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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Can I vent to you for a minute?
Let me preface with, yes, i know am a pushover and it's partially my fault for continuing to watch her kid despite issues like this. But I'm still going to rant. Ignore me if you like.
My cousin is reeeally pissing me off. I've been babysitting for her since July, and I agreed to watch her DS until she goes on mat leave (less than a month away). She has brought him over with a nasty cough, green runny nose, fever, really cranky, etc. I made it clear to her not to bring him like that anymore.
This morning I had class, and my mom was here watching both kids. Hers was crying and fussing, so mom gave him a bottle and put him in the pnp to nap. She sent me a text at about 9 saying that he threw up everywhere. So she calls my cousin, who says "Oh, he threw up this morning. That's why he only had water in his cup. That's why he threw up again."
W.T.F.
Apparently he threw up right before they left the house and she saw zero problem bringing him over here?? Then when my mom said she'd need to come get him, she got an attitude and started complaining about all the work she's missed. Not my fault. Anyway, she showed up at 11 to get him, watched me clean the vomit out of the pnp, and went on her merry way.
Ugh. I told her if he threw up anymore or had a fever keep him home tomorrow, but I have a feeling they'll be knocking on my door at 630.
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Re: Can I vent to you for a minute?
OMG that is so frustrating. I would be so angry, especially because I wouldn't want my kid getting that sick too. Sounds like she is totally irresponsible and clueless as to how she should handle her sick kid.
It's probably really hard because it's family, but if she continues to do this (or has been like this in the past) why don't you just tell her you can't sit for her anymore? Or at least give her a warning (haha like you would a toddler I guess!) and say that if it happens again, then you can't subject your family to the germs and be liable if something serious happened to her child. Ugh, I would be livid!!
A: That's completely douchey to do that to you. You're bending over backwards for the girl and she gives you an attitude and a sick kid?
B: No effing way I would leave my sick kid with ANYONE and trot off to work. Especially a feverish and puking one!
I would call the chick and tell her your daycare is CLOSED!
May 2011 Siggy Challenge
It's not the money at all (she pays me $75/wk - used to be 50). I started it as a favor to her and to give dd someone to pay with. It's the family thing that's killing me here. She's going to be induced march 15th if her new one's not here by then. I told her I'd watch the boy til then, but she needs to find childcare for both after that because i'm done.
She cried... a lot. Hello guilt. I think she's going to sah because she can't afford real child care for two.
I know I should have quit on her awhile ago, but for the sake of family harmony, I was trying to stick it out. At this point though, I'm just done.
I can understand how you've gotten into the situation where you keep watching her...I would have been the same way
I can't believe her as a mother, though. I could never go off to work knowing that DS is sick at home. And then not to mention it when dropping him off? Repulsive.