I have been watching a new boy for almost a month. Mom is great, kid is great but horribly spoiled and thrashes when he doesn't get his way (nearly knocked my teeth out a handful of times thrashing when I picked him up). He's also incredibly rough and destructive of toys (mostly my daughters expensive play kitchen and throwing/smashing toys )
Anyways, our contract says 4pm pick up. I told her for 20$ extra weekly that she could extend to 5:30 but she declined when we signed contracts because she is always off of work early.
She picks up between 2:30-4pm daily and it averages out to be at 3:30. Kiddo was out for the first week (after she had paid me and the deposit) with MRSA. She didn't complain at all for having to pay for a week he wasn't there.
She told me last friday that he would not be attending the last week as dad is coming into town early to pick him up. They have a month on/month off custody arrangement. I am not paid on the months he is not here. Anyways, he will not attend that friday and the last week of this month. I told her to just pay for the friday and not to pay for the last week because she was so nice about paying while he was out with MRSA.
I get a text today at 1pm saying she can't pick up til 5:30. She was polite. I told her that I can watch him for the additional 1.5 hours for 15$ (10$ an hour) because I had an interview a 5pm and would have to cancel or push it back and rush to clean after she left. Cleaning to interview standards with her toddler here will be impossible because he is so messy and destructive.
No response back but I am wondering if I am being too rough on her? This is a major inconvenience to me and I have gone out of my way to help her. I could of simply said no, I'm sorry that doesn't work for us tonight. I really hope she doesn't take offense to this but I don't work for FREE! I really do like her, but I just can't keep him for an extra 1.5 hours when I am paid 87.50$ weekly and provide food for him.
Ease the guilt please!
Anyways, our contract says 4pm pick up. I told her for 20$ extra weekly that she could extend to 5:30 but she declined when we signed contracts because she is always off of work early.
She picks up between 2:30-4pm daily and it averages out to be at 3:30. Kiddo was out for the first week (after she had paid me and the deposit) with MRSA. She didn't complain at all for having to pay for a week he wasn't there.
She told me last friday that he would not be attending the last week as dad is coming into town early to pick him up. They have a month on/month off custody arrangement. I am not paid on the months he is not here. Anyways, he will not attend that friday and the last week of this month. I told her to just pay for the friday and not to pay for the last week because she was so nice about paying while he was out with MRSA.
I get a text today at 1pm saying she can't pick up til 5:30. She was polite. I told her that I can watch him for the additional 1.5 hours for 15$ (10$ an hour) because I had an interview a 5pm and would have to cancel or push it back and rush to clean after she left. Cleaning to interview standards with her toddler here will be impossible because he is so messy and destructive.
No response back but I am wondering if I am being too rough on her? This is a major inconvenience to me and I have gone out of my way to help her. I could of simply said no, I'm sorry that doesn't work for us tonight. I really hope she doesn't take offense to this but I don't work for FREE! I really do like her, but I just can't keep him for an extra 1.5 hours when I am paid 87.50$ weekly and provide food for him.
Ease the guilt please!
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