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Months ago, I agreed to care for a relative's child long term for an agreed upon amount. We never specified specific hours, but at the time, she was xgoing to work from about 10-5pm which meant I was caring for the child from 9:30-5:30pm. Things happend and she began bringing him sporadically and at random times. She doesn't call when she decideds to take a random day off from work. If she is going to be late, she doesn't call until she is already two hours late. She brings him five hours late and picks him up 3 hours later than normal. I have my own children and a schedule I follow. I am pregnant and I work outside of the home. I feel bad about saying something, but I don't think this is fair to me. I spend hours upon hours waiting for her and she doesn't bother calling ahead of time to say she is late or isn't coming and then imposes on the rest of my day without consulting with me to see if it is ok. It would be one thing if she called and said she was going to be 3 hours late and wanted to leave him late and asked if it was ok. Maybe I have somewhere to be or in the event that I have a day off from my employment outside the home, I just want to rest. When it comes to payments, sometimes they are on time and sometimes I have to ask. There has been times when a payment was due and a week later, the fee is still not paid and I have to end up asking.
I feel as if I am being taken advantage of because I am family. If this was a regular daycare, this would not be tolerated. Does anyone have any advice on handling the situation without ruining a family bond? |
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Posted by sexykellitrent on 2008-03-25 20:50:26 | Rating: | Views: 72
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Thats all their doing taking advantage of a good thing, they should be more responsible & you should say something family or not. Have a Great Day!!
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Posted by fromwithin
on 2008-03-25 21:07:54
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Thank you fromwithin. I'm building up to saying something. I'm getting sick and tired of the BS.
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Posted by sexykellitrent
on 2008-03-25 22:00:16
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Yes, you are being taken advantage of. Speak up and set some boundaries. Otherwise resentments just continue to build and that's not good for any of you. I'm sure you'll come up with a tactful approach.
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Posted by nrsratchett
on 2008-03-26 08:24:52
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That's why I said instead of waiting for something to happen you have to find the beauty in life. It's not just there.
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Posted by butt3rflyk1ss3s
on 2008-04-03 14:30:11
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