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sillygirl · 01-24-2007, 06:52 PM

Okay, we're at the point where every now and then, we need someone to come watch the kid for a few hours to let us go on a date. By "watch the kid" I mean, watch him for maybe an hour, give him a bottle and put him in bed, and then watch movies or do homework til we get home. Hell, talk to your friends or your boyfriend on the phone all night for all I care.

Now, since I haven't been active in church for a while, and since we moved to a new neighborhood and don't know anyone here (also, there seems to be a lack of anyone under the age of oh, 60), we've had a hard time finding anyone to begin with. People we DO find want upwards of $10/hr to sit on their asses and watch television for a few hours!

Is it just me, or is this completely ludicrous?

Anyway, I just wanted to see what other parents pay. I don't need someone with ten years of childcare experience, parenting classes, etc. I need a teenaged girl who has the brains to feed the kid a bottle and then go check on him IF he cries, knows to call if something happens, and has had a few families that she sits for. This kid usually sleeps like a rock all night. I'm not asking someone to come teach him the alphabet. I'm not asking someone to come take care of his daily growth and well being. I'm looking for someone to just be in the freaking house while he sleeps so that I can go to a flippin movie every now and again.

I know what I was paid when I was sitting. I'm 22, it wasn't that long ago. I don't know where 13 year old girls get off charging ten bucks an hour.

*deep breath*

So.. yeah. What do YOU guys pay for a sitter?

01-24-2007, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
sillygirl Newlywed Location: at home	Babysitters! Okay, we're at the point where every now and then, we need someone to come watch the kid for a few hours to let us go on a date. By "watch the kid" I mean, watch him for maybe an hour, give him a bottle and put him in bed, and then watch movies or do homework til we get home. Hell, talk to your friends or your boyfriend on the phone all night for all I care. Now, since I haven't been active in church for a while, and since we moved to a new neighborhood and don't know anyone here (also, there seems to be a lack of anyone under the age of oh, 60), we've had a hard time finding anyone to begin with. People we DO find want upwards of $10/hr to sit on their asses and watch television for a few hours! Is it just me, or is this completely ludicrous? Anyway, I just wanted to see what other parents pay. I don't need someone with ten years of childcare experience, parenting classes, etc. I need a teenaged girl who has the brains to feed the kid a bottle and then go check on him IF he cries, knows to call if something happens, and has had a few families that she sits for. This kid usually sleeps like a rock all night. I'm not asking someone to come teach him the alphabet. I'm not asking someone to come take care of his daily growth and well being. I'm looking for someone to just be in the freaking house while he sleeps so that I can go to a flippin movie every now and again. I know what I was paid when I was sitting. I'm 22, it wasn't that long ago. I don't know where 13 year old girls get off charging ten bucks an hour. deep breath So.. yeah. What do YOU guys pay for a sitter? __________________ Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly-Rose Franken ....absence makes me miss him more...