Hey... I just met you... and this is crazy.. but here's my number, can you...
By mommyboo
@mommyboo (13174)
United States
July 23, 2012 10:16am CST
...watch my BABY?!
Anybody here ever meet someone, through a mom or dad group, local daycare or preschool, in the neighborhood, gym, etc and you don't know them really at all... and BAM, suddenly they hit you up to take care of their kid or kids? SUDDENLY? Without warning? Maybe for no compensation?? You know... because after all, YOU have kids, why not take on 4 more?
I've had this happen multiple times and I'm not even what I would consider friends with these people. On the flip side, my daughter doesn't go with ANYBODY I'm not friends with and she never spends hours and hours of time at someone's house without me if they aren't a CLOSE friend.
What is with people?! Does this happen to other moms and dads? DO YOU do this to other people?? I will bend over backwards to help out friends but we often kid swap anyway because we love each other. The love and giving does NOT extend to virtual strangers or people who think they can take advantage just because 'you live next door and I happen to have caught you home for 2 minutes'. REALLY?!
3 responses
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
28 Jul 12
I can not even begin to tell you how many times I have been faced with stuff like that. It never ceased to amaze me at how loose some people were with their children. I once had this little boy come home with my son after school on a Friday to stay all night and mom never met me, called me, nothing. He was at my house all weekend and then when school started on Monday, he came home with my son that day too. I asked him about his mom and if he needed to call her and he very nonchalantly said no..she doesn't mind. I finally told him that if he stayed any longer that I would need to at least talk to her. I called and she wasn't there, he did say he was going home that evening. I never did meet or talk to that parent. I had some pretty crazy stuff like that happen with my older girl too. I would have never let my child stay with people I didn't know and even if I did, not for long periods of time.
@AidaLily (1450)
• United States
23 Jul 12
I wish it was more uncommon however it is not. My youngest child went started preschool at three last year and will be going back this year. I didn't even know the parents, but I had been asked if I would mind watching their kids so they can go on a date. When I had asked why on earth they would just drop their kids off on me, one of them had the nerve to say it was because I am a stay-at-home mom and probably don't have much to do here.
I just tell people flat out "Look. I've known you for all of ten minutes. I am not going to watch your kids and just because we are both parents, I am not going to trust you with my kids."
However, the one who made the stay at home mom comment and not having a lot to do.... after looking at her like she was an idiot, and explaining that I have a lot to do whether it is cleaning, cooking, or doing my college coursework, proceeded to in the most polite way I could manage... tell her off.
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
23 Jul 12
Its nor common nor normal here and we don't trust someone to take care nor look after my kids unless they are my family nor our maid but not to a total strangers even if they are my neighbors nor just meet them in a group, specially if its my daughter then no way just to avoid any problem. Though in my province since we already known each other there and they live there for many generations already so we both know their family inside and out though maybe not their attitude, kids in the province normally play with our neighbors but not to the point of taking care of them nor sleeping in their house. In the city i cant trust anyone here. So it means i dont just leave my baby nor kids to anyone unless with the maid nor with my family.
