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[quote=Anonymous]As a WFHP of three kids, ages 3, 5, & 7, there is one mom in the school ( 5 &7 yr old go to school) who I feel takes advantage of me. She’s a single parent, so I had a hard time saying no when she asked to watch her daughter, even on the days I was feeling very overwhelmed. It was usually on pre-scheduled days off school- and always asked last minute. Her daughter tends to not listen well, but was nice enough.  It started to come to a head when I had a work trip and we hired a babysitter for the week. Of course, the mom needed last minute childcare after school. The babysitter mentioned the girl was poor behaved-didn’t listen- and asked the child not be present while she is caring for our children. I addressed this with the mom, her response? “Oh she’s normally really good and she helps, she will be better next time.” Additionally, some of her bad habits have started to rub off on my daughter as they also play at school. 
I want to be able to help this mom, as I was raised in a single parent household, but at what expense? We have decided to slowly distance ourselves from the other family. She has a difficult time being told “no” and can be manipulative. Me and my family need a break. [/quote]

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