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what should i do about people not charching enough?
ok, I'm 13 and I babysit for this lady who has three kids. One is autistic. She pays me $10. Not an hour. The whole 4-6 hours I babysit. It doesn't seem fair to me but I hate to say something because she is a close friend of my mom and has done many things for our family. Her family doesn't have a whole lot of money either. what should i do?
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well autisim isn't that big of a disorder i know this because i have the same thing it just means that they need a little extra attention and maybe a learning disability but not a reson to charge more sorry i was blunt just one of those things :-)
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You kind of answered your own question. If they really don't have alot of money, then they can't give more than that.
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Since she is your mother's close friend... Why not ask your mom? How about, when the two of you are alone, sitting down and telling her that while you understand that her friend doesn't have a lot of money... You think it's unfair to only receive $10 for babysitting three children-including one that has special needs. Ask her what she thinks a reasonable price would be and how to approach her friend about it... Maybe even ask her to come along with you when you DO make your request.
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Ok,
well my first thought would be to just tell her. Come up with a rate that you would want to be charged per hour..ex$4.. So before she pays you bring it up in casual conversation that you charge $<insert money ammount here>.. Something else that migh be a nicer way to approach this subject is by saying you charge like $6 an hour, but trll her that your giving her a 'family' discount and cut the price in half or a dollar or whatever... basically just let her know that you are charging a specific ammount of money. But DONT just walk up to her and say her yea i babysat your kids for 5 hours so pay me more than $10... Since she is a family friend, be sweet and kind to her about it. Im sure she will understand.. If she still doesnt get the picture, always try talking to your mom. Since you said that her and your mom are really close im sure your mom could work some magic!! =]
Hope things work out!!
~April
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