helenlc
11-10-2009, 08:06 AM
Ok, so my friend does fostering and I am her back up carer so I can have the kids for her.
At the moment she has 3 siblings aged 6, 4 and 2 in her care. She also has her own 3 children (soon to be 9 yr old triplets!).
Anyway, she is finding that she is not having much time with her 3 girls at the weekend to do anything with them and hubby too.
She asked me how much it would be for the 3 foster children to come to me on every other Sunday for 5 hours. Basically it works out at £150 for 5 hours work!!:eek:
Anyway, hubby asked last night what friend had called for earlier in the evening so explained the above. He said No way as its our weekend and time with our kids etc. He had had a beer so was in a horrible mood anyway, so not sure what his sober version will be. He said I was just doing it for the money and I was like But yes cos it will help us. We are bobbing along ok at the moment and managing to pay the bills etc but without much else for treats etc.
I just think in the run up to Xmas its perfect. It wont be a long long term thing as the kids should only be with her 6 months and have already been with her 2. My kids would benefit from the extra money as we can go out on the Saturday and do the cinema, anything.
Also, even if I spent £50 on the Sunday taking us all out, I would still have £100. I havent spoken with my kids yet (age 9 and 12) as I want to speak to OH first but he is still in bed.
We dont do anything much on a Sunday. We have my daughters football match but the children can come along to that. Other than that we just laze about really. Hubby can never be a*sed to do anything anyway and doesnt take our kids and me anywhere.
I just wondered if you had turned work away because OH/children objected?
At the moment she has 3 siblings aged 6, 4 and 2 in her care. She also has her own 3 children (soon to be 9 yr old triplets!).
Anyway, she is finding that she is not having much time with her 3 girls at the weekend to do anything with them and hubby too.
She asked me how much it would be for the 3 foster children to come to me on every other Sunday for 5 hours. Basically it works out at £150 for 5 hours work!!:eek:
Anyway, hubby asked last night what friend had called for earlier in the evening so explained the above. He said No way as its our weekend and time with our kids etc. He had had a beer so was in a horrible mood anyway, so not sure what his sober version will be. He said I was just doing it for the money and I was like But yes cos it will help us. We are bobbing along ok at the moment and managing to pay the bills etc but without much else for treats etc.
I just think in the run up to Xmas its perfect. It wont be a long long term thing as the kids should only be with her 6 months and have already been with her 2. My kids would benefit from the extra money as we can go out on the Saturday and do the cinema, anything.
Also, even if I spent £50 on the Sunday taking us all out, I would still have £100. I havent spoken with my kids yet (age 9 and 12) as I want to speak to OH first but he is still in bed.
We dont do anything much on a Sunday. We have my daughters football match but the children can come along to that. Other than that we just laze about really. Hubby can never be a*sed to do anything anyway and doesnt take our kids and me anywhere.
I just wondered if you had turned work away because OH/children objected?