Ok so my first client when I opened last year was my husband's coworkers son. They moved out of the country in November of last year and then had to come back to due visa issues. They are here temporarily so the mom didnt get a job as they are looking to move back once the citizenship goes through correctly. Anyways shes been bringing over the son once a week or so for a playdate for 2hrs. Thats been fine. Ill never go over ratio and I dont care really. Lo and behold she emails me this weekend wanting me to watch her kid. We havent been on a professional level in almost a year so I was caught off guard but in a way I was kinda waiting for the ball to drop.
Who else has friends that figure since you watch kids youre automatically open to watching their kids too? I know the whole "dont mix business with pleasure" crap 'cause I booted another friend thinking I would provide FREE daycare and she became demanding. E dont play that. These people are willing to pay my drop in rate which is nice but its like come on cant I just be the friend that has a daycare and not the one who seems to not have anything better to do? I almost dont want to tell new moms I meet that I run a daycare because Im afraid itll turn into the "hey can you watch suzie" and crap. Yeah its my choice to say no but WHY does everyone assume its ok to ask if I can babysit? Im gonna start every answer to the "what do you do?" question with "I run a daycare BUT DONT DO FAVORS FOR ANYONE".
Maybe I can make that into a shirt.
My husband has this issue too so I shouldnt complain I guess. He was a cop in the military and then did DOD computer security his last 4yrs so everyone asks every question about being in the military, how to shoot a gun and "my computer does this...". He currently works for a major bank as a senior threat management analyst for the banks computers and has a few clearances. EVERY family member or friend asks this poor guy to fix or look at or buy them a computer. His answer is (as should be mine): "If you can pay me what my company does per hour then SURE ill look at it!"
That should be a shirt too!
Im just tired of being that friend that babysits.
Who else has friends that figure since you watch kids youre automatically open to watching their kids too? I know the whole "dont mix business with pleasure" crap 'cause I booted another friend thinking I would provide FREE daycare and she became demanding. E dont play that. These people are willing to pay my drop in rate which is nice but its like come on cant I just be the friend that has a daycare and not the one who seems to not have anything better to do? I almost dont want to tell new moms I meet that I run a daycare because Im afraid itll turn into the "hey can you watch suzie" and crap. Yeah its my choice to say no but WHY does everyone assume its ok to ask if I can babysit? Im gonna start every answer to the "what do you do?" question with "I run a daycare BUT DONT DO FAVORS FOR ANYONE".
Maybe I can make that into a shirt.
My husband has this issue too so I shouldnt complain I guess. He was a cop in the military and then did DOD computer security his last 4yrs so everyone asks every question about being in the military, how to shoot a gun and "my computer does this...". He currently works for a major bank as a senior threat management analyst for the banks computers and has a few clearances. EVERY family member or friend asks this poor guy to fix or look at or buy them a computer. His answer is (as should be mine): "If you can pay me what my company does per hour then SURE ill look at it!"
That should be a shirt too!
Im just tired of being that friend that babysits.
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