can't remember where she did what. If I was concerned that she'd actually hurt herself or the bruises were of a concerning nature/location then of course I'd jump right to it, but when they are falling all over the place (and half the time throwing themselves on the floor in a strop) the NCMA would be taking more off me for the accident inserts than I'm actually making. I look at my own DD and she has bruises that I have no recollection of her doing Blush

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thebody · 05/12/2010 22:23

great list underpaid....agree with all ..

and feel so much better thinking not just me who is gettin pissed off with this....and ironically the kids are the easiest part of the whole job!!!

actually feel getting to the end of a long tether... especialy now that my dd seems to be going down with a bad chesty cough and cold.;. not freakin suprised as 3 mindees this week turned up with antibiotics.. and 2 with temps...

actually didnt even bother to fill out the 'short term medicine chart' i mean whats the point??? parents look at you as if you mad!!! there are actually 4 places for them to sign in the ncma book so crazy really..

feel like jacking the whole thing in and getting a job at asda.... seriously... better pay and sooo much easier...

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underpaidandoverworked · 05/12/2010 19:53

diaries...

planning...

learning journeys....

obs and assessments....

shitty diarrhoea nappies (but it's cos they're teething Smile)

parents who don't listen...

parents who always turn up early/ collect late Hmm...

parents who turn up 2hrs late cos their DCs were tired (even though they are the ONLY reason I have got out of bed Angry...

accident forms for teeny weeny scratches...

med forms for nappy rash cream...

snow...

Wow, that was therapeutic Grin

Will probably be back later with more :)

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thebody · 05/12/2010 19:38

yes lollipop totaly agree with all that.. i mean why dont some parents pay??? I always paid my playgrop bills for my own dcs.. wouldnt dream of not doing so...

as for the diaries.. am so glad you said that as feel i just cant face them now before christmas.. so much to do.. and as you say you tell it all at the door..

how different is it week to week.. 'we went to soft play/arts and crafts/ walk/... all enjoyed this'... really tedious and cuts into my free time with own family and often find diary sheets in the bags unopened anyway!!!!!!aaahhhggg..

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lollipopmother · 05/12/2010 19:16

I don't blame you, late payments get my back up as well. I hate using vouchers because however obvious it is to parents (very obvious) that the bloody things go out late every month they just seem to hide behind the fact that they pay using vouchers. One parent doesn't even get to the voucher people on time, then it's another 5-7 days wait for the money to actually go in, it really gets on my nerves. Angry

I haven't done a diary for 6 weeks Blush. I am just so bloody sick of them, I tell the parents everything at the door, I can't be arsed to then type it all up as well, I was on the way to giving them up and then some bd burgled the house and stole my laptop, so that's the end of that until after Xmas now, can't say I'm too upset about it though!!

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thebody · 05/12/2010 19:03

yes HSSM forgot that gem.. I make sure children go home without a nappy in those cases.. wet car seats concentrate parents minds!!!!

I do think the worst though is the late payments and having to chase for money. as if cms dont have enough to do

I am getting to the stage where I am not going to smile politly and say thats fine anymore ... because frankly it bloody well isnt..

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Saltire · 05/12/2010 18:36

I ticked off 7 things on your listGrin

HSMM · 05/12/2010 18:32

thebody - Glad you're having a lovely week :)

On the bright side, nursery pickups stop for the holidays and Christmas shopping will soon be over.

Does that help?

(you forgot the potty training children weeing on the floor and then telling you they wear nappies at home)

BoysAreLikeDogs · 05/12/2010 18:30
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