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Kizzy
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Let me tell you a little story of something that happened almost 2 years ago. On Thursday night my hubby and I got into an arguement about who was going to drop the kids off at daycare the next day. I was peeved because I always drop them off and pick them up. It was his day off and if he was truely as tired as he said he was, he could drop them off, come home and go back to bed. Anyway, he complained because I would not give in.
The very next morning he dropped off our oldest at school and went to the daycare with our youngest. He noticed the front door wide open which for a January day was uncommon. When he walked into the house it was flaming hot. He found 2 heaters on and the heat turned all the way up. The room where he was standing was close to 90%. He knew something was wrong. He looked around and 2 little infants (still in their car seats - 2 to 3 hours after being dropped off) screaming their heads off. He saw 2 kids (both 10) sitting on the floor watching TV. He found the babysitter passed out. The 2 kids never bothered to call 911 or anything. She was rushed to the hospital and it was later found that she was septic (infection in the blood). Now, all the parents dropped the kids off in the morning and said the babysitter was fine.
The toddlers there were walking all around the heaters. Nobody knew the babysitter was as sick as she was and all thought she JUST had a cold. The 10 year old kids knew they missed the bus but did nothing. They just watched TV and ignored the screaming children.
Now, what COULD have happened??
Every child should be prepared for an emergency. Those 10 year old kids are about as dum as a box of rocks (no they really are) so since then, I will pay the extra money to have my son in a center with many adults around. The babysitter was in the hospital for 4 months and almost DIED. We were told to make arrangements. IT was that serious. But even in centers, you have other worries.
My husband has never given me any Sh*t over dropping the kids off again after that.
The very next morning he dropped off our oldest at school and went to the daycare with our youngest. He noticed the front door wide open which for a January day was uncommon. When he walked into the house it was flaming hot. He found 2 heaters on and the heat turned all the way up. The room where he was standing was close to 90%. He knew something was wrong. He looked around and 2 little infants (still in their car seats - 2 to 3 hours after being dropped off) screaming their heads off. He saw 2 kids (both 10) sitting on the floor watching TV. He found the babysitter passed out. The 2 kids never bothered to call 911 or anything. She was rushed to the hospital and it was later found that she was septic (infection in the blood). Now, all the parents dropped the kids off in the morning and said the babysitter was fine.
The toddlers there were walking all around the heaters. Nobody knew the babysitter was as sick as she was and all thought she JUST had a cold. The 10 year old kids knew they missed the bus but did nothing. They just watched TV and ignored the screaming children.
Now, what COULD have happened??
Every child should be prepared for an emergency. Those 10 year old kids are about as dum as a box of rocks (no they really are) so since then, I will pay the extra money to have my son in a center with many adults around. The babysitter was in the hospital for 4 months and almost DIED. We were told to make arrangements. IT was that serious. But even in centers, you have other worries.
My husband has never given me any Sh*t over dropping the kids off again after that.
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