Brianna come back!

I miss Brianna.

Who is Brianna?  She used to work in the childcare room at the Chilson Recreation Center.  She was familiar with Miles, how Miles is.  Brianna would not call me to the room unless it was very important.

This new girl... I don't know her name... is getting on my nerves.  It has been months since Brianna left and I thought her replacement was ok.  


Every Tuesday and Thursday for the last 2 years we have been dropping the kids off for 45mins - hour while we workout and then we pick up the kids and use the pool.  Avery plays with the other kids or on the computer and Miles reads books or plays with certain toys he likes.

Four out of the the last five times we have gone the girl in the childcare has made me upset.  The first two times it was because I arrived to pick up an unhappy Miles and come to find out it was because he pooped his pants and she didn't change him.  One of those times you could not smell him though and even I was surprised so I let that slide a little.  

The third incident happened as follows:  I get called down to childcare.  I arrive and there are only THREE children in the room.  Two of the children are crying; a little boy and Miles.  The little boy appears to me to be under the age of 2 and is crying because he wants his mom (or maybe he pooped his pants since she does not check).  Miles is crying because the little boy is crying.  The gal proceeds to tell me that she can't call the little guys mom because she is at swim lessons... huh, what?  So what you are saying is that you have to interrupt MY workout so that I can remove 2/3 of the kids.  Ok fine, I guess I should not be so selfish.... over it, move on.

The next day we are there; this is the day I thought I was sending the cat to his grave.  I am very upset and stressed out.  It was a weird day and I was counting on using the elliptical to get out some stress.  It was a REALLY good workout and I was pumped up for sure.  When I am done I take time to stretch and relax... meditate a bit.  While I am stretching I hear "Andrew or Shawna, please report to childcare."  SERIOUSLY???? I get up and I go there.  Miles is crying again because a very little guy wants his mom.  The kids crying was very upsetting to tell you the truth.  If I was in a room with him I would be upset too.  This time she proceeds to tell me that Miles did not want to be comforted and she could not get him to stop crying.  CALL THE BABY'S MOM. is what I wanted to yell.  Remove the crying child and he will be fine.  So again I have to remove my two kids.  Then while we were in the pool I hear her call someone else to childcare... probably the baby's mom. 

I understand Miles does not express his needs.  I understand he does not want that weirdo to comfort him.  I understand that she is probably under paid.  I get it.  I just do know why she has to call me so much.  Brianna knew that Miles would cry if  a baby was crying.  She would let him cry and try to calm the other crying child.  She would not call me unless Miles was hurting himself (throwing himself to the ground) or a danger to other kids (throwing toys). That only happened a few times.  I miss that.