‘She doesn’t seem to understand the fact that my brother isn’t my child’: Teenage mother has requested 60 hours of babysitting per week
A while ago, a Reddit user bird like a lot I was babysitting my younger brother. Seventeen at the time, he had almost completely sacrificed every other aspect of his own life. His mother paid for it, but the money was paltry compared to the amount of time he spent. He wanted to move on and start building his own future, but the woman didn’t take it well and they got into a big fight.
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I can see why the OP’s mom is asking him for help. The world has changed a lot in the last few years due to the pandemic and economic struggles, and families are feeling the shift when it comes to managing their finances. To make matters worse, according to his new 2022 survey results, nearly 9,000 U.S. daycares closed in 37 states between December 2019 and March 2021. investigation By Childcare Aware.
Parents continue to struggle to pay child support. 59% in fact more worried take a side job (31%), reduce work hours (26%), change jobs (25%), quit the employee entirely (21%), or just pay the bills.
But while there’s nothing wrong with asking your son to help take care of your little brother, it’s pretty bad to expect your son to be able to work 50-60 hours a week, month after month, year after year, for just $150. sounds like
The national average cost of nannying one child averaged $694 per week, or about $17.35 per hour.