ADVENTURE'S IN BABYSITTING...
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ADVENTURE'S IN BABYSITTING...
| Wed, 07-14-2004 - 2:44pm |
...remember that movie! lol
That was one of my favorites as a teen.
Where you a babysitter growing up? Do you have any strange tales, or funny stories about baby sitting? Do you think babysitting/not babysitting had any affect on you becoming a mom...and how so?

Where you a babysitter growing up?> Yes, people actually started hiring me when I was 11! I would not have hired me at 11..lol.
Do you have any strange tales, or funny stories about babysitting?> I had a couple who would hire me to babysit when I was 16. They beleived that it was wrong to have sex in their house while the kids were there. So every thursday they would hire me from 5 to 9. I always wondered if they were just really loud or freaky...LOL!
Do you think babysitting/not babysitting had any affect on you becoming a mom...and how so?> I think babysitting had a huge effect on my life! Even though my homelife was not ideal, It gave me a chance to see how "normal" families ran things. One parent was kind enough to give me a basic parenting book, as a requirement for watching her kids. I really learned a lot from it. I was always baby crazy and loved taking care of other people's kids. A big thing that left an impression was that being patient and kind to children almost always brought out a good result!
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I think it's good training for a girl to babysit. The times that it goes badly are probably a better learning experience in some ways than the times it goes smoothly--you get a heads up that everyone goes into the "baby business" with NO clue, and you have to just learn as you go...
Angela
mommy to Wil, Wes & Wade