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In response to "So you wouldn't *rather* have the sitter watch them at your pad?" by musubi

i babysit all the time. i do it at their house. it's fine. it's just interesting to me that the parents don't tend to think about how, when i have to

Posted by kare (aka kare) Jun 16 '09, 12:58

do it at their house, it inconveniences me a looottt more.

yes, if someone truly wanted to watch the dogs at my house, that would absolutely be idea. but, to repeat myself, when they're doing me a favor, i try to minimize as much as possible any inconvenience

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I don't think you're giving (most) parents enough credit for recognizing how much a babysitter does. - musubi Jun 16, 13:03 1
- maybe not. *again,* i recognize i probably don't fully understand, because i've never been a parent. -- nm - kare Jun 16, 13:07
Depending on the circumstances I think most parents don't think it's a much greater inconvenience for you. - pmb Jun 16, 13:02
The big question: Are you getting paid or doing them a favor. If it's a favor then you might suggest trying it once at your place - TWuG Jun 16, 13:00 12
- oh, and no, of course i'm not getting paid -- nm - kare Jun 16, 13:08 1
  - (it's usually way fun and great quality time with the kiddos and it's totally worth it.) -- nm - kare Jun 16, 13:08
- i've suggested before. "but it's so much easier..." - kare Jun 16, 13:01 9
  - Also, it is hard to know what Logan is going to want each night. I could pack-up 90% of his stuff and still not have the one thing he wants. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 13:05 7
    - after the fiftieth "I WANT MY BOBA FETT!", kare may end up agreeing :) -- nm - con_carne Jun 16, 13:12
    - How old is Logan now? - TWuG Jun 16, 13:07 1
      - 2.5 -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 13:21
    - see, and this is the kind of thing i would not understand because i am not a parent. i am not trying to bash all you parents here! - kare Jun 16, 13:06 3
      - Oh, I know. It is just that I have always known this. I mean, I had been around little kids and it is not too difficult to figure out how they think. - Spawn Jun 16, 13:24 1
        
        mmkay. -- nm - kare Jun 16, 13:32
      - No I didn't think you were. Nor was I trying to bash you. Just trying to help you understand a possible differnent POV. - musubi Jun 16, 13:14
  - Oh, with some parents it isn't even about the kid, they just don't want the hassle of - TWuG Jun 16, 13:04

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