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[quote=Anonymous]I have a babysitting gig scheduled for tonight, it's a family I've sat for a few times, they have two children under 4. I was originally under the impression I'd be watching the two of them from 5pm to 8pm while they went to an event. This was scheduled two weeks ago, and we agreed on my regular rate of $20/hr.

In the last hour, they've just texted me and dropped three huge bombs on me. One, they ask me if it's alright that some friends of theirs also leave their THREE KIDS, aged 7, 3 and 1 with me. And really, they didn't ask me, they TOLD me in that "by the way, this is going to happen, hope it's alright!" way. Two, they've asked if I mind staying until around midnight so they can go out for drinks after the event, and just put all the kids to bed. And three, they've let me know that their two kids are showing some gastrointestinal symptoms. "They're having some minor tummy issues", they say. They ended the text with "don't worry, we'll pay you a little extra!"

I feel like this is a practical joke. It's really a no-brainer for me that I do NOT want to work this babysitting gig anymore. 5 kids at once, three of them I've never met before, don't know what they're like, their schedules, etc. There's no way I can put five young kids to bed. And two of them possibly sick with a stomach bug??? No way. I'm not risking getting sick, and my regular weekday charge is an infant so I'm not going to risk getting her exposed as well. And if it's actually a stomach bug I'm willing to bet that at the end of the night after playing together, all five kids will be sick. I'm not doing it, and I'm livid that they would think I would have absolutely no problem with them springing this on me last minute.

What would you do??? Someone please tell me I'm not overreacting by wanting to cancel. Should I have them pay me for the 3 hours I already cleared for them? I feel so insulted by this, I don't even think I want to keep working for them in the future. [/quote]

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