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Anonymous wrote:I'm in the same position, OP and I am at 35 hours a week. So many things I wished I'd made clear at hiring. I also make all my charge's baby food and freeze over half of each batch - and my employers and their free-grandmother-help-one-day-a-week just use the food I made for the baby during my working hours.

I've totally screwed myself out of earning overtime, especially for the day when employers get free babycare - all grandma has to do is watch, feed and change the baby. No one ever cleans the baby's room or disinfects toys but me.

9:24 again. You're getting paid, and Grandma isn't. Why not just make enough food for the week, instead of just enough for your hours? I am a huge advocate for nannies on this site, but come on! This is some petty BS.

Of course, I make enough food for the weekends and grandma's day - isn't that clear from my post?! My point is that grandma would be less likely to watch the baby for free if she had to do what I do in the course of a day. I have screwed myself out of any possible overtime.

I thought you were complaining that grandma uses the food you make, as if there isn't enough. I still don't get your beef? How did you screw yourself out of OT? You think that if you did less, they'd give you more hours? Your logic is just so off here.

Grandma is always complaining about how tired she is after eight hours with the baby. Can you imagine how she would feel if she had to do everything that she is doing PLUS make his baby food, do his laundry, clean his room and bathroom, (which is what I do every day) on top of his basic childcare? My thinking is that they would not be able to keep grandma and have to hire me for the other day.

Anonymous wrote:I have a washer dryer like you describe OP, and I'm still shocked at how much laundry there is. How often are they changing her clothes? Are there cloth diapers involved? A new towel and blanket multiple times per day?

It takes me at least a week to generate that much laundry for me! Usually closer to two weeks.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a washer dryer like you describe OP, and I'm still shocked at how much laundry there is. How often are they changing her clothes? Are there cloth diapers involved? A new towel and blanket multiple times per day?

It takes me at least a week to generate that much laundry for me! Usually closer to two weeks.

Yes, the baby is changed a few times a day and it's "drooling season" and the washing machine barrel of this brand is very small. And yes, there are two towels and one floor-throw to be washed every day.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a washer dryer like you describe OP, and I'm still shocked at how much laundry there is. How often are they changing her clothes? Are there cloth diapers involved? A new towel and blanket multiple times per day?

It takes me at least a week to generate that much laundry for me! Usually closer to two weeks.

Yes, the baby is changed a few times a day and it's "drooling season" and the washing machine barrel of this brand is very small. And yes, there are two towels and one floor-throw to be washed every day.

That is so wasteful. I couldn't do it. My MB puts the baby in a new set of pjs each night and it irks me.

Anonymous wrote:It's your job, OP, to do the child's laundry.

If you are making $18/hr for one child, you are very well paid in DC.

Stop with the whining.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in the same position, OP and I am at 35 hours a week. So many things I wished I'd made clear at hiring. I also make all my charge's baby food and freeze over half of each batch - and my employers and their free-grandmother-help-one-day-a-week just use the food I made for the baby during my working hours.

I've totally screwed myself out of earning overtime, especially for the day when employers get free babycare - all grandma has to do is watch, feed and change the baby. No one ever cleans the baby's room or disinfects toys but me.

9:24 again. You're getting paid, and Grandma isn't. Why not just make enough food for the week, instead of just enough for your hours? I am a huge advocate for nannies on this site, but come on! This is some petty BS.

Of course, I make enough food for the weekends and grandma's day - isn't that clear from my post?! My point is that grandma would be less likely to watch the baby for free if she had to do what I do in the course of a day. I have screwed myself out of any possible overtime.

I thought you were complaining that grandma uses the food you make, as if there isn't enough. I still don't get your beef? How did you screw yourself out of OT? You think that if you did less, they'd give you more hours? Your logic is just so off here.

Your lack of understanding is typical. No worries.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in the same position, OP and I am at 35 hours a week. So many things I wished I'd made clear at hiring. I also make all my charge's baby food and freeze over half of each batch - and my employers and their free-grandmother-help-one-day-a-week just use the food I made for the baby during my working hours.

I've totally screwed myself out of earning overtime, especially for the day when employers get free babycare - all grandma has to do is watch, feed and change the baby. No one ever cleans the baby's room or disinfects toys but me.

9:24 again. You're getting paid, and Grandma isn't. Why not just make enough food for the week, instead of just enough for your hours? I am a huge advocate for nannies on this site, but come on! This is some petty BS.

Of course, I make enough food for the weekends and grandma's day - isn't that clear from my post?! My point is that grandma would be less likely to watch the baby for free if she had to do what I do in the course of a day. I have screwed myself out of any possible overtime.

I thought you were complaining that grandma uses the food you make, as if there isn't enough. I still don't get your beef? How did you screw yourself out of OT? You think that if you did less, they'd give you more hours? Your logic is just so off here.

Your lack of understanding is typical. No worries.

I didn't understand your post either, OP. If that is typical, you are not being clear.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in the same position, OP and I am at 35 hours a week. So many things I wished I'd made clear at hiring. I also make all my charge's baby food and freeze over half of each batch - and my employers and their free-grandmother-help-one-day-a-week just use the food I made for the baby during my working hours.

I've totally screwed myself out of earning overtime, especially for the day when employers get free babycare - all grandma has to do is watch, feed and change the baby. No one ever cleans the baby's room or disinfects toys but me.

9:24 again. You're getting paid, and Grandma isn't. Why not just make enough food for the week, instead of just enough for your hours? I am a huge advocate for nannies on this site, but come on! This is some petty BS.

Of course, I make enough food for the weekends and grandma's day - isn't that clear from my post?! My point is that grandma would be less likely to watch the baby for free if she had to do what I do in the course of a day. I have screwed myself out of any possible overtime.

I thought you were complaining that grandma uses the food you make, as if there isn't enough. I still don't get your beef? How did you screw yourself out of OT? You think that if you did less, they'd give you more hours? Your logic is just so off here.

Grandma is always complaining about how tired she is after eight hours with the baby. Can you imagine how she would feel if she had to do everything that she is doing PLUS make his baby food, do his laundry, clean his room and bathroom, (which is what I do every day) on top of his basic childcare? My thinking is that they would not be able to keep grandma and have to hire me for the other day.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in the same position, OP and I am at 35 hours a week. So many things I wished I'd made clear at hiring. I also make all my charge's baby food and freeze over half of each batch - and my employers and their free-grandmother-help-one-day-a-week just use the food I made for the baby during my working hours.

I've totally screwed myself out of earning overtime, especially for the day when employers get free babycare - all grandma has to do is watch, feed and change the baby. No one ever cleans the baby's room or disinfects toys but me.

9:24 again. You're getting paid, and Grandma isn't. Why not just make enough food for the week, instead of just enough for your hours? I am a huge advocate for nannies on this site, but come on! This is some petty BS.

Of course, I make enough food for the weekends and grandma's day - isn't that clear from my post?! My point is that grandma would be less likely to watch the baby for free if she had to do what I do in the course of a day. I have screwed myself out of any possible overtime.

I thought you were complaining that grandma uses the food you make, as if there isn't enough. I still don't get your beef? How did you screw yourself out of OT? You think that if you did less, they'd give you more hours? Your logic is just so off here.

Grandma is always complaining about how tired she is after eight hours with the baby. Can you imagine how she would feel if she had to do everything that she is doing PLUS make his baby food, do his laundry, clean his room and bathroom, (which is what I do every day) on top of his basic childcare? My thinking is that they would not be able to keep grandma and have to hire me for the other day.

I agree with you that your hard work is making it possible for grandma to spend the day with DC and you probably can't change those expectations at this point in the relationship. However, it would not bother me. I come from a very close knit family. I am saddened by how distant families are on the east coast. I would be happy to help out in order to help DC maintain those close family ties.