If you have off work, do you still drop the kids off at daycare?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of these that FCPS has been closed but OPM is open, so is our day care. I have to drive my DH to the train on those days, anyway, so I drop out child at day care, too. I treasure my time with my child but sometimes I just desperately need a few hours to myself in my own home, to get chores done and simply have some peace. I pay my day care provider, she is open, and roads are safe to drive. The fact that you look down on me matters not one bit. Parents need to siege chances for self-care when they (so rarely) become available.

(Sorry for so many typos...on phone.)

[Anonymous]

PP again. OP I wasn't trying to sound rude but just remember everyone's situation is different. Some people still need to get to work even if it's snowing out. Or they need to work from home or just feel like they are paying for daycare and want to use it.

[Anonymous]

I'm with you, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm with you, OP.

You, too, have a lot of mental space available that you can fill up with judging others for taking care of their needs and their family's needs as best they can? How sad for you.

[Anonymous]

I used to when not DH and I were on a Fed schedule but daycare stayed open for 1 or 2 of the minor ones (Columbus Day I think and one other- can't remember) - we would take the day for an all day date. Had a wonderful time - I clearly remember those dates - and then didn't need to try and find a different time to have a date and were recharged to spend the weekend with our kids. Just seemed to make sense to use care we had already paid for / where our kids were already comfortable.

Of course these were on nice weather days - I wouldn't bring kids in if roads were unsafe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do as long as the roads are safe. A lot of time schools are closed because of the sidewalks and buses. I'm a teacher and still need to do work on snow days. Lots of papers everywhere does not mix well with a 3 year old. But I typically bring him in a little late and bring him home early.

If the roads themselves are bad, like today, then he stays home with me.

Why do I feel the need to defend myself to you?

Also, why does your mom open her small in-home daycare if the conditions are so bad that a kid could get stranded? If she's open, then she should expect kids to come. She should close if conditions are that bad. That's on her.

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I also take DC to daycare if they are open. She loves it, gets to play with her friends, and I get to do work around the house. I also work part time so on snow days, I work from home for half the day and catch up on other stuff the other half. I also have a 7yo so it gives me a chance to spend one on one time with older DC doing older kid stuff like sledding, etc. I also grew up in areas where snow like this was a normal part of life. In fact, because I lived in a rural area, many of the roads did not get plowed, so I know how to drive in this stuff. It's actually the other drivers that worry me more.

And daycare is 5 minutes away and walkable if necessary, so no getting stranded there!

[Anonymous]

A lot of people who have "off" don't really. Most government employees as well are required to Telework when gov is closed. This is true for private sector as well. People have already paid for daycare. They are not going to get any work done when the kids are in the house.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher and yes, sometimes I do drop off. My pre k and school age son want to play with other kids. I can run errands, get some work done and correct papers so I can have more time for them on the weekends. Everyone is happy. Have your mom close if she doesn't want to watch kids. If it's not safe, obviously all of us stay home. I pay a lot for daycare. He has had 10 snow days and at this point wants to go to school/see other children.

[Anonymous]

Money on most parents doing this having jobs where their office still expects them to work from home during snow days. Mine has shifted to this and it sucks since if KPM is closed everything is so there are just not many child care options.

[Anonymous]

Pp above. Naturally some OPM closures make sense for all stuff to be closed. On others only the AM is bad though but child care is all closed all day despite that.

[Anonymous]

If a daycare is OPEN then what the hell is it open for other then dropping off kids? The provider makes the call on opening or closing on a snow day. Quit judging the parents for using a service they've paid for!

[Anonymous]

Three stir-crazy kids and two full-time jobs which require telework on snow days. You can damn well bet we will am drop them off at daycare if we can! OP, your mom sounds lazy. If she wants more days off she should make an official policy and close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Three stir-crazy kids and two full-time jobs which require telework on snow days. You can damn well bet we will am drop them off at daycare if we can! OP, your mom sounds lazy. If she wants more days off she should make an official policy and close.

And lets not forget that three in daycare costs about $5k/month. You can bet we drop them off if we have to work!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a single mom and if there is ever the rare occurrence that work is closed and daycare is open, you bet I drop off if I can get there safely. I don't get very much time where I'm not either working or caregiving. I usually is very glamorous stuff like run errands, get the car serviced, or maybe even just sit on my couch and do nothing.

Another single mom here. You literally took the words right out of my mouth.

[Anonymous]

Buncha bitches on this thread.