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Post by 13candihearts13 on Sept 29, 2006 11:41:51 GMT -5
My neighbors (3 kids, and a mom and a dad) asked me to babysit for this summer, once a week, sometimes 3 days, depending on the parents' work schedule. I accepted, even though my mom told me I was taking on too much. I now realize after spending a week with these kids that she was 100% correct, I am too young for this kind of responsibility. Every time I'm over there and the kids (ages 5-8) fight (which is a lot) I just want to cry.
I really want to quit. The problem is, the parents already planned for me to babysit the whole summer. Should I just tell my neighbors' that I can't handle their kids and quit? They could probably find someone else to do it but I still feel bad...like I'm letting them down, you know?
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Post by Jessi Wessi™ on Sept 29, 2006 15:07:07 GMT -5
What you should do is tell them that you don't feel comfertable babysitting yet. Say that it's too much for you to handle at the time and that you don't want something to happen. You can't keep doing a job if your not comfertable with it. You may be letting them down but they will understand.
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Post by Alcohol4ever on Sept 29, 2006 15:15:02 GMT -5
I know exactly what you are going through! If you are taking on too much, tell them that your mom and you have both agreed that you are taking on too much, and tell them that you can babysit every once and a while, but not one-3 times/week. Like maybe once every 2 weeks. Then they will know that you are still interested in babysitting, but you really are taking too much. Then maybe they could like go out for dinner or something? Let them know what is going on at the moment, then they can realize that. You should sign up for Teen Vibe . Also, you should keep us informed of what's going on! Good luck!
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Post by Hairball Juni on Sept 29, 2006 16:24:26 GMT -5
Yeah, offer to babysit once in a while as to 3 times a week. If you tell the parents of the kids that it's just too much, they will probably understand. But if you offer to babysit once in while, then they might feel a bit better. Besides, if you don't enjoy it, then chances are that you aren't paying attention as much to what is going on and someone might be more likely to get hurt if they're fighting all the time and everyone would have less fun.
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Post by Sparkle on Sept 30, 2006 5:27:23 GMT -5
Say you can't babysit this much, it is too much for you and you have too much summer work to concentrate on. Offer to babysit once in a while if they are stuck, but say that you can not keep going as much.
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Post by Ruby on Sept 30, 2006 18:20:02 GMT -5
Yeah, offer to babysit once in a while as to 3 times a week. If you tell the parents of the kids that it's just too much, they will probably understand. But if you offer to babysit once in while, then they might feel a bit better. Besides, if you don't enjoy it, then chances are that you aren't paying attention as much to what is going on and someone might be more likely to get hurt if they're fighting all the time and everyone would have less fun. I couldn't have said it better myself
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Post by Beautiful Disaster on Oct 1, 2006 1:50:20 GMT -5
I don't think you should say you can't handle them it might make them think that you think their kids are bad or something. I would just say that some things came up and you won't be able to watch them as often and give them a week or so to find someone else.
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Post by MuHa Feel the Wrath on Oct 1, 2006 16:50:39 GMT -5
You could try to get the kids not to fight and keep them having fun by playing games.
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Post by dollsteak on Oct 8, 2006 10:56:05 GMT -5
maybe, if they're truly too much to handle even after some of these suggestions, you could find another babysitter to cover for you. that way, you aren't leaving the parents in a precarious situation, but you still get out of it...
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