This is a great summary. I second this.
This is a great summary. I second this.
I have an almost four month old baby. I thought I'd be a housewife and stay at home after he was born, but my old job asked for me to come back and offered me a bunch of extra money. The only reason I agreed is that I can take my baby with me and it is okay with them that he is my priority at all times.
I take care of an 86 year old woman. Housework, companionship, personal care. It's an easy job.
So here's the issue: my client's sweet daughter in law comes home from work and expects to hold my baby every evening. I am fine with this. She never leaves the house, he's always within my eyesight and she's a good Christian lady who I've known for a while now. She was only able to have one of her own and wished for more. But, she expects to hold my son until I get off work.
It would make my life a lot easier if I could nurse him before I get off work. As it is now, I get my baby back at 5:30 and then have to stay and get the baby calm enough to focus on nursing, then nurse the baby, before I can leave. This can take a while, and I have a husband waiting at home for me to bring him dinner!
Is it totally inappropriate to bring this up? I mean they are incredibly generous and the extra income is really helpful for us to build our little homestead faster. But... I agreed to work until 530. Nursing the baby isn't what they pay me for but they knew I'd be doing it on the job. He nurses every hour still. I don't like making my husband wait longer for dinner because this sweet lady wants to hold my baby a little longer than is convenient.
Should I just let it go and stay alonger because they're already being so accommodating about my son? Or is it appropriate to have a boundary here of leaving on time? This is a minor issue I'm having with the lady of the house, but her husband is my employer and his opinion on this is ultimately what matters if it becomes an issue. So I was hoping for a male point of view.
I have an almost four month old baby. I thought I'd be a housewife and stay at home after he was born, but my old job asked for me to come back and offered me a bunch of extra money. The only reason I agreed is that I can take my baby with me and it is okay with them that he is my priority at all times.
I take care of an 86 year old woman. Housework, companionship, personal care. It's an easy job.
So here's the issue: my client's sweet daughter in law comes home from work and expects to hold my baby every evening. I am fine with this. She never leaves the house, he's always within my eyesight and she's a good Christian lady who I've known for a while now. She was only able to have one of her own and wished for more. But, she expects to hold my son until I get off work.
It would make my life a lot easier if I could nurse him before I get off work. As it is now, I get my baby back at 5:30 and then have to stay and get the baby calm enough to focus on nursing, then nurse the baby, before I can leave. This can take a while, and I have a husband waiting at home for me to bring him dinner!
Is it totally inappropriate to bring this up? I mean they are incredibly generous and the extra income is really helpful for us to build our little homestead faster. But... I agreed to work until 530. Nursing the baby isn't what they pay me for but they knew I'd be doing it on the job. He nurses every hour still. I don't like making my husband wait longer for dinner because this sweet lady wants to hold my baby a little longer than is convenient.
Should I just let it go and stay alonger because they're already being so accommodating about my son? Or is it appropriate to have a boundary here of leaving on time? This is a minor issue I'm having with the lady of the house, but her husband is my employer and his opinion on this is ultimately what matters if it becomes an issue. So I was hoping for a male point of view.
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