This will be long. For those who are here for the CM news: I sent the termination of services to late paying parents last night. Effective a week from today. Nothing back from them yet.
I have not mentioned the money paid by then. Usually I send all parents a thank you email when they send me any monies, this serves as a receipt too. As churlish as it is, I didn't feel like saying thank you to them this time. Also, I am still working out how much I should pay them back.
If I have been caring for DCs for more than 3 months I give one months notice and, had they been decent, I would have given as much notice as I possibly could above the 1 month.
However, in this instance, their late payment broke my Ts and Cs, I could have given them no notice at all.
glitterelf mine is that episode with Adriana in. No spoilers for the sake of anyone who hasn't watched it. She is an incredible actress.
We've got the box set GeorgeMichaelBluth and we must rewatch it again soon. We should have done that through lockdown. Now it'll be great for when the winter nights draw in.
I'm so happy that I have found other people who appreciate The Sopranos as much as I do 
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Ill parent update for anyone who is interested . Dparent is seriously ill. I know how selfish this sounds, but I've just got home, I left our house at 7am today and I have just stepped in the front door. I feel raw and wrung out.
I'm frustrated with myself too, all those years of nursing experience and you would expect me to be prepared me for situations like this. The flip side is that I know too well what is in store for Dparent.
The Dparent has no care needs. They have always been so capable, independent and vital, and they still are. It is difficult to reconcile that with the fact that this time next year they may not be here.
We spent today, at Dparent's request, writing down their own funeral order of service and an EOL care plan, trying to cover off as many eventualities as possible. That was what they asked to do today, they are being incredibly stoic.
One of my siblings has taken tomorrow off to come down and spend time with them all weekend. Together they will discuss the decisions made today.
A vague positive if it can be called that is that said parent is wealthy. They have decided to pay for a 2nd opinion, which Dsibling is going to sort through with them, Dparent can afford treatments and EOL care of their choice if that is what they need.
I do appreciate my own hypocrisy here. Years working for the NHS and I'm extolling the positives of private medical treatment.
Apologies that I am not specifying whether it is my Mum or Dad. The news is so recent, there are potentially treatments available to them and this thread could be outing. Dparent hasn't told most close family members yet.
glitterelf is it ok if I PM you about nurseries sometime over the next few days?
This started with a non-paying parent. It's been a proper rollercoaster this post, eh? Apologies to the category purists, but it's my thread party and I'll cry if I want to...and all that.