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Anonymous
No, you should do what YOU want to do - whether that is doing it once a month, stopping altogether, continuing to do it every week. What will make you happiest, if absolutely nothing changes on their part? |
Anonymous
Excellent response. Do what you want to do, OP. Who cares what the parents want. |
Anonymous
This. It's most likely that the parents don't care either way. Figure out what you want, and go with that. |
Anonymous
Of course it matters what they want. They are the parents. They would tell you they want you to stop if they did. Eventually she will get old enough and want to be with friends after school instead. Keep doing it if you want to but stop expecting anything in return. |
Anonymous
| I think you should stop and ask to take her out once every few months if you miss her. |
doodlebug
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| I'd cut it down to once a month or once every few weeks. Sounds like they don't really care about their daughter maintaining that relationship and the daughter may well be getting to the age where she's having more fun with friends. Does she get excited to see you? Do you still get excited to see her every week despite the lack of gratitude? |
Anonymous
| OP needs be grow a backbone. Who the hell would ask the parents what they want in this situation? Be a stronger person OP and figure out what you want. And also figure out why you're doing this for free every single week. That just seems weird to me no matter how much someone loves my child. I'd totally scale it back on your end. |
Anonymous
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I don't really know what you think the parents owe you, you asked them if you could do this right?
I would have thanked you for caring about my kid but I doubt they care much either way about switching to aftercare on Fridays. I think this might be a time when you're over inflating your contribution in your own mind. I would think that you were doing this to maintain a relationship you wanted to maintain with my kid, not you doing a favor for me. Agree with other pps that you should do what you want to do without any expectations |
Anonymous
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OP who do you do it for? For the little girl, for you? Clearly you don't do it for the parents. You don't need them to do a big show (or even a small one) of gratitude because this is not a favor they EVER asked of you.
You are being childish and unreasonable. Continue or not, but not because of the parents. |
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