...so that I don't slap my daughter's preschool 'teacher':
So I'm at work for about an hour this morning and I get a call from one of the assistants at Hannah's preschool to let me know that Hannah had a little accident (it happens, no biggie) and that they discovered that she didn't have any extra underpants in her spare clothing bin. Ok, I must have forgotten to check it on Friday...I was going on a trip and picked her up early and it was an irregular day. So I ask if she has sweatpants or something to put on for the rest of the day and suggest that I'll bring some in tomorrow. I am then lectured for 30-45 seconds on the importance of checking her clothing bin to ensure that she has appropriate attire. Ok, I say, I usually do, it was just an odd day on Friday...then I ask if it's really important that she has underwear for today because if so, I'll go home and get her some but it's going to be about an hour before I can get there with them. "Well I'm not sure, let me ask the head teacher." She comes back a few seconds later and tells me in a huff that the teacher says that she can go without underwear if that's "REALLY" what I want, but that again, it's very important for me to check her bin because she doesn't have ANY UNDERWEAR. Yeah, got it, thanks. I feel like a miserable failure, what do you want me to say? I'm a rotten mother, thanks for letting me know, I'm sure my kid is going to die of *** exposure to her sweatpants for going a few hours without a ultrathin layer of princess-decorated cotton.
The thing is, she just started at this preschool for the older group(3.5-5 year olds) last month and it's part of the same "complex" as her old preschool for younger kids. At the other preschool, if the teachers took something out of the bin and it was the last of an item, they just left you a note and it was no big deal and you brought the stuff in and didn't have to keep inventory every day. Additionally, I don't even MIND checking daily to see if there's anything I need to bring in...it's just the immediate phone call the one day I forget and then a lecture as though I'm a serial-incompetent that's been causing them MONTHS of trouble and really need it hammered in that THIS is how they do it there. Jesus, I hope these whores never have any real problems.
Nexa