Sorry if this is long, but I am so freaked out right now...
I babysit for three families. Two of them are just absolutely wonderful to me; they treat me like an old family friend.
The newest family does not. They don't really seem to have an interest in my life. They (especially the father) seems to get annoyed if I ask questions. But I need to ask questions, because every family raises their child differently and I want to know the specifics. However, that is fine- I can deal with that.
I've been with them for 2 months and I have not worked a straight full week yet; they keep cancelling on me. They had a new baby about a month ago, so obviously I understand at that time; that's a different story. However, the rest of the time, I get really really stressed because I need the money!
Now, that dad has given me an attitude twice. Not a harsh one, but a bit of an attitude over nothing. One time I asked if I should let their cat in, and he nastily was like I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
So today, I get there. I ring the bell. When I ring the bell, their dogs bark. But they've never said 'don't ring the bell' or anything like that, so I always do.
So I ring the bell. The dad is cutting something in the kitchen. As he is walking toward the door, he points the steak knife at me and nastily says 'Don't ring the bell.'
I am SO freaked out. The kid is a nightmare and doesn't listen to me EVER anyway in addition to me being really scared.
The way I see it, I have a few options. The writing center at my school MIGHT be hiring soon, so I'm going to go there and check it out. My birthday is also on Friday, so I was hoping that maybe I'd get enough cash to hold me over. I figured I'd go there tomorrow, get my money, and then call them over the weekend and quit. Honestly, I'm freaked out to quit in person after the knife thing.
However, the problem is that both getting bday money + getting a job at the writing center are gambles. I don't know for sure.
Do you girls think I'm being overdramatic? What should I do? I'm so ughh right now
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