It really upsets me that families think that what we do is a hobby not a paid business! Whatever my vacation is it is my business and it is in my contract that I get paid. If they choose to take other time off it is their prerogative but I still have a mortgage to pay so...too freaking bad. If their employer started pulling this kind of manipulation with them they would be all over HR freaking out! I am very up front with my families and they know where I stand and the only problem I have ever had was with a single mom who needed a bit of a break now and then which I would try to accommodate knowing that she didn't get sick days herself. I am not unreasonable, just self employed and looking out for my family