I am new to this site so forgive me if this is the wrong place for this thread. I have a problem I was hoping you could all help me with. I have been babysitting off and on for friends now for about 3 yrs. I have never taken money for doing this. I was trying to help them out and in the process have been used repeatedly. At one time I was sitting for 3 different friends, each with 1 child and never all at once. Not a terrible situation, and the kids are great. I'm down to one person now with 2 kids, both under 3. Again, they are great and my friend is wonderful. The only problem is now I feel more and more used. It is not entirely her fault, it's partially past experiences. However, now I feel like I'm the easy way out for them. They don't pay me so they call all the time for me to watch the kids. My question is: am I wrong for wanting her to start paying me when she wants a day to herself or when she and her husband want a night out? We are both SAHM's, my child is in middle school though. I know I have a lot of time on my hands, I don't really do much around here, but should I feel guilty just because my homelife is different? She is a good friend, how do I go about asking her to pay me without losing a friend?
Please Help!!!!!!!!
Getting paid to babysit for my friend
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