I didn't think paid stat holidays were unreasonable so I'm glad to hear most people do this. I am planning on telling the parents this week I am pregnant so we'll see what happens. I don't think they mean to come across the way they do, but the impression they've left me with is that I am just a babysitter. The reason they have a problem with vacation time is because they've said I'm the only sitter they have, so if I can't take their son that day they have no one else. Whenever they ask for extra things they do it in an almost pleading way that makes me feel bad for them and I just want to cave in but I don't because I know if I do it will never stop. They've said more than once money is tight, they have no family help to watch their son if I am not able to...etc. And I don't like to be referred to as a babysitter but I'm not about to go into that with them. Not worth it!