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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say goodbye to the $200 as a "lesson learned" and be done with this lady. Glad you got at least *most* of your money from her.

You are totally in the right here and I'm sorry that your faith in humanity took a little hit here. But better to know sooner than later that not all people (even parents whose love their kids) do not operate with the same level of integrity and trustworthiness as you would show to them. It is a little mind-blowing that she somehow found it unreasonable on YOUR part that you weren't able to wait until her next paycheck to be paid for doing your job!! Would SHE be okay with her employer skipping a paycheck to her and still reporting to work?? I think not...

The ONLY area where I'd say you maybe let emotion get the best of you was in the judgment of charging her for the amount of time that she left her kid with you after the bday party was over. In this respect, her kid was only there as a guest of the party. Not as one of your clients. And we all have had experiences where some flakey mom doesn't show up on time to pick up her kid from the party. And in that case, you just deal. It's annoying as hell, but this blurred the line of mom-to-mom vs. client-to-provider. Mom-to-Mom in this case, you can't just say "thanks for bringing Larla to Larlo's party...but since you picked her up late, you owe me $20!' That's just...weird. [/quote]

OP here. I know it sounds weird BUT she asked me if I could babysit after the party AND I SAID NO. She did not show up on time because she was taking advantage of me.

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