it's the first time we're leaving Lu with a babysitter who's not family. dh has his final hockey game of the season and i have to work late. so our housekeeper, who Lu knows very well, is coming to watch her for 2 hrs this evening. it was last minute so she's bringing her kids along (5 & 8) which i am totally fine with. i think Lu will have fun.
since i have never done this before, what's the protocol on feeding the babysitter. she'll be feeding Lu dinner, so do I cook and leave her something for her and her kids? leave money for takeout? or assume that she is feeding her own kids? she's pretty familiar with my kitchen by now and knows we don't have a ton of stuff. plus i don't know what her kids do/don't eat. thoughts?
Re: nervous about tonight
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.
Agreed.