So as I've said before my MIL is demanding that we pay her to watch our son once we both go back to work. She's mentioned, even before we got pregnant, that we were going to have to pay her so she can she can make her income back as if she was still working. Hubby has Fridays off and my mom is retired so each mother will watch him 2 days out if the week.
We've come up with 40 a day however I'm finding out that that's a little over the average, even for a licensed day care facility. If you're finding your self in a similar situation how much are you paying daily/weekly/monthly? My mom refuses to take our money, her payment is having the opportunity to spend time with her grandbaby. So we save money there but I still don't want to over pay. They'll be coming to our house and we plan to have everything here i.e, food, breastmilk, formula, stimulation toys, etc..
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Also, daycares generally charge way more for infants than older children because they require more attention. You may want to rethink that payment strategy.
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Ah, I do remember your other post on this topic. I think a ton of people told you that you kinda sound like a jerk but I guess you still don't see it that way. I can't imagine having that expectation of someone. My mom and MIL already raised their kids. If they offered to watch my kids for free I would absolutely insist on paying them something and I'd still be thankful for their help.
My day care charges 280 a week for infants. It goes down from there. I have 2 kids there so 80 a week sounds like a dream to me.
or if she is retired, her ability to go about her day as a retiree. you work so hard throughout your life to get to that stage, and if she isn't going to be able to do what she wants with her time, yes she deserves compensation.
we are going to pay my sister and mom half and half time to watch LO when i go back to work in late fall. & it was never even a question of whether or not we would. we asked, they accepted, then we brought up pay. if they denied that would be one thing, but thats an extra duty upon their day that we are putting upon them. and yes they will so very much enjoy their time with LO, but i don't think that just because they will enjoy it they shouldn't be paid. we are going to do $25 a day, but that is because we live in a small town and the daycare systems around here are just a little more than that.
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This is true. I looked into nannies in my area and they are 25 to 30 bucks an hour. Too expensive for me. I still think you're getting an amazing deal. My MIL is going to watch our DD one day a week and I plan on offering her our DC rate of 100 per day.
I know you're getting bent out of shape over this but I really think you're missing the big picture. She's family which is awesome, your kid will also be with cousins which is awesome, you're paying someone you trust to care for your kid, that's priceless.
What do you mean by literally demanding it? Would you rather her not express her expectations to you? I think it's good that she let you know what she expects so far ahead of time. I'm just wondering why you haven't found other arrangements if it bothers you so much.
We pay our sitter who keeps babies in her home $20/day. We only pay on the days that DD2 attends.
We pay the daycare that keeps DD1 $130/week and we have to pay whether she's there or not.
We live in a rural/low cost of living area.
Geez, thank you. I'm still not understanding why if you're so annoyed by this, maybe you should look for care elsewhere...?
We pay $3/hr. for in-home care, we are in IA.