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amother

OP ↓

Yesterday at 6:30 am

A woman in our community advertised a painting class. She apparently only had 1 girl in the class and I told her that my DD would like to try. We were corresponding in Whatsapp where she wrote that it's a yearlong class that starts with 3 months with the option to continue. My daughter has been going for 2 months and she isn't enjoying it. I don't want to force her to continue.

The woman is being quite aggressive. She is saying that I owe for 2 classes that my daughter didn't attend. I was not aware of this in advance but I am willing to pay for that. Do I owe her for the extra month of classes that my daughter doesn't want to do? If her attitude wasn't so abrasive I would think to send my daughter for another month but I really have a bad feeling about this lady at the moment.

amother

Aquamarine ↓

Yesterday at 6:33 am

You should ask a shaila but it sounds like you agreed to pay for 3 months and should

amother

↑ OP

Yesterday at 6:43 am

amother Aquamarine wrote:

You should ask a shaila but it sounds like you agreed to pay for 3 months and should

I told her that my daughter wants to try it and asked if I can pay one month at a time and she agreed. Does that change anything?

amother

Grape

Yesterday at 6:45 am

This is a halachic shaala that should be taken to a Rav.

abound

Yesterday at 6:46 am

only a rav can answer that. It helps if u have the texts where she agreed to that.

JasmineDragon

Yesterday at 6:49 am

amother OP wrote:

I told her that my daughter wants to try it and asked if I can pay one month at a time and she agreed. Does that change anything?

Yes, if she agreed to monthly then you shouldn't owe her for future months. But it's a good idea to speak with a rabbi instead of asking here.

seeker

Yesterday at 7:07 am

amother OP wrote:

I told her that my daughter wants to try it and asked if I can pay one month at a time and she agreed. Does that change anything?

It does but it also may have been a misunderstanding. You understood that you are paying for a month of classes at a time and not committing to more, while she apparently understood that you were asking for a payment plan divided up by month, but signing up for the three month period. It sounds like she does consider a tryout 3 months, since she says "with option to continue."

I don't know what I would do. From first post I would have said pay the 3 months but now that you thought you had an agreement it's less clear.

amother

Bronze

Yesterday at 7:12 am

amother OP wrote:

I told her that my daughter wants to try it and asked if I can pay one month at a time and she agreed. Does that change anything?

It's odd that you didn't include this in your op.

In your op you said there was a 3 month commitment. Based on that I don't see your side. Now you're adding that btw the woman said we can try it one month at a time.

Was it clear that you didn't want to commit to 3 months and instead only wanted one month at a time?

amother

↑ Aquamarine

Yesterday at 9:16 am

This is really a question for a Rav.

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