babysitters

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marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 2 Apr 18

Good morning, dear friends. Today I received my youngest grandchildren very early. I said "good morning" from my bed but the answered from the living room. All sorts of sounds came from that room. So I got up from bed and went to...

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Babysitters and Babies

Mari24 @Maria24 (2661) • United States 29 Jan 18

I want to start working but I'd seen on the news that babysitters mistreat babies and sometimes they even killed them. Now most of the daycares in where I live have some type of history of sexual abuse. I'm a single mother of two...

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How Much Is Too Much?

bredwine2 @bredwine2 (29) • United States 6 Nov 10

I am just wondering what some other mothers takes are on babysitters.My mother and father want to keep my son all the time.If they are not at work they are wanting him and I am just wondering what others mothers think is too much...

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Being a good mother

iamamommy @iamamommy (163) • United States 6 Mar 10

To be a good mother i think you have to be able to care of your childs needs and so on. Some mothers today do not care about their childern as much as they should. They leave their babys at home with a baby sitter while they go...

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what is important for you?your family or your career?

duaatheangel @duaatheangel (90) • Pakistan 25 Jan 10

will your family be important for you or will you shift your responsibilities at home to others by hiring babysitters and caregivers?

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Can you trust fyou adult family members to baby sit your children?

laurenrich @laurenrich (111) • United States 8 Sep 09

I must say you can not trust all family members to watch over your children. Eventhough, they are adults many people are irresponsible and will not properly take care of your child. It has been reported many times in the news...

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x_Jo_x @x_Jo_x (1040) 31 Jul 09

If you are looking for a babysitter: Would you trust your bestfriend/best friends children to babysit your kids? If you are going out for the evening who do you normally get to babysit? Family, friends or someone from an...

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can you depend on those babysitters?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 5 May 09

I have observed some of those part - time babysitters, they don't care much of the work, and they only take a peek on the toddler when they feel like it. Mostly they either on their phones, or texting each other. I afraid of their...

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Babysitters?

kayla_7602 @kayla_7602 (704) • Canada 20 Feb 09

Hey So I was wondering how everyone finds a babysitter. Picking someone you trust in so important, as well as someone your kids like. Me personally have been blessed, and on very few occassion have had to find a babysitter who...

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Trusting babysitters or not

bamakelly @bamakelly (5191) • United States 28 Jan 09

I had a question about whether or not you find yourself more just opting to take your children out with you rather than find a babysitter? What would be your reasoning and do you find that it is hard to trust anyone now a...

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The time for babysitters

bamakelly @bamakelly (5191) • United States 28 Jan 09

How often do you find yourself calling your neighborhood babysitter? Do you need one once a week or a couple of times a week according to your schedule?

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Staying Overnight...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 26 Sep 08

Most new mothers, and even not so new, are kind of nervous leaving their newborn overnight away from home. Most will call up repeatedly and check on them and some even show up in the middle of the night to pick the baby up....

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Babysitters club

shymurl @shymurl (2765) • United States 5 May 08

Does anyone remember these series of books??? Its about a group of girls that start a babysitters club and they solve mysteries. I read a bunch of them when I was younger. I recently found some of the books at a second hand store...

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Bad Babysitters

melvinandheather1 @melvinandheather1 (540) • United States 14 Mar 08

I took my daughter and my son to a lady who lived up the street from us to babysit for us. She seemed ok at first, however, she started acting really weird and her husband I thought was turning into a psycho. Almost the first day...

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Would you have done the same thing?

snoopy04 @snoopy04 (718) • United States 28 Feb 08

Last night I went to Walmart to pick up some groceries and my husband kept the kids so I wouldnt have to rush. So as I waswalking into the store and went and got a basket I noticed this lady and this little boy. The little boy was...

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Babysitting cost burning a hole in your pocket?

myworkid1987 @myworkid1987 (755) • United States 8 Jan 08

i use to have the problem where i would drop my duaghter off at a home babysitter and then go to work and seems like i never had any money. I got paid once every 2 weeks. my babysitter charged a little over 100 a week and i made...

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What is fair, to pay a teenage babysitter on an hourly rate?

saralee1 @saralee1 (1982) • United States 30 Jun 07

I was just curious if rates have changed much since I was a kid back in the 80's. I was paid a dollar an hour to wach onechild, and two dollars to watch two kids, etc. whatis the going rate for babysitters nowadays?

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How picky are you about babysitters?

babygurl850406 @babygurl850406 (1322) • United States 8 May 07

Do you have to know the person extremely well before leaving your child? Are you picky about leaving your kid with just anybody? I am afraid to leave mine with anybody I do not know that well. It is hard especially when they...

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Dates- How often do you and hubby get out?

MrsWickham1 @MrsWickham1 (464) • United States 8 May 07

I told my husband when we had achild that as much as possible we would need to try to spend sme alone time together. Well, the only thing is he is in the military and we have no friends or family near so getting a baysitter is...

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My Ex and Our Kids - Just a Vent Looking For Validation

mrsanderson @mrsanderson (271) • United States 25 Feb 07

So my soon to be ex husband and I have 3 little babies. I have not wanted to be with ihm since I was pregnant with our youngest but stayed to try my best to make it work so our children would have a family. Anyway, we have been...

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