Babysitter cancelled on Friday WWYD

Kristysyr · January 2012

My sister-in-law watches my son when I have something to do but my sitter from college (who is her son's girlfriend) was home from college so she has watched him a few times over this month. There was snow on Friday and schools were closed however we live in the Syracuse area and we all have had to drive in snow before. She was supposed to be at my house at 10 and texted me at 9:20 to say that she was not going to drive over here because she went to breakfast and slid off the road. There was no accident or anything I think she just slid a bit...like we all have done here in Central New York.

My husband who runs a business has people her age as employees had everyone at work on Friday. So my friend (who is a teacher and had no school that day) watched him. I brought my son to her house and the roads wer not clear but they were not dangerous.

So the question is do I tell her that it is not acceptable or do I just forget it because it is not worth the rift it could cause? She was supposed to go back to school on Monday but now wants to watch my son instead of my sister-in-law.

My thought is just let her watch him tomorrow and then when she returns in May have someone else as my "back-up" sitter.

Thanks for your thoughts.

jnk062602 · January 2012

Maybe it really shook her up. I would either move on and still have her as a back up, or if you really think it is unacceptable just not use her again. The only thing that is going to happen if you tell her it was unacceptable is you are going to look like a jerk and I doubt she would be available for you again anyway. I would feel differently if she had a history of canceling on you.

TinyPinkBug · January 2012

Friday was nasty out. There were over 200 reported weather related accidents on Friday in Onondaga county alone. There was a layer of ice under that snow, mix in the wind with white-out conditions... it was crappy. The schools that didn't close regretted it and cancelled afternoon and after school activities.

Different people have different levels of what they drive in. My SIL is also one who calls in to her job frequently when the weather is bad at the urging of her mother. I don't agree with it, I have only once ever not shown up for work myself because of weather and it was an ice storm and I could not get my car up at hill, sat on the side of the road with dozens of other cars waiting for a salt truck for over an hour watching other cars slide down it praying not to get hit each time. It also makes a difference in what kind of car you are driving. If you are driving a 15 yr old beater with nearly bald tires, you are going to have a heck of a time driving compared to a new SUV.

Can you drive LO to her house in the future if she is worried about driving in bad weather? And I am wondering, she was going to quit college to watch your LO?

lawells15 · January 2012

I've lived in the area a long time and slid Friday am on my way to work, enough to scare the crap out of me. I would give her the benefit of the doubt, but that's just me.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I got to work Friday am. And I've driven plenty in the snow.

KD+BC · January 2012

I'd let it go this time. Not all parts of the Syracuse area were that bad on Friday but some parts were pretty snowy and icy. I'm glad you had someone else to watch your LO so this time, no harm, no foul.

Kristysyr · January 2012

Thanks everyone. I didn't have to worry about as she cancelled on Monday too. I guess that answered my question.

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