Anonymous wrote:OP here,
My sister has her own bedroom and she shares the bathroom with my son. We eat together as a family, take turn cooking, and cleaning. My wife and I are willing to pay $15 per hour for eights hours. We cannot offer health insurance or other benefits because we cannot at this moment. My sisters relationship with my wife is not the best, because my son is very close to my sister and it's creating issues. My sister is a good person, she's educated, and my son has benefited from her a lot. When baby number two was born, we asked my sister to watch both of them. She didn't feel that the money we will offering was adequate compare to what other people will pay. I explained to her, my wife and I just don't have enough to pay her $25 per hour right now. The compensate for the lack of money, we offered rent free, still she is determined to leave. She is willing to wait until we find a new sitter or nanny. Her new job is basically better for her and it's one child compared to two.
Health insurance is a huge issue. Do you, your wife and kids go without it?