So I need your guys help with something. A little back story 3 years ago after getting pregnant with baby number 2 my husband and I sat down and I showed him my paychecks would go straight towards daycare if I kept working. He had just gotten a promotion and we decided instead of burning me out trying to work a pitiful paying job to pay for someone else to watch our daughter I would just stay at home. Fast forward to about 3 months ago I'm still a stay at home mom, only difference is I now watch a friend's baby part time. So a little story with this, when she asked it was 2 days a week, for 25 dollars a day cause she was a single mom and financially taking care of her new baby and her mom. Now this was only supposed to be short time and I undercharged her to try to help her out as much as possible since the money she was paying me was pretty much just going towards gas. 3 months later I am finding myself super burned out as the days watching her baby have gotten longer and more frequent. It's hard to give my 3 year the attention she deserves while trying to deal with a very needy newborn who is (thanks to mom) on a semi tight schedule. Along with summer is coming up and on top of the baby, and my 3 year old, I will also have my 9 year old home all day, my husband working remotely, and as some of you can imagine it will get pretty crazy.
I talked to my husband and I told him that I didn't think $25 a day was worth me getting burned out and neglecting our daughter. He agrees and asked well what if I just ask her for more money. (She is back with her baby's daddy and just got a raise) but guys I just don't think I can do this. I adore this kid but I am quite grateful that my second child was going to be my last as i didn't want to do the baby years all over again.
She is a family friend and I don't want to leave her hanging so I was thinking about giving her 6 weeks to find another alternative, but how do I tell her? I know she will ask my reasoning and as her friend I think I should be able to tell her something (just maybe a little nicer than I don't want to watch her kid anymore.) I figure you guys could help me with some crap excuse that sounds plausible and respectful at the same time?