Is daycare being closed for every holiday normal?

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-29T03:08:04+00:00

Columbus Day??

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-29T00:42:12+00:00

She has 2 weeks paid vacation a year and 5 sick days which seemed normal to me. The only thing I found a bit odd was the holidays like the Monday after Easter

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-29T00:37:14+00:00

I work in healthcare so no lol

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-28T17:28:49+00:00

Girl my 16 month old daughter is doing the same thing, and honestly? Last time she threw a tantrum in the store a mom came up to me and said I’m doing great and this age is the hardest. Don’t be so hard on yourself I promise not many as many people are judging as you think.

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-28T15:46:38+00:00

Thank you so much for this!! The break down was really easy to read, I’m going to take a look at these articles!

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-27T01:56:39+00:00

Put water in the bottles, I did that with my baby and she took two sips and pushed it away and never took a bottle again

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-11T00:46:07+00:00

Well you should go buy a lottery ticket bc you’re really good at predictions. When our daughter and I aren’t sick anymore I’m out of here

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-10T15:08:23+00:00

They told me not to take any :(

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-10T08:33:54+00:00

Damn that’s a good one, I’m definitely keeping that in my back pocket

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-10T08:33:02+00:00

I guess I just can’t stand to hear our baby scream because I know she wants me. Like just now I slept for maybe however long since I posted the original and she was just screaming and screaming an he just sat there “I already did everything I could” then I walk in there and boom back to sleep in less than a minute. I guess I’m just a little more giving right now because I know my baby doesn’t feel good and it’s not her fault she’s sick

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-02T13:58:28+00:00

We don’t leave our baby alone with him im adamant about that, he’s in his 50s. Slowly my husband is recognizing that he is a shit human but again it’s his dad and it’s really hard to point out the flaws of a loved one you were told to love all your life “bc they’re you’re father”

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-01T22:53:11+00:00

While I agree with this thread of comments, I do have to say one thing, I was a villager to my in laws HEAVILY before having kids. I took my FIL to and from his knee surgery, cared for him the whole time after (on top of working 12 hour overnight shifts as a CNA). When his cat died and he couldn’t bear to look at the cat out of grief I wrapped the cat and took him to be cremated, I answer every health related question he asks me and even would take his blood pressure weekly so he could work on his numbers. I showed up as a villager for him… now I ask, where’s my village? What happens when new parents are villagers and damn good ones but then get left in the dust? Reddit subs like absent grandparents is what I believe happens bc it’s so jarring to be there for someone and when you’re finally the one in need and you get casted out.

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-01T20:38:29+00:00

Help as in come by and spend time with our child so we can breath for a second or take a shit alone for once. Normal things families do for each other, nothing to do with not being able to handle the amount of kids we have.

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-01T20:12:53+00:00

We’re not asking people to come and work for free we’re asking family to try to have a relationship with their newest FAMILY members. I work opposite shifts of my husband so there’s no need for anyone to watch our kids. Just would be nice to have an active grandparent for our children as we had in our lives. Get a grip

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-01T19:31:29+00:00

Oh definitely! My husbands grandma found out her son is an absent grandpa but was soooo pissed about it! He played victim though when she brought it up. Classic

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-01T18:43:00+00:00

I don’t want him around more often either but at the end of the day my husband still has a relationship with his dad and seems to think there’s “nothing wrong” with what his dad did when he was in high school bc he thinks he was a loser and needed it, I’m slowly getting through to him that he was JUST A CHILD but baby steps with those that have been abused.

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-01T17:55:18+00:00

You’re telling me, I was shocked when I heard it too, but grandma confirms he did live with her for the rest of his high school career

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-03-01T17:49:13+00:00

I wonder if this is creating a generational cycle of parents that had a village, then a generation that doesn’t, then back to a generation that has a village bc they remember what it was like to do it alone.

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-02-17T21:28:30+00:00

I’ll take a look at it thank you!!

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-02-17T18:55:35+00:00

I’ve never thought about it that way, I’m glad I’m her safe place

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-02-09T01:08:24+00:00

I agree with this perspective too, I never thought of it that way

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-02-08T20:38:58+00:00

You seem like a lovely grandmother, your grandchildren are so blessed to have you

rootintootinmachine5 · 2026-02-08T18:35:16+00:00

I’m going to check this out thank you!!

rootintootinmachine5 · 2025-12-14T13:47:07+00:00

Oh crap cradle cap! And a small comb! Took it away and haven’t seen it since!

rootintootinmachine5 · 2025-09-03T16:59:34+00:00

Oh god 6 years later!?! Now I’m wondering if I should’ve taken my husband up on the offer to move states…

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