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[quote=Anonymous]Just a quick question on your experience. I am a babysitter for multiple families and usually booked out most weekend, and some evenings when I don't have classes, so with all that, I get really closes to the kids I take care of and I  get to know them and their families. So, for their birthdays, Christmas and little occasions, I usually get them little gifts (and most of the parents do the same for me,some even remember my birthday, get me gifts and a cake); so my vent is related to this one specific family that I started working for because they met me through their neighbors and got my phone number. They are quite weird sometimes, but I love their kids. So, we did not specifically talk about compensation, and they did not bother asking me, they just presumed they would pay me the $12 their neighbors pay me, which I don't mind, but the pattern they developed is that they most of the time tend to not pay me for the full hour when they get home at lets say 9.45 pm,they would pay me just until 9 pm or 9.30 pm. And sometimes, they just omit a full hour, and I only count the money once I get home. Talking about money with the families sometimes makes me uncomfortable, so I just decided to be unavailable from then on for them. But during Christmas time, I got gifts for all the kids I babysit including their kids, and they loved their gifts, but I also got the parents a small card in which i wished them a merry Christmas and happy new year, and wishes for the new year. A few hour before I got there, the mom texted me asking me if I could stay for about 2 hours, since I was already coming and that the kids asked if I could stay a little and play with them. I agreed to that, but they came home 3 hours later and only paid me for two hours (their pattern  :? ), but to add insult to injury, I was preparing a snack for the kids, and had to put something in the trash, and what do i see when i open the trash can? THE CARD i gave them. It kind of hurt because I put some thoughts into writing that card, and I also bought a really nice set of cards that I used for all the families, but they could have waited for me to leave before doing that!!! I was so hurt....anyways, sorry for the long vent, Iwas wondering if any of you had a similar experience. Thank you. [/quote]

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