Sanity check

[Anonymous]

Yes. I believe you've mentioned this once or twice already. You are you deeply misunderstand. You are persecuted. You, you, you.

If we could at some point let that go and return to discussing this child and a possibly negligent daycare provider. Assuming, of course, that's okay with you.

I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to the PP who brought up this issue.

And let's please discuss this abused child more, and the criminally negligent provider. Why is she still open? This is so unresolved! We need to take action IMMEDIATELY! Let's discuss more!!!

[Anonymous]

OMG both of you STFU!!!

[Anonymous]

Anybody not interested in discussing this baby and this situation is welcome to bow out. More than welcome.

[Anonymous]

Hey everyone, OP here. Just wanted to give everybody an update. We wound up pulling our baby out and just making up the week of in between time between my husband, my mom and I. We offered to pay the provider for one week of care as notice of our termination but she declined. However, because she never listens well we've since received calls from her asking when the baby is coming back because she thought it was just a short break. Aye yi yi. We haven't bothered to respond yet. It's just another example of the pattern of behavior -- never listening, never communicating, etc.

Our baby is now wrapping up her first week with the new provider and it has been a night and day difference. I never knew how to feel this comfortable and non-stressed about my baby all day. She is so loved and so happy -- and it all just makes me see how right my instincts were (and thank you all for helping me see this too). We used to pick her up and she was a zombie -- an otherwise happy, smiley, chatty baby would completely withdraw during the week while she was in day care coming home dirty. Now we pick her up and she's smiling, we drop her off and she's smiling, when I call the provider I can hear her in the background chattering away -- and it's actually okay to call! Go figure! AND the first thing new provider told my husband was -- good God, you don't need to call me before you come. Just show up! You can join in if we're in the middle of something. COMPLETELY different and so wonderful.

We have a happy baby and all is right with the world! Have no idea what we'll do if old provider keeps hounding us, but at this point I don't care. Seeing the difference in my child and just how awful things must have been for her there I don't feel like I owe that woman a thing. I just shudder to think if I had left her there any longer....

Thanks to all for the help, support, and advice. I couldn't have done it without you!

[Anonymous]

Glad to hear it! Picking up a happy (and clean!) baby at the end of the day must be a HUGE relief.

[Anonymous]

Wow, overreaction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

You dragged this thread up for that? It's over. Let it go.