wow, i don't know what your relationship is with your cousins but where I come from we do these things for each other because that's what family is there for. We don't bitch that we didn't get paid and we don't expect to get paid either. Besides...if you were expecting compensation you should have made that cleam before you agreed to take them!

YDI for wearing a shark-tooth necklace.

FYL for not being paid, but like others have said, after what you did for their kids, they can't refuse to do any favors for to.

If it were for a day or two I'd have done it for free, but 3 or more I would charge for. Especially since I have children of my own to worry about. Though I have to agree you should have told them you expected payment right away.

YDI for expecting payment. u were just helping out thefamily hun. ya dont get paid for that.

You should have arranged the payment beforehand.

Well, odds are that if you didn't arrange payment before they left, you weren't planning on getting paid in the first place. Of course, if you were promised to be paid appropriately for your services, and then they paid you with the necklace instead, that's pretty bad, but that's probably not the case. I would have to say YDI for expecting payment without first setting up an agreement with the parents.

Simple solution--never babysit for them again!

awwaww that sucks. u dont deserve that. but its FREAKIN HILARIOUS! he he

I think you learned some great lessons here. Don't have kids to early if you can't handle the responsibility and you don't always get what you want and mothers do NOT get paid what they should. I bet it's a nice shark necklace.