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Date Posted: -11:44--am, ------ 10/05/06 Thu
Author: Sportyangel
Subject: What do you think I should do?

Here is my dilemma, if you wanna call it that. Everyone on this board, who is close to me, knows that I babysit, and I clean a house every week. Just the basics, sweeping and dusting, takes only a couple hours, and I get paid extremely well, you have no idea..anyway..the mom of the 15 months old I have, is young herself. She's only 22. She's a single mom, and I've had her since she was 4 months old. She has never complained about the way I've taken care of her...and her daughter has become really close to me, and me her. She knew that when she started, I cleaned one house. She also knew that I had other kids I babysit for, including two babies. It has never been a problem for me, because I've always been used to going places and doing things with 3-4 kids or babies. It never really bothered her, because her daughter didnt come on the day that I clean. So it wasnt a factor. She may have to bring her, occasionally or even all the time on that day now, and she says it bothers her that I haul all these kids to clean. That it's a handful, and someone would have to be left outside while I'm carrying others in, and she said she didnt know the people I cleaned for..etc, etc. I tried to reassure her, that when I go to clean, they are not home, no one is, and I have an opener for the garage to get in to, so I always park in the garage, and shut the door down, that way I can get out and no one is left in the vehicle outside while I'm carrying another child in. I told her they don't have any dogs, I reminded her that I've done this very thing for years and years. She hasnt asked me to stop cleaning, but I'm not sure how to handle it if she does ask me to stop or she'll stop bringing her daughter. I absolutely can't give up my cleaning. I make twice as much cleaning that one day of the week, as I do watching her an entire week...(she is generally only here 3 days a week). Literally, I make twice as much cleaning once a week, than 3 days of watching her daughter. But I dont want to give up watching her daughter either. I, we, have grown very attached to her. And, I also bank on that money too. I mean, this is my job, and losing it would cause me to be short on things, just like if someone's hours were cut at their job. I dont know what to do or how to handle it. You know there are 4 guys on this board that I value their opinions immensely. I also am welcoming other peoples opinions as well. So, let's here it?

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I know this sounds too obvious... -- Pud, - 8:23--pm, ------ 10/05/06 Thu
- No, because if I do that... -- Sportyangel, - 6:48--am, ------ 10/06/06 Fri
- Hmm ... -- sKewL, - 5:44--pm, ------ 10/07/06 Sat
  - it's a sitters market -- U-no_hu, - 7:37--am, ------ 10/23/06 Mon
Try -- One Universe, - 6:33--am, ------ 10/08/06 Sun