And how many times do I have to anyway?? Okay, so last Thursday I was a bad mommy. Taylor’s been fighting a cough/cold/croup thing and I forgot her medicine. I wasn’t going to worry about it, but I did and Brian did so I took it to her. The teacher left the medicine sheets out front (She was basically saying, “Hint: leave it out here, don’t let Taylor see you.”) I didn’t get the hint. I felt I had to see my baby. As a result, leaving was horrific and I finally had to just leave. There was no consoling her – even with the promise of lunch. That day – I apologized to Sheila (the teacher) and I apologized to the assistant director and to Sheila again. I also apologized to Taylor when I picked her up that afternoon (I got back to work and told Brian I would pick her up – didn’t ask, told him!). I had finally quit reliving the memory in my head and feeling awful about it when, this morning, the daycare director stops me and tells me how rough it was on Taylor and how they “like to never got her settled down.” I apologized to her and reassured her that it would never happen again. I really had no idea that her reaction would be that bad! It hasn’t been in the past, but she’s also older and one day she likes a food and the next day she doesn’t, then she does again. Well, lesson learned.
For all you new parents and parents-to-be out there… don’t do what I just did!!! It may be difficult and break your heart to walk into the building you know your child is in and not see him/her, but it hurts more (you and young un) to have to leave them screaming.
*sniff*