Those 2 dreaded words were spoken by a dcm yesterday... "I'm pregnant."
Kinda hard to act excited when I know deep down I hate this.
She didn't go into a whole lot of detail other than she is due in August.
I decided long ago only to take on 1 sibling group at a time since they account for 33% of my income. I already have 1 sibling group now although the oldest will be going off to preschool 2 days a week starting in September.
So now I'm left here really wondering what to do. I can take on a new baby in August when another turns 2 and I will more than likely have my 4 year old leaving permanently to go to pre-k.
The huge dilemma is that this is a school teacher we are talking about. They pay for Christmas break and 1/2 at Spring break (unless the child attends) and not at all for 10 weeks during the summer.
And with her being due in August, chances are the boy I have now will be out June through October and I just can't have that.
She resigns her contract with me every May for August - May/June.
I definitely don't want to start asking questions yet, but what would you do? If dcb will be gone for more than the 10-12 weeks during the summer, I think I'd be better off finding a new family, but these guys have been great! They've been clients for going on 3 years. Never an issue with illness, picking up late, they keep their child home when they don't work, always been on time with payment and usually give a great Christmas bonus.
One part of me feels excited to take on a new little one, another part of me dreads the thought at how much money I'll lose every summer.
Kinda hard to act excited when I know deep down I hate this.
She didn't go into a whole lot of detail other than she is due in August.
I decided long ago only to take on 1 sibling group at a time since they account for 33% of my income. I already have 1 sibling group now although the oldest will be going off to preschool 2 days a week starting in September.
So now I'm left here really wondering what to do. I can take on a new baby in August when another turns 2 and I will more than likely have my 4 year old leaving permanently to go to pre-k.
The huge dilemma is that this is a school teacher we are talking about. They pay for Christmas break and 1/2 at Spring break (unless the child attends) and not at all for 10 weeks during the summer.
And with her being due in August, chances are the boy I have now will be out June through October and I just can't have that.
She resigns her contract with me every May for August - May/June.
I definitely don't want to start asking questions yet, but what would you do? If dcb will be gone for more than the 10-12 weeks during the summer, I think I'd be better off finding a new family, but these guys have been great! They've been clients for going on 3 years. Never an issue with illness, picking up late, they keep their child home when they don't work, always been on time with payment and usually give a great Christmas bonus.
One part of me feels excited to take on a new little one, another part of me dreads the thought at how much money I'll lose every summer.
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