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Got an e-mail from a woman, telling me she has a 3 and 4 year old, and needs full time care. We set up the interview for 5:30pm.
At 6:00opm she arrives, apologetically late. As soon as my doorbell rings, I open the door, and 2 very tall children (well, tall for the ages she told me anyway), ran past me into my home, and went straight upstairs, checking out my entire house. I gave the mom a tour of my home, and told her it was ok if the kids played in the playroom while we talked.
I found out that her kids were 4.5 and 5.5 (dont know why she said 3 and 4) and that she is looking for someone to watch them full time, 10 hour days for $600 a month.... for both. (Mind you, I make 700/month per child currently), and that she is consistently late paying, but she will find a way to make it up "at some point". She then told me that they have behavioral issues and that it is ok to spank them (I would NEVER hit someone else's child- no way), because they respond best to threats (OMG). She told me that the husband is always gone away on work, and that she lives in an apartment with her parents. She said that her oldest son (5.5 year old) sometimes smears his poop on the bathroom walls when he gets mad or doesn't get his way. They will not sit in time out. They are picky eaters. Sometimes they "mess with" children younger than them- I witnessed this, as the 4 year old kept trying to pick up my infant daughter, despite both her mother (and I had to step in) telling her not to.
She told me that she needed a 5:30am drop off time. She also told me that they love to pull blinds and curtains off of the walls, so I would have to watch out for that too. she said a bunch of stuff after that, but I zoned most of it out and instead tried to think of a polite way to end the interview.
These poor kids! I feel bad for them, because they are in some serious need of consistency, discipline, and love, but I am not about to have them turn my household upside down. I thanked her and told her I would be in touch- the kids threw temper tantrums because they did not want to leave
5:30am? Poop smeared walls and broken blinds? This was one red flag after the other!
But OMG, seriously?
At 6:00opm she arrives, apologetically late. As soon as my doorbell rings, I open the door, and 2 very tall children (well, tall for the ages she told me anyway), ran past me into my home, and went straight upstairs, checking out my entire house. I gave the mom a tour of my home, and told her it was ok if the kids played in the playroom while we talked.
I found out that her kids were 4.5 and 5.5 (dont know why she said 3 and 4) and that she is looking for someone to watch them full time, 10 hour days for $600 a month.... for both. (Mind you, I make 700/month per child currently), and that she is consistently late paying, but she will find a way to make it up "at some point". She then told me that they have behavioral issues and that it is ok to spank them (I would NEVER hit someone else's child- no way), because they respond best to threats (OMG). She told me that the husband is always gone away on work, and that she lives in an apartment with her parents. She said that her oldest son (5.5 year old) sometimes smears his poop on the bathroom walls when he gets mad or doesn't get his way. They will not sit in time out. They are picky eaters. Sometimes they "mess with" children younger than them- I witnessed this, as the 4 year old kept trying to pick up my infant daughter, despite both her mother (and I had to step in) telling her not to.
She told me that she needed a 5:30am drop off time. She also told me that they love to pull blinds and curtains off of the walls, so I would have to watch out for that too. she said a bunch of stuff after that, but I zoned most of it out and instead tried to think of a polite way to end the interview.
These poor kids! I feel bad for them, because they are in some serious need of consistency, discipline, and love, but I am not about to have them turn my household upside down. I thanked her and told her I would be in touch- the kids threw temper tantrums because they did not want to leave
5:30am? Poop smeared walls and broken blinds? This was one red flag after the other!
But OMG, seriously?
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), I wish very much that I could make what you're making...that's some darn good money right there. Rates for my area (central OH) are nowhere NEAR that. Apparently getting the big money means you get the crazy clients...
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