Adventures in Babysitting

[judecorp]

Last night I met the people down the street with the 2-year-old. They are nice people and their little girl is so freaking adorable. It's so funny, because I spend 40+ hours a week with developmentally delayed toddlers, so when I saw a typically-developing (if not a little precocious) toddler I was practically bug-eyed and all, "SHE IS SO SMART!" It's weird hanging out with toddlers who can, you know, talk. Especially because she doesn't articulate Js very well and totally calls me "Dude." As in, "I like Dude. Dude is my new babysitter."

I guess they liked me (or they're incredibly desperate, or both) because they asked me right away if I could babysit this coming Saturday. I said I would, and they originally said about 4 hours but it's quickly turned into 7. What the heck am I going to do for 7 hours with a kid I hardly even know?!?!? I guess I'll get to know her pretty well. It's supposed to be gorgeous on Saturday and if I knew the family better I would totally suggest taking her somewhere in my car (like Castle Island or a playground or something) but since I've only met them once I'm afraid of sounding like a kidnapper. At least they have a backyard.

I haven't decided yet what I should do with this babysitting money. The sensible part of me says I should put it all in the savings account since it is a second job and I should be saving it. But part of me feels like I am now working a second job and deserve to be able to splurge a little! Still, we dumped so much money into Jen's new laptop and still haven't replaced the money from when I sold Gargamel last spring. I guess I made my decision.

I hate money. I need a money tree or something. Or the hopemcg hook-up!

Comments

[livinginoctober.livejournal.com]

I start a new babysitting job on Monday for an eight month old boy..I'm excited about it...this is literally the only job I've been able to find (I've worked literally 30 different jobs) that doesn't make me completely insane with anxiety and have nervous breakdowns.

Working with children has been the only job I've been able to do thus far. Looking cute and writing just isn't cutting it.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha, if only we could all make money by looking cute and writing!

Good luck with your babysitting job. Sometimes I think that when I have children, I should try my hand at being a full-time babysitter for one other child while being a SAHM. I dunno, I might go completely crazy. Who knows?

Teach the kid something useful

[yotto.livejournal.com]

Screw the sunshine, come on CDI!

Re: Teach the kid something useful

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha! I haven't been on CDI in like a million years!

[folkyboy.livejournal.com]

omg that "dude" thing sounds so friggin cute!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

She is quite cute. She now also says, "Dennifer."