I re-started my daycare back in September after having school aged kids for a few years. i decided that it was more consistent and better income to have babies/toddlers. i filled all my spaces before i re opened with 1 of the spots being held for a start date in november. this dcb was supposed to be a long day 2 days a week and a normal day 3 days a week but just prior to the start date it was asked if i would do 5 days with the extended hours, plus it would only be 5 days one week and 4 the other. uggh. i had been holding the spot for months and now was caught between a rock and a hard place because there was no time to fill the spot if i said no. so here we are a few months in and the early morning start and i do mean early and not finishing until 5:45 is killing me. not to mention that my dd wakes early everyday (she's a teenage and needs her sleep) and my hubby has had to adjust his schedule because i'm so tired in the morning. its just not working but i feel horribly guilty because they were one of the first to sign on with me. The other issue is that although nothing has happened i, know that there will be issues with the mom. she is very nice for the most part but every now and then something comes out of her that is very condescening. she only communicates via email or text which annoys me and her emails never address me, it just gets right to the point of her message. I have no doubt that to her i am just the babysitter. the little one who is very sweet is also very demanding in that he wants to be held when she wants to be held and you all know that we cant do that. he has a definate temper in him and is capable of crying for al ong time if i dont pick up. I had some time off from this one over the holidays and found that being able to wake at a reasonable time made a huge difference. I also didnt feel like i needed to be in bed a 9 in order to get a good nights sleep. I dont know how to handle the termination. Do i give them the opportunity to change their hours first? to be honest when the change in hours happened i honestly thought that mom would realize how much time she was away from baby and make the change herself but she seems to want to be a work more than at home. any advice would be appreciated.