I should probably have been more specific -- it's a dcg that has her friend over to my place, not my own child (I do allow my own kids to have friends over, but they're older so it works out alright).
I absolutely will not allow dcg to go over to her friend's house on my time -- I just can't keep tabs on her that way, and if dcg's parents are paying me to watch her, then I should be the one watching her. But she's had her friend over here on 3 or 4 different days in the past two weeks. I think, besides feeling guilty about the payment issue, I've been noticing how much snack dcg's friend eats after school. I'm okay with feeding my own kid's friends, because I know it will be reciprocated at some point. But I'm starting to feel a little funny about the this particular situation. Basically dcg's friend is getting free after-school babysitting and snack on my dime, while dcg has to pay for her spot.
But I suppose the fact that I feel funny about it may be reason enough to stop allowing it :-)
I absolutely will not allow dcg to go over to her friend's house on my time -- I just can't keep tabs on her that way, and if dcg's parents are paying me to watch her, then I should be the one watching her. But she's had her friend over here on 3 or 4 different days in the past two weeks. I think, besides feeling guilty about the payment issue, I've been noticing how much snack dcg's friend eats after school. I'm okay with feeding my own kid's friends, because I know it will be reciprocated at some point. But I'm starting to feel a little funny about the this particular situation. Basically dcg's friend is getting free after-school babysitting and snack on my dime, while dcg has to pay for her spot.
But I suppose the fact that I feel funny about it may be reason enough to stop allowing it :-)
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