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Who babysits your kids?

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Up until now, we have mainly used my mom to babysit our kids. I have no idea where to even begin (we are basically looking for just a few days or evenings a month)
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  • TheRunningGingerTheRunningGinger member
    Usually my mom or MIL for both girls or just the baby. My SIL has watched my 3 year old a few times. We've also paid H's 14 year old cousin to watch my 3 year old.
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  • ShakeyJakeyShakeyJakey member
    My mom and mil. If they were both busy I'd have no idea who I'd use.

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  • IForgotMyLogInIForgotMyLogIn member
    edited August 2014
    No family here. We used to use my BFFs niece and her friends (college students) but they got flakey so I've gotten a few off of care.com that I've been happy with. I also have the # of one of the subs from his nursery school.
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  • theimpossibleastronauttheimpossibleastronaut member
    MIL and our friend's sister. Other friends and my mom too, but my mom only comes down on special occasions as she lives a ways away.
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  • PeanutButterFoxPeanutButterFox member
    My mom is our go-to sitter. In another year or two we'll be able to leave Thing 2 with Thing 1 which will be awesome.

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  • bluebird1832bluebird1832 member
    edited August 2014
    We don't have family nearby, so it's church friends, neighbors and care.com for us.

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  • jillyjill1026srjillyjill1026sr member
    My dad, my mom, or my MIL while DD is awake; my sister will come hang out at the house after DD is asleep if DH and I want to go out and grab a beer or something.
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    No one and it sucks. Daycare does a Parents Night Out once a month. MIL can't be counted on as an option and she's the only local family.
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  • klondikebarklondikebar member
    DD s our sitter. SIL watches them if it's for a trip. I know a few teachers in our school system that also babysit especially during the summer. Many people go that route. Students in our local college's childcare/education fields also have postings for babysitting.
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  • angelashlyangelashly member
    No one we never get out. His mom is our back up during our babysitters maternity leave, but that is during the day. If we really needed someone we could ask his sister or niece, but she is 19 and works nights. My sister works at night too.


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  • FrickandFrackFrickandFrack member
    We have both sets of grandparents near us but have used a neighbor or close friend before.
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  • colliebabecolliebabe member
    My parents, my BIL (usually when my mom, sister and I are doing something together) or we do have a 19-year-old sitter that we use occasionally.  Her mom is a friend of the family.
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  • shadypinesshadypines member
    My mom, MIL or teenage son.


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  • Pips09Pips09 member
    Grandparents only for us. It's pretty rare, though.
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  • Spin313Spin313 member
    My parents or my sister only
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  • cedentoncedenton member
    A teacher from DS' old daycare. She's graduated college now and has a real job but still loves babysitting thank God.
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  • wino2006wino2006 member
    We use girls in the neighborhood. We have a slew of 14 year olds that my girls love. It's an added bonus not to have to drive them home too.
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    My parent in laws

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  • cedentoncedenton member
    JerseySprouts said:

    cedenton said:

    A teacher from DS' old daycare. She's graduated college now and has a real job but still loves babysitting thank God.

    "A real job" sounds really demeaning
    Oh blah. She was working part time on her school breaks before. I just meant she'd gotten a full time job in her career field.
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