To think the parents of children who are in childcare would like to see them more often?

[tori32]

I CM and have several sets of parents who finish work early on many occasions who never collect their child early. I know I am paid and it does not bother me in the slightest to look after them for their agreed hours, I just feel sorry for the child because they are missing out on this extra time with parents who work full time.

I was a working mum for 3 months (as in not CM) but always collected dd early when I finished early because I wanted to spend time with her. AIBU?

To some extent perhpas - but some people would rather choose to keep a roof over their childs head than SAH. Some people choose to let someone else pay for that roof!

Shaqpe - these parents pay your wages - without them you'd find things very tough - be careful what you wish for and all that!

scottishmummy its funny but you never have mentioned what you do?

I thought it was shorthand for porn ding dong

I shop on SUndays for all of the main stuff - but bread and fruit has to be topped up during the week. My local shops are all closed by the time I get home, so running into ASDA is my only option (would take 7 times as long with DD, and she gets her shopping fill at the weekend) so I go on the way to picking up my DCs

Well, I am fed up for sure playing the judgemental bint - let's hope the OP eventually sees the light too!

scottishmummy- don't stop, don't stop

Peace out sisters - must go to bed. Sad, sad, sad that we can't agree to support each other, whatever our decisions. Why is it always the SAHM's who judge the workers? I'd never dream of judging a mum who stays at home - I think it's great if it suits the individual and they can afford to. This is why women will never rule the world - we're too busy pulling each other down and attacking each other. We all have it so hard - trying to be everything to everyone and always feeling like we don't quite measure up. Shame on us as a sex. I'm off to read some Margret Atwood.....bon nuit

Too true Sycamore, but it does happen the other way to, esp on MN.
I think the sisterhood will only thrive when we stop hating ourselves and each other...there is always hope

shaqpe - do your employers knwo that you are posting identifying information about teh children in your care on teh WWW?

tori - actually scottish mummy HAS said what her job is

Well said.
Right, that's it, I'll leave you all to your ranting.
And that's about as eloquent as I get ;)
BTW mrsruff, I still don't get that PRN post, even if it does mean porn...

Results are favourable for the laparoscopic hemi, smaller incision to remove the bowel, less invasion to locate the tumor because the affected bowel is located with the camera so incision is only as large as it needs to be to get the bowel out. Less risk of wound infection and septicemia as there is less handling of the bowel with hands. Shall I go on scottishmummy.........

wow, gobsmacking how much pent up anger there is out there, can't get over how viscious so many of the posts are and how many battle lines and resentments are stacked up between the various factions of evil childminders SAHMs working mums, and god forbid part time working mums. lets just hope nobodies kids can read yet cos this splurge of mummy venom really isn't playing nice.

Nah, me neither ding dong. Well if you and sycamore tree are going I am not hanging around with this riff-raff
G'night ding dong until we meet again. Nice to have another saney here

numbersix, parents that sit in our car park at 7.50 each morning, waiting for doors to open, are generally the same parents that come strolling down the road at 5.59, I think it's pretty sad if people feel this desperate to get their "moneys worth"

soapbox, actually it makes no difference to me whether we have high or low numbers of children, it doesn't control my wages, so as much as I appreciate your advice, please forgive me if I disregard it.

It has always been so and probably always will

Mothering (and I say that rather than parenting deliberately) seems to cause many people to feel guilty in one way or another. The vast majority of the antipathy between SAHMs and WOTHs is all about justifying the decisions one has taken. Sometimes justifying ones own decisions means steamrolling over someone elses

Sad but remarkably human!

erm, well said sycamoretree, not kerrymum, cause you are a bit scary.

Now I may have to put my keyboard in the fridge if I'm to stand any chance of getting to bed...

kristina - it isn't at all identifying, don't be so petty

FGS ding dong, go! I want to sleep too you know

KM, wither away in nursery?

The OP is a childminder, for a start, and I do doubt she has any withering children in her care.

But why is it not OK for a working parent to have any kind of break at all?

Would you like it if they went straight from work to their children and had their children with them the whole rest of the time?

Tori - I rather feel you are losing your grip on reality, my dear. What the fuck has all that got to do with being a judgemental arse????

Ok, Ok!. Alright, mrsruff, we'll go out together...ok, one, two, three!