Oh tell me about it! When I first started I had a lady with an infant that thought just because I advertised 24 hour care that she could leave her baby with me as long as she wanted (12-16 hrs a day!) for my measly $90/week rate.

My limit now is 10 hrs. 9 hrs to work and a half hour commute each way. If their shifts are shorter I base it off of the mom AND dad's work schedule. Mom works 7-5 and Dad is 6-3, then Mom drops off @ 6:30 and Dad picks up @ 3:30.

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