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my sister has let me babysit her son more and more, and i used to like it, but now it's getting ayyoning, she always makes it a huge hasel on me like making me be at her place at 6.30 AM. and im thinking of charging her 2.50 and hour. and i dont wanna be rude but i dont like waking up at 6.00 AM every morning. should i charge her money, stop whining and do it. or just not do it at all. and if i do do it, how can i ask her for money without her screaming at me and getting mad at me. (link)
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You need to set limits on the amount of time you spend babysitting, and on the sort of times you are available. You need to gently impress that you have a life you need to be free to live so if there is a time you can't do, you need to tell her.
There's nothing wrong with doing favours for family without being paid- particularly if that's the way your family works (i.e.: she does favours for you too when you need them) but at the end of the day he is her son, not yours, and you need to make sure the babysitting doesn't take over your life and leave you in a position in which you feel you can't say "no".
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