The baby that is in my care (and her Mom is a friend as well), house burnt down last night they lost EVERYTHING, but thank God they all got out okay!! I am not sure when she will be returning to care....I am not even asking those questions yet...I am not going to charge her for the time she was in care this week or the rest of the week but I am not sure what to do after that. I feel so heartbroken for this family, how could I make them pay when they have NOTHING? The Mom stopped getting EI over a month ago and JUST went back to work YESTERDAY....the Dad hasn't worked in over a year (I know these aren't my issues but I know they have nothing!).
I want the baby to come back sooner rather than later so the poor thing has some familiarity to her life, and she is happy here! Should I just tell the Mom to pay me when she can? Should I just give them some free weeks? I hate that I even have to think about the business part of this. I have been spending all my free time collecting donations and gathering things for them, I can't imagine loosing it all!!
Advice?!