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XP: What would you pay?

huntjulhuntjul member
edited December 2013 in Working Moms
Saturday night DH and I went to my work Christmas party. I asked one of my students who lives in the apartment below ours to "watch" LO. She and her husband are friends with DH and I, so we help each other out with fixing cars and loan each other things, etc. I put LO to bed at 7pm and took the video monitor to the student and asked that if LO should wake up, she should pick her up, call us, and I'd be home in 15 minutes. We came home at 10pm and picked the monitor back up. The student said LO never woke up, so she never left her own apartment.

What would you have paid her?

ETA: To clarify, we live in two apartments in the same house, so I didn't leave baby unattended.
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XP: What would you pay? 56 votes

Nothing - just make sure to "pay" it back somehow with a favor in the future
10% 6 votes
Give a small gift of some sort - e.g. baked good
57% 32 votes
$10 or less
1% 1 vote
$11-20
14% 8 votes
$21-30
8% 5 votes
more than $30
7% 4 votes
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  • djm31012djm31012 member
    if they are friends of yours, money is awkward. I would just bring a bottle of wine over or something else as a thank you.
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  • huntjulhuntjul member
    Nechie122 said:
    How old is your LO? That ... doesn't seem safe.
    Sorry, I didn't explain adequately.  The friend lives in the downstairs of the house, and we have the upstairs.  I didn't see it as any different than having a 2-story house and hanging out in the living room while LO is upstairs in a bedroom.
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  • mommymegan831mommymegan831 member
    huntjul said:
    Nechie122 said:
    How old is your LO? That ... doesn't seem safe.
    Sorry, I didn't explain adequately.  The friend lives in the downstairs of the house, and we have the upstairs.  I didn't see it as any different than having a 2-story house and hanging out in the living room while LO is upstairs in a bedroom.
    I said a small gift but I also don't really like the whole idea.  Is it one house or a two family home?  If you're all in the same house that's not a big deal, but if it's a two family I could see where it could be possible a fire might start and you don't smell the smoke or someone could break in and you not know.  There's just something about this arrangement doesn't seem too responsible.
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  • huntjulhuntjul member
    mommymegan831 said:
    huntjul said:
    Nechie122 said:
    How old is your LO? That ... doesn't seem safe.
    Sorry, I didn't explain adequately.  The friend lives in the downstairs of the house, and we have the upstairs.  I didn't see it as any different than having a 2-story house and hanging out in the living room while LO is upstairs in a bedroom.
    I said a small gift but I also don't really like the whole idea.  Is it one house or a two family home?  If you're all in the same house that's not a big deal, but if it's a two family I could see where it could be possible a fire might start and you don't smell the smoke or someone could break in and you not know.  There's just something about this arrangement doesn't seem too responsible.
    It's all one house not a duplex.  I kind of figured anything that would be a concern would be enough to set off the baby monitor since a bird chatting outside the window does.  But I see your point.
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  • HisChamaoleGirlHisChamaoleGirl member

    I'm really glad the "is the baby in the same house" question was answered.

    It seems doing favors for each other is the norm in this relationship so I wouldn't add money to that mix.

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    HisChamaoleGirl said:

    I'm really glad the "is the baby in the same house" question was answered.

    It seems doing favors for each other is the norm in this relationship so I wouldn't add money to that mix.

    and if in the future you use her to "watch" your lo again perhaps making it clear what payment will be ahead of time will make deciding what to do less awkward.

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  • huntjulhuntjul member
    Thanks for the responses. I baked her some cookies but will make sure if we have her help again that we discuss payment in advance which is what I should have done this time. I'll also probably have her stay in our apartment so she's closer to LO. Thanks for the input!
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  • groovygrlgroovygrl member
    If she is currently your student I personally wouldn't ask her to help with child care until she is no longer your student.
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