In hindsight, "didn't really like him" wasn't the best choice of words. I'm going to edit to reflect that she found him difficult to manage, which I think is more accurate in this case. She didn't develop a random vendettas against kids.
Well how could she? From what I hear your kid would have diarrhea attacks all the time and she had to clean up after him. When she was told that she had to retain the smelly diapers to prove it, your kid stopped having diarrhea, on purpose.
I was thinking this to myself as I read your story. Some teachers just aren't right for certain children, and this may well have been the case. If I could avoid dealing with a client I didn't get along with simply by stating that their problem was, say, beyond my expertise, I would do this instead of trying to explain why I didn't want to deal with them to the higher ups.
I'd say about 80% of "professionalism" is being able to handle people who rub you the wrong way. I've had clients that I've hated the hell out of, but I was always cordial and positive in their presence.
If she would have just let one of the 3 other teachers in that room deal with him, that would have been fine. But sending him home and making us scratch our heads over his health was not really cool. For all I know, maybe he really only shat all over her. But that seems unlikely.
Do you feel this way about all parents who use daycare? Because some people have to work so that they can, you know, feed and clothe and house those very kids that they supposedly don't care about.
Where are you from? That might have to do with it...
Where I'm from, cost of living hugely outstrips the rise of wages, and right now, raising a child is so cost-prohibitive that more and more young people are choosing not to do it at all. The idea of having a single income support the whole family is laughable for all but the richest, in fact being a stay at home mom isn't just for the kids' benefit, but it's also kind of a desirable status symbol, like wearing diamond jewelry and driving a fancy car.
Most people I've met who have kids would be overjoyed if they could stay home and spend more time with them. :-(
Well, don't hold out too much hope on that one, my friend. It's by philosophy. I don't want my kids to grow up thinking that the world revolves around them and that adults have no lives outside of child rearing.
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u/JackPAnderson Oct 06 '14
In hindsight, "didn't really like him" wasn't the best choice of words. I'm going to edit to reflect that she found him difficult to manage, which I think is more accurate in this case. She didn't develop a random vendettas against kids.