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I am so tired of this family. Their child (an infant) wants to be held all day, won't take a bottle, and cries a lot. Their other child is part time and is mean to the other kids, and has lied about things here. Like, this child claimed that they got a cut on their face here during an activity, when he had not been around anything sharp. DC Mom asked me about it a week later, and I had no idea anything had even happened, but I know nothing happened here - I mean, I'm sure this kid would have said something at the time... Previously they tried to blame me for a giant bump on the same kid's head, but luckily I had pictures from days before proving it had been there for some time. DC Mom is very defensive about older child (never does anything wrong 
) and doesn't seem to entirely trust me. She also treats me like I am stupid, frequently telling me things I already know regarding childcare. DC Mom is type A and very controlling, which I can't stand. There is just so much I can't stand...
Also, they are the type that will keep their kids here as much as possible. Even when they are not at work, their kids are here, frequently past the 9 hour mark that my daily rate is good up to - they are supposed to pay extra after that. Of course they never do. They always pay on time, but never pay quite what they should have paid... I know this is my fault, too.
I really want them gone. Despite the stuff above, I think they like us as their provider, and they definitely want to keep using us. For one, we are very cheap. Being new at this, I did not perhaps charge as much as I should have, because I didn't anticipate people abusing my rates. But if they are gone it will be so much easier on me, stress wise, hours wise, etc.
They are acquaintances. I see them frequently and don't know how to term them because of this. So do I redo my contract, raising my rates significantly and otherwise making things a lot stricter, so that they drop me? One thing I am considering is taking an extra day off per week, because one day per week I only have one of their kids and I work all day long for about $1.50 per hour... it really ****s. Or should I just term them. Say it's not working, and be done with it.
What would you do?
) and doesn't seem to entirely trust me. She also treats me like I am stupid, frequently telling me things I already know regarding childcare. DC Mom is type A and very controlling, which I can't stand. There is just so much I can't stand...Also, they are the type that will keep their kids here as much as possible. Even when they are not at work, their kids are here, frequently past the 9 hour mark that my daily rate is good up to - they are supposed to pay extra after that. Of course they never do. They always pay on time, but never pay quite what they should have paid... I know this is my fault, too.
I really want them gone. Despite the stuff above, I think they like us as their provider, and they definitely want to keep using us. For one, we are very cheap. Being new at this, I did not perhaps charge as much as I should have, because I didn't anticipate people abusing my rates. But if they are gone it will be so much easier on me, stress wise, hours wise, etc.
They are acquaintances. I see them frequently and don't know how to term them because of this. So do I redo my contract, raising my rates significantly and otherwise making things a lot stricter, so that they drop me? One thing I am considering is taking an extra day off per week, because one day per week I only have one of their kids and I work all day long for about $1.50 per hour... it really ****s. Or should I just term them. Say it's not working, and be done with it.
What would you do?
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