Hi, i've been following this blog for a while and it's been a great resource while I was going through some really difficult things at my job. Recently, I got fired from that job. I was caring for a kid from when he was an infant until 3yrs. I went from full time to part time, but mostly full-time. I got pretty attached. His parent always treated me bad, but I stayed around because I was loyal to the kid. Now that i'm fired, I miss him even though I know getting fired was for the best...(CTD)
(CTD)...I got fired over a month ago now, and while i'm not as upset as I was at first (I got fired over asking to be paid for them requiring I stay late one day. basically the parent freaked out that I would "do such a thing") so I know the firing is not my fault, and it was probably for the best since the parent treated me like shit anyways, but I really was attached to that little boy. I was there the first three years of his life and I miss him. How do you get over something like this?
Hey there! I’m so sorry I haven’t logged on in such a long time and left this question hanging. I hope things are going better for you.
I was off this blog for a while because after I was let go from my job I was too depressed to keep at it at my new one. I just lost that job too, after a year. But now I’m doing amazing at my newest one and I’m so happy.
It really does sound like the best thing for you to have been let go from that job. They sound really toxic and you had absolutely every right to be paid more for staying longer. The laws for paying employees do not change just because you’re a domestic worker, so they were breaking the law when they weren’t paying you for the overtime you worked.
As for your question: All I can say is, losing someone you love from your life is never easy, even if you were paid to care for him. It takes time to heal. There’s no special solution. From what you told me about his parents, I wouldn’t suggest trying to keep some sort of relationship with the family, it’s best to move on.