Well shit.

I'll spare you the unnecessary details but needless to say I'm feeling pretty horrid. Send pics of your fluffs if you'd like.

Edit: All of this transpired in less than 24 hours. Unfortunately there weren't many other ways I could have gone about it. I explain further in the comments if anyone is curious about the details.

Edit 2: Thanks for everyone’s advice/condolences. I was working under the table as a nanny and was offered a position as a long term substitute in a school district I had had an interview with this past Friday. I was told over the phone that I would be needed almost immediately to fill the vacancy and therefore felt the need to tell the family I was working for as soon as I could so they could find alternate child care. Instead of letting me work and help them find a solution, they fired me immediately despite knowing that I was looking to gain full term employment as a teacher. The teacher I was supposed to be replacing unexpectedly returned so the district no longer needed me for the position. I can still sub on a day to day basis but the stability and joy from my nanny job is gone. I don’t believe legal recourse would be a wise or even possible decision as I still may be employed by this district in the future.