WriterAlexis Negotiate positions to gradually increase my freedom.
i would say that's the best thing for you at the moment. try to get freedom in small steps, show yourself from your best side, that you won't take advantage of it. despite your descriptions, i find the situation very unfair, because as far as i know it was your sister's bad behaviour that brought the belt into play. that you should now suffer from it would be very unfair. maybe another approach for negotiations would be: ‘either both of us or neither of us’.
WriterAlexis I provide daycare. Maryland academic calender started this week, so my schedule has changed. This summer I was a bit more independent, because nobody was available to render monitoring services.
that's certainly a very nice job, but i still don't understand what that has to do with monitoring your shower?