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[quote=Anonymous]I have been working for my current family since May of last year, so about a year and a half so far.

I am strictly part-time and have between 18-23 hours per week.

I care for a currently just turned two year old little boy who has special health heart-related needs that I cannot go into on here because his condition is [i]extremely rare[/i] and it would be too confidential for me to disclose too many details of his illness.

However due to his illness, he has certain behavior issues that take a higher level of patience than would be required of a typical child of his age range so at times the job can be quite challenging. Also due to the no.# of medications he takes on a daily basis, there are certain side effects as well that can affect his behavior.

Regardless, I love my job, I love this little guy and the parents are very kind to me and have always treated me with the utmost respect and fairness overall.

Anyway, so yesterday (Friday), as I was handed my weekly paycheck, the parents gave me a Christmas card which had my present inside. I thanked them for it at the time, but when I came home and started to think more about it, I feel kinda weird about it.

It's a [u]Groupon[/u]-type voucher promotional thing they printed off the internet.

I am not clear on these types of things, but from what I can tell, it's an offer for a cut and color at a local beauty salon which would normally cost $55.00, but with this voucher and using this promotional code, they got it for only $25.00. How do I know?? Because it says it all right on the paper.

So basically they found a good deal online for a cut/color and decided to give it to me as my Xmas present. One one hand it is the mere thought that counts and I should be thankful that they were so thoughtful to share this deal with me and to even extend this gift to me, I mean...As a part-time nanny, they didn't have to get me anything, right??!

Yet on the other hand, it feels tacky to me.
I would prefer to have just received a typical gift card or a gift voucher instead of this black and white printout off their computer, showing me they got a deal from Groupon, [i]exactly[/i] how much money they paid and thus saved and that I have five months to use it or it is no good.

What do you all think?

Should I just suck it up and be grateful I received this and be happy with the thought that went into it? Am I just being shallow here??

Or is this just tacky to you??

Thx in advance.

Please so mean responses. My feelings are kinda hurt by this as it is. Thx.  :? [/quote]

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