It does seem like a bigger thing than you agreed to. Important details were left out. Don't feel bad if you have to back out. Regarding ds - how about bringing snacks and water w/you for them? I do that when I pick up my son from school and then have to run errands. I also make sure I don't have to make a quick bathroom stop at home! IMHO, if you are feeling used, you have valid reasons for that feeling.

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I would just wait until Fri and see if they pay you and how much. If they don't offer up the money, just ask them in a nice innocent voice (one of my special tricks) "So do you want to pay me at the end of each wk or how often?" I would try it for a wk or two but if you finally decide it's not worth the time or aggravation, then either tell her you have decided you DO need $10 per day after all, or that you don't want to do it.

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So .... how did it go?

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I'd love to do the snack thing. However, I do give him a juice but can't do solid food, even a little. He just gets full too quickly, then would come home and not be hungry and would eat a lousy lunch. He is slight and didn't gain any at his last appt, has a good appetite for lunch and I don't want to start feeding him at odd times because he won't eat at lunch. We eat lunch together, and if he's not hungry he just fiddles. But I appreciate the suggestions. For most kids I think this would work OK, mine has been this day since day 1!

It went pretty well!! She was her 'charming' self but I decided I was going to enforce our rules from the get-go. I did have to reprimand her a few times (nicely) and once when she was having a 'princess' moment I just changed the subject entirely! She then forgot what she was 'princess-ing' about!

When we got out of the van, I asked her if she needed help down. She said in a really snotty way, "NO!" and I said, "You mean, 'no thank you'?" She was silent. I then said, "No thank you?" and then again "NO thank you?!" She finally said it. I then said "Thank you for using your good manners!"

The ride wasn't bad at all. I found a better way, and the school wasn't a hassle to get into or out of. The administator told me I needed to walk her back and I told her what the mom told me, and she said, "I guess that would be me" And I said, "I guess so!".

We'll see how it goes tomorrow. And then next week I'll ask for the $ since I'll be driving her on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Dh told me he definitely agrees I should say something about it. A favor is a favor is a favor, but as we are 'friendly' but not real "friends" and I can't forsee us being them in the future, I think paying for a job well done should be expected.

You handled little tiara so well. Kudos! I would have loved to have seen the look on her face!

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