Daycare workers: would it be weird if a mother gave you her number (in a friend way, not a romantic way) before you went on mat leave?
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I don't think it's weird in general but the moms who usually give their numbers to the staff at my daycare are looking for a sitter and not a friend so I'd be a bit suspicious of that
@Kylie that’s a good point. We were chatting the day before and I told her that I thought she’d make a great mother because of how good she is with the daycare kids. She made a joke/comment about how she’s clueless when it comes to bedtime, the newborn phase/infancy (0-12months), and caring for them when they’re sick because that all happens outside of the daycare. In the note I gave her some “tips and tricks” for sick babies and added my number at the end with the message above. I hope it was clear that I was offering to be there for her, and not the other way around 😅 If she doesn’t reach out, I’ll likely never see her again, so I guess it is what it is at this point.
It will probably depend on if she has a circle of established friends or not.
No I think it’s sweet! I got gifts from my parents for my oldest, I’m still friends with a lot on Facebook, and still see a few on occasion almost three years later. More than likely she’ll be happy to see your little one too
As someone who's worked in daycare settings it might just be awkward because we're really not supposed to form relationships like that with parents in order to stay professional and not cross boundaries. I know she's leaving soon and won't be your son's caregiver any more, but it could be an awkward spot for her if she is trying to stay professional. She might have just found the best thing was to leave it alone in order to not come close to breaking any policies.
I would do something like this and then worry about it after if not mentioned, completely natural but this was a really nice gesture. No matter what she thinks, It’s admirable you took that step.
@Shaely that makes sense. I left the gift for her on her second last day and then saw her briefly the next morning on my way out as she was on her way in. That’s when she thanked me, but we were both sort of in transit and didn’t stop to have a proper conversation.
We have different ideas of what could be weird but I don't think it's weird, especially if you clicked. If she reaches out, she reaches out, hopefully she does!