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» Another One Bites the Dust | Kate Says — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:45:46 +0000

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:27:10 +0000

Ah, too bad. I can sympathise with trying to find time to work. I’ve been tempted to hire a babysitter sometimes. I was thinking of trying to hire someone to come play with the kids while I worked but I wonder how well that would work. Jamie would probably be fine playing with someone else and forgetting I exist but I think Josh would have a harder time of it (he’s 1).

I tried once with a few other moms to have a “working playgroup” and that was a disaster. I think part time day care may be in my future if I want to get any work done. I just can’t program when I’m half asleep at midnight.

Michelle

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:23:39 +0000

Cody - yup, I pay her. And I totally get what you mean, but she’s really my ONLY option. She’s great with the kids and I think she’s uncomfortable when I’m home too, which I can relate to from when I was a babysitter back in high school. For now, the benefits are outweighing the downsides. If she were an adult and a full-time caregiver, things would be different………and I’d DEFINITELY have a door on my office if the kids were always home while I was working

Bonnie - I’ll take a look at the chart idea, thanks!

Michelle - Sadly, I think your house is the same distance away as Caribou……bummer!

Lawschoolmum - Ouch, sounds like you have it worse than I do right now! Somehow we’ll make it through, right?

By: lawschoolmom

lawschoolmom — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:54:31 +0000

I had the same issue with our sitter last summer and ultimately I had to go to the local library to get any work done. This summer I am doing it on my own and trying to work before the kids get up. So far, that’s not working out too well either.

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:35:42 +0000

I had that problem from the other end. When I was a teen, I was paid to watch a little boy (I think he was 2 or 3) while the mom worked at home. It lasted all of a couple hours. I couldn’t coax him away from hugging the office door and screaming. He wanted his mom and that was that.

Wonder if I’m closer than Caribou? It’s not exactly quiet around here since I’ve got two noisy kids, but they wouldn’t actually be after you, just generally loud.

Michelle

By: Bonnie Sayers (autismfamily)

Bonnie Sayers (autismfamily) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:13:20 +0000

I have had the same issue when trying in new respite workers and I kind of let the person blend in and have kids used to her and she sees how it all flows.

Everytime I watch Super Nanny she has these charts up. Maybe when T is there you can adopt a chart and have it up for reminders on what to be doing during those times. Good luck

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By: Codytalks

Codytalks — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:04:01 +0000

All seriousness … Are you paying “T.”?

If so this is an issue with her, I have been through this and you need to tell “T” that she is in charge. And you are to be bothered only for emergencies. I was a WAHD for a while and the in-house babysitter was completely responsible for keeping the kids out of my home office during work hours. May sound harsh but thats a neccessity.

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