I used to drop off crying kids at daycare without a second thought, confident that the teachers would restore their moods and everyone would have a great day. But these days I feel really close to the kids and it hasn't been as easy. My kids were sad at dropoff this morning, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about them all day!
OMG what's happening to me, I'm becoming a total softy!! If your LO is sad at dropoff, do you think about them the rest of the day?
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I don't think my husband dwells on it the rest of the day but he is sad when he drives to work!
coconut / 8279 posts
I don't do dropoff, but sometimes J cries when I leave for work and I do feel really bad about it 
Already have working parent guilt but the "mama, please don't go today" is awful. Was much easier when he was tiny and couldn't tell me how he felt with words!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I think about it all day long but am relieved when I pick them up they are happy and had great days.
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
I hate bad drop offs and we've been having a lot of them. I feel pretty confident that he gets over it fast, but I still think about him. It was really bad this morning. He was in hysterics.
pomelo / 5298 posts
Yup. We had a rough drop off this morning and it's been on my mind. She typically can turn it around and be okay.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
I drop DS off pretty early (6:30am) so he's normally still sleeping. I do feel bad having to though, and I do think about him all day. Especially when he's not having the best day or night.
nectarine / 2272 posts
Not really because I know he cries for like two minutes and then ends up having an awesome day. When we pick him up he doesn't want to leave. So I don't dwell on it.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
No, because I know he's fine by the time I'm in the car. I do think about him on the drive to work, though, and if it's really bad I call when I get to work just to check in. He's normally like "BYE!!!" (Like..."leave already lady!") though, so it's a rare thing...
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
No because I know she only cries for a minute and she's always super happy when I pick her up. So she just gets emotional when leaving me, but it's not an issue of her not liking school.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
It doesn't happen that often because we usually stay until they are happy and they usually run right in and have the usual requests (to say goodbye 3 times, or to declare that we will pick her up "aaaafter"). But when it does happen, I am sad all day and when I'm finally back to pick them up I run up the stairs. Then they usually ignore me or refuse to leave. Hah.
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