This is a list of things I wish, being the babysitter, or being the mom who needs her children tended (see below) Hope you'll never do (you being the other person).
As a babysitter I hope:
1. You will never be more than 30 minutes late picking up your children.
2. You will appreciate the service being done for you. Some token is fine. I really don't care what at this point. texting "TY" as you drive away is not gratitude.
3. You will never bring your children to drop off more than 15 minutes before you say you will. "I'm going out at 8:30 doesn't mean drop them off at 6 so you can get ready to go.
4. That just because I'm being paid for staying home with someone else's children doesn't make you feel obligated to leave yours with me too whenever you have
As a babysitter I hope:
1. You will never be more than 30 minutes late picking up your children.
2. You will appreciate the service being done for you. Some token is fine. I really don't care what at this point. texting "TY" as you drive away is not gratitude.
3. You will never bring your children to drop off more than 15 minutes before you say you will. "I'm going out at 8:30 doesn't mean drop them off at 6 so you can get ready to go.
4. That just because I'm being paid for staying home with someone else's children doesn't make you feel obligated to leave yours with me too whenever you have
"CABIN FEVER"
5. I hope you will respect me when I tell you I'm busy and can't tend today. Don't nag me. There are 100's of people you can ask. Don't guilt me into doing something for you. I have a hard enough time letting you down easy, don't make me get blunt.
As a Mom I hope:
1. You will never hand my children off to another babysitter without consulting me first.
2. You will never take our your ire for me out on my children.
3. You let me know if my children or I have done something wrong. Don't just dis me. None of us are perfect, least of all children. Or moms.
4. When you care for my children you will be FAIR, as in between all the children you are tending. Automatically taking your child's word without listening to both sides of the story is bad karma. See, now we don't come to your house, and we always say no when you ask to come to ours. (more on this story later).
5. You moms who actually have a paying JOB don't think that I have nothing to do all day, keep all that sympathy for yourself.
5. I hope you will respect me when I tell you I'm busy and can't tend today. Don't nag me. There are 100's of people you can ask. Don't guilt me into doing something for you. I have a hard enough time letting you down easy, don't make me get blunt.
As a Mom I hope:
1. You will never hand my children off to another babysitter without consulting me first.
2. You will never take our your ire for me out on my children.
3. You let me know if my children or I have done something wrong. Don't just dis me. None of us are perfect, least of all children. Or moms.
4. When you care for my children you will be FAIR, as in between all the children you are tending. Automatically taking your child's word without listening to both sides of the story is bad karma. See, now we don't come to your house, and we always say no when you ask to come to ours. (more on this story later).
5. You moms who actually have a paying JOB don't think that I have nothing to do all day, keep all that sympathy for yourself.
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