Originally Posted by Vesta:
I think you should do this also. You could even be completely casual and non-confrontational about it.
"Hey, little girl said brothers are at xyz daycare now, how are they getting along there?"
Then you could just do the smile, eyebrows up, blinky thing waiting for the answer.
Yes, this is what I would do also. Akward silences seem to work well. The jig is up lady. I agree that if you do continue to care for her daughter you should ask for payment in advance from now on. You don't want to get jipped ... how does she expect you to trust her if she has in fact already lied to you?