tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17635299.post115406463784235017..comments2023-08-09T10:22:07.209-05:00Comments on Adventures Of An Awesome (Sometimes) Mother: So you think you can babysitAwesome Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03523320907836876707noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17635299.post-1154103716765539372006-07-28T11:21:00.000-05:002006-07-28T11:21:00.000-05:00I have served in YW for many years, until very rec...I have served in YW for many years, until very recently, and one of the big perks is knowing which girls make good baby-sitters and which don't. I am VERY picky. Fortunantly for me I now have built in teenagers and they do most of the baby-sitting in our family. I pay them handsomely, I think it's only fair because they could be out sitting for someone else and making money.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393672416950722780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17635299.post-1154099869314849462006-07-28T10:17:00.000-05:002006-07-28T10:17:00.000-05:00I get a little weirded out by those overly gushy h...I get a little weirded out by those overly gushy hopeful babysitters, myself. You are probably right about sterring clear of her.<BR/>I like your criteria for hiring someone. Especially the being able to talk to her.<BR/>It's too bad you don't live in my ward, the girls here are EXTREMELY literary--but it is mostly SCI FI so I didn't have much to talk about with them. ;)talithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754800285030208081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17635299.post-1154098371757474832006-07-28T09:52:00.000-05:002006-07-28T09:52:00.000-05:00You are right that knowing the parents of the kids...You are right that knowing the parents of the kids makes a big difference. I would never just pick a random teenager off the street to watch my kids. I am in the Young Woman program so I see these girls twice a week and I have gotten to know them very well. Most of the time I don't even use a girl becuase I need babysitting in the mornings so I trade off time with another mother which is much Awesome Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523320907836876707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17635299.post-1154067139215309272006-07-28T01:12:00.000-05:002006-07-28T01:12:00.000-05:00I have actually never had someone outside of my fa...I have actually never had someone outside of my family watch Mr. Personality, but it is easier for me since all of them live around here.<BR/><BR/>I have broken out in hives thinking about having to get someone I don't really know to watch him.<BR/><BR/>But, if the kids are in your ward, that is a bit of a different story. You at least know their parents and such. Hopefully, this girl will workGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.com