I am going through a lot of problems now with the girls I watch and their mother. I am such a softy and I have no idea how to stop this.
I watch her 3 children 50 hours a week. The one goes to school so I only have her for a few hours sometimes. Other times she works from 2pm-midnight so I have all three.
Anyway for watching just the two for 10 hours she pays me $20.
For watching the three for 10 hours she pays me $25.
Not only that, but she has me buy their food.
I am so loosing money out on this, its terrible. I like her a lot and I have the hardest time asking for more money. I do not even know what to say to her, or what to ask her for because times are tough but I need money to.
So that is problem number one. Now onto problem number two.
She gives me her work schedule for the month. At least 4 times a month she changes it where oh, on so and so day my mom is going to watch the kids so you won't have them. That is fine and dandy, but I budgeted that money into my bills so I know what I can pay and how much I will have left over.
Problem number three. At least 3-4 times a week she calls me at 3 when she is suppose to leave work and says she has a few errands to run, if it will be okay if I had the kids for another 30 minutes-1 hour or so...I always say yes...but its getting reticulas now. She does not pay me for that extra time and I would feel weird asking her to pay me for that time because I do not even have a set $ per hour...She pays me $1 per hour per child..it would be stupid to ask for that .50c ya know?
Problem number four. She is always forgetting to pack things the girls need. Ie-bibs, baby spoon, the eight year olds underwear, and even baby food for the baby...
And problem number five...She is not providing things for the girls to do...Now..If I had my own daycare which I want to do within the next 6months to a year I would provide that stuff but making $20 a day, and after buying their weekly food I am most definitely not going to start buying crafts and stuff for them to do. I just got play doh the other day for them. It was $9. She did not pay me back. Now that summer is coming and I will have all three girls all day..I am worried about what I am suppose to do with them. The eight year old gets SO BORED so fast, I don't know what to do with her, and their mom does not want them watching a lot of TV.
I know, I really put myself in this hole. This is my first time babysitting. I want to suck it up and just talk to her about it, but I have anxiety, bad, especially when it comes to this stuff. I think if I got another family and started being a hard @$$ right from the beginning it would not be so bad, but the mom and I are kinda friends so it makes it even weirder. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
I watch her 3 children 50 hours a week. The one goes to school so I only have her for a few hours sometimes. Other times she works from 2pm-midnight so I have all three.
Anyway for watching just the two for 10 hours she pays me $20.
For watching the three for 10 hours she pays me $25.
Not only that, but she has me buy their food.
I am so loosing money out on this, its terrible. I like her a lot and I have the hardest time asking for more money. I do not even know what to say to her, or what to ask her for because times are tough but I need money to.
So that is problem number one. Now onto problem number two.
She gives me her work schedule for the month. At least 4 times a month she changes it where oh, on so and so day my mom is going to watch the kids so you won't have them. That is fine and dandy, but I budgeted that money into my bills so I know what I can pay and how much I will have left over.
Problem number three. At least 3-4 times a week she calls me at 3 when she is suppose to leave work and says she has a few errands to run, if it will be okay if I had the kids for another 30 minutes-1 hour or so...I always say yes...but its getting reticulas now. She does not pay me for that extra time and I would feel weird asking her to pay me for that time because I do not even have a set $ per hour...She pays me $1 per hour per child..it would be stupid to ask for that .50c ya know?
Problem number four. She is always forgetting to pack things the girls need. Ie-bibs, baby spoon, the eight year olds underwear, and even baby food for the baby...
And problem number five...She is not providing things for the girls to do...Now..If I had my own daycare which I want to do within the next 6months to a year I would provide that stuff but making $20 a day, and after buying their weekly food I am most definitely not going to start buying crafts and stuff for them to do. I just got play doh the other day for them. It was $9. She did not pay me back. Now that summer is coming and I will have all three girls all day..I am worried about what I am suppose to do with them. The eight year old gets SO BORED so fast, I don't know what to do with her, and their mom does not want them watching a lot of TV.
I know, I really put myself in this hole. This is my first time babysitting. I want to suck it up and just talk to her about it, but I have anxiety, bad, especially when it comes to this stuff. I think if I got another family and started being a hard @$$ right from the beginning it would not be so bad, but the mom and I are kinda friends so it makes it even weirder. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
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