NWR: I feel bad....
This is the story of my life. I ALWAYS feel bad!
So, I just tutored, as I do every week. I know the family for about 10 years. I have been tutoring the older daughter for 7 years, she is now in 10th grade and the younger daughter for 4 years, she is now in the 6th grade. Anyway, since I know the family, I have always only charged $40 an hour. I know I can get much more especially since the older girl is in Regents math classes.
The mother asked last year if she could pay me every other week for both, which I agreed to. So I usually tutor 2 hours a week, which makes me being paid for 4, but she writes a check for only $150. I never argued this because I know they have a tough situation. Their youngest son is severely autistic and non verbal. He has episodes often and takes him awhile to calm down. The mother is constantly pulling her hair out.
So, onto my story. I tutored twice in a row but the son was having an episode, so she said she'd give me a check the week after. Then the next week she had her hands full again. I understand this because it happens often and I don't mind. So, then she cancelled last week and went today. So that makes 4 weeks or $300. She only had the check written for $150 and I had to tell her she owed more. She panicked and started looking through all of her checkbooks thinking she paid me before.
So now, I feel terrible because she thinks she paid me, but I know she didn't. I think I am crazy. I feel bad that she owed me the money and didn't remember! What would you do?
So, I just tutored, as I do every week. I know the family for about 10 years. I have been tutoring the older daughter for 7 years, she is now in 10th grade and the younger daughter for 4 years, she is now in the 6th grade. Anyway, since I know the family, I have always only charged $40 an hour. I know I can get much more especially since the older girl is in Regents math classes.
The mother asked last year if she could pay me every other week for both, which I agreed to. So I usually tutor 2 hours a week, which makes me being paid for 4, but she writes a check for only $150. I never argued this because I know they have a tough situation. Their youngest son is severely autistic and non verbal. He has episodes often and takes him awhile to calm down. The mother is constantly pulling her hair out.
So, onto my story. I tutored twice in a row but the son was having an episode, so she said she'd give me a check the week after. Then the next week she had her hands full again. I understand this because it happens often and I don't mind. So, then she cancelled last week and went today. So that makes 4 weeks or $300. She only had the check written for $150 and I had to tell her she owed more. She panicked and started looking through all of her checkbooks thinking she paid me before.
So now, I feel terrible because she thinks she paid me, but I know she didn't. I think I am crazy. I feel bad that she owed me the money and didn't remember! What would you do?
