Just wanted to send some hugs ((( ))) It does seem to take over your life sometimes, although the good parts are outweighing the bad for me for now
I've found that my oldest daughter has really tried it on though, she does things on the way home from school that the others copy, and it's causing major problems, and then stands on her chair at tea time, leaves the table to get things, etc. She's lost the right to go to parties because of her behaviour, but it's carrying on and reasoning isn't working. Last week I was sat on the kitchen floor, crying (the mindees had gone home! lol) as I'd worked 10 hours and had to clear up then organise my youngest's birthday party for the next day, with no help. I would've quite easily have jacked it in there and then. But in reality, I love the job, it's very busy and tiring, the pay isn't great, but I love being home for the kids, and having my house full of other kids - apart from the obvious ones, like the thief! lol.
I only registered my downstairs, so it does feel like we've got upstairs that's "ours", and most of my mindees are after school only, so it's not quite taken over yet, but may well do when I take more on.
Could you afford to cut your hours down or cut down on how many children you have? Or find an area of the house that you can keep private-ish? I hope you can find a way to compromise without driving yourself nuts ((( ))) it's hard to get a balance sometimes.
xxxx
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