What Did I Get Myself Into?

[cheerfuldom]

honestly I think you are going to hate it and your kids are going to REALLY hate it when this toddler is around every Saturday. it's only been one day and there are already issues coming up? i dont think its going to work. and I would imagine that this mom is sleeping and barely see her child sounds awful for everyone. what kind of job requires these hours??

[LaLa1923]

Did you tell her that when she interviewed?

yes. I mentioned that at the interview. see my first post.

[Soccermom]

yes. I mentioned that at the interview. see my first post.

Oops, I read it wrong. I thought you meant you were going to lay him down from 6-7, like for a nap LOL!

You have to do what works for your family. He may settle into the routine nicely after a few weeks but if it causes you too much stress you should term. Bedtime is sacred for me and my little ones at our place because it is the only time that I get to settle down with just them and snuggle. I wouldn't want to share that moment with someone else's child.

I have done the same thing as you in the past though...taken on kids I really probably should have passed on because the money was so tempting. It is hard to term afterwards because you feel bad.

[blessed mom]

Just depends on if the money is worth it to you. I did a late nights for a child at one point and it was very hard on my family and my personal life. Money was good but in the end it wasn't worth it to me. So ya...I work 6-6 and that's it. I need to have dinner with my family and spend time with my own kids. Sometimes my kids want to watch things on tv that's not appropriate for young children. Not fair to them to have to adjust their evenings all the time for my job. I can pay the bills working 6-6 so for me that is what we do. You have to determine what's best for you and your family.

[GKJNIGMN]

I do 24 hour care and previously watched a 14 month old from 5-10pm while his mother was in school. I only take 1 child for that type of shift and we took him with us wherever we went like he was one of our own so it didn't limit us much. 6pm may be a little early but ours would fall asleep around 8pm and we left him sleeping. He would wake up for a minute when his mom picked him up but he was a passed out in the car before he got home. If you really dislike doing it though I would say don't do it because it will definitely make you miserable.