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I wouldn't pay that much to have someone keep eyes on my seven year old, who is going to be self sufficient, for two hours. Bonus when kids get older, they just watch each other for free.
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Feb 17, 2024 18:38
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Neighbors haveing people over and they're arriving at nap time. Which means Brisket has to tell me about each one just as baby is about to fall asleep.
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Feb 17, 2024 19:19
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Tbh Rosalyn really was a bad babysitter though Calvin was a tough kid to deal with but you don't just keep hiring someone he has a mutual hatred for
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Feb 17, 2024 19:31
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Calvin parachute account spotted
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Feb 17, 2024 19:34
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Potty training update: have moved on to bottomless method. If she pees in the potty again she can come upstairs and watch TV; until then she is confined to the rec room (vinyl flooring). It is not going great so far. She pooped in the potty this morning and I was optimistic. That didn't last lol. She's basically stopped telling us she has to go because she knows we'll make her do it on the potty. But this has gotta get old for her eventually right????
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Feb 17, 2024 19:35
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[ask] me about potty training a kid with congenital diarrhea
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Feb 17, 2024 19:40
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Benagain posted:Don't pay less than minimum wage to the 16 year old who doesn't know any better. maybe 5-10 years ago, now mcdonalds starts you at 20 bucks an hour with bonuses - you literally won't find anyone paying minimum wage
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Feb 17, 2024 19:44
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Depressing story time, please skip if you're already down. I just sent a friend and her two kids from a visit, and finally had some time to talk to her about the last few years. Actually, she's originally my friend's sister, but my friend, but my friend died in 2021 from muscular dystrophy. Basically, his muscles just got weaker and weaker, and the heart is kinda an important muscle. It's a genetic condition, and their mother got tested back in the 90s. Apparently it was a false negative though, so she and my alive friend were carriers, and, getting to the point, guess what her son has now? Just really loving depressing, considering it's basically a death sentence, including very different life circumstances (he's already got a wheelchair, and it's gonna get way worse. My dead friend didn't lift a finger in high school, metaphorically or literally). Not to mention that the financial aspects of it are not good. On top of that, the older kid has pretty severe anxiety, which is also a parental challenge, especially for the father who apparently couldn't deal at all and is now an ex who only sees the younger kid. Luckily my friend still has both her parents, whom I also now pretty well (my dead friend never moved out, and we hung out at his place because of stairs), and they're great in each their way, and she's strong as gently caress herself. But it really sucks. Also because it's just a set of completely random things, no one's fault or anything, just two kids with severe issues. Also the younger kid is apparently getting a new treatment, which is just steroids. This affects his mood as one might expect. Silver lining is that the older kid and my (autistic) son really hit it off, despite a four year age difference. Just very compatible temperaments, and as a bonus they're both really into Bakeoff. I think we can get something out of that, especially without the literal roid rage kid (who was fine but definitely less compatible with my kid, despite them being a month apart). Sorry for posting through, but I kinda needed to vent somewhere.
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Feb 17, 2024 19:50
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My kid has started imitating my "stern lecture" tone and words when she wants to indicate seriousness, e.g. stern brow, eye contact, "... got it?/understand?", sometimes a pointed finger. It's extremely hard not to smile or laugh or otherwise encourage this when it happens The way kids will hold a mirror up to you, man
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Feb 17, 2024 21:24
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lol when kids start using the same catchphrases as you that you didn't even realize you say all the time
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Feb 17, 2024 21:31
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SirPablo posted:I'd say less than minimum wage in your area by 1/2 to 1/3, then you can round up. So probably just give them a $20. I have an 18-month-old so it's a bigger job granted (and we have never gotten a babysitter outside of vacation) but I'd be at LEAST at $20/hr here where minimum wage is $15/hr. Probably more like $25.
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Feb 17, 2024 21:52
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loquacius posted:Potty training update: have moved on to bottomless method. If she pees in the potty again she can come upstairs and watch TV; until then she is confined to the rec room (vinyl flooring). It is not going great so far. It took like 1.5 years of this with my son, didn't fully stick until he turned four. No method or system of rewards, praise, frequently going, etc worked because he's one of the most stubborn people alive.
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Feb 17, 2024 21:56
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SirPablo posted:I'd say less than minimum wage in your area by 1/2 to 1/3, then you can round up. So probably just give them a $20. Wtf
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Feb 18, 2024 02:52
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BonHair posted:Depressing story time, please skip if you're already down. No need to apologize.
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Feb 18, 2024 13:31
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2 year old now likes to eat food with her hands, but demands we wipe her hands clean after every bite.
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Feb 18, 2024 17:58
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Potty training has progressed to the point where she's had no accidents today and I suspect she might be min/maxing her poops to optimize her prize sticker production rate Three poops today??? Unlikely
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Feb 18, 2024 18:04
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loquacius posted:Potty training has progressed to the point where she's had no accidents today and I suspect she might be min/maxing her poops to optimize her prize sticker production rate absolutely worth it lol
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Feb 18, 2024 18:06
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loquacius posted:Potty training has progressed to the point where she's had no accidents today and I suspect she might be min/maxing her poops to optimize her prize sticker production rate she is going to slowly destroy you as her powers grow you should be a proud parent
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Feb 18, 2024 19:05
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making GBS threads like a rabbit to get the equivalent of a fun size package of m&ms
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Feb 18, 2024 21:31
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SirPablo posted:I'd say less than minimum wage in your area by 1/2 to 1/3, then you can round up. So probably just give them a $20. honestly curious what kind of babysitter that gets you, a 14-yo?
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Feb 18, 2024 21:32
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KirbyKhan posted:No need to apologize.  also condolences
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Woke Mind Virus posted:making GBS threads like a rabbit to get the equivalent of a fun size package of m&ms it's a solid strategy
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hubris.height posted:it's a solid strategy
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loquacius posted:Potty training has progressed to the point where she's had no accidents today and I suspect she might be min/maxing her poops to optimize her prize sticker production rate Future gamer...
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Mad Wack posted:honestly curious what kind of babysitter that gets you, a 14-yo? Do you need a medical doctor watching your kids? A 14 yo to watch a 7 yo is perfectly fine.
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Feb 18, 2024 23:34
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We spent like two hours at another kid's birthday party, and put her in pull-ups just in case she had trouble monitoring herself there, and she actually found my wife halfway through to say she needed to pee. They found the bathroom and she didn't want to use the full-sized toilet, so she just held it until we got home. Successfully.  This is day three of our second attempt at potty-training. She's made amazing progress.
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Feb 18, 2024 23:46
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you probably need a car or portable toilet ASAP.
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Feb 18, 2024 23:48
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I mean she DID just hold her pee for a whole hour but yeah we just ordered a folding portable kiddy toilet seat that looks like a frog to make big toilets less scary
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Feb 19, 2024 00:52
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they’re super handy if one has a hatch back. then everywhere you have a vehicle you havea bathroom. randomly they’ll decide they don’t want to use specific toilets (trailhead pit toilets are a good example) and it’ll be handy for much longer than you expect.
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Feb 19, 2024 00:55
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SirPablo posted:Do you need a medical doctor watching your kids? A 14 yo to watch a 7 yo is perfectly fine. i have a 2 month old, so yeah i'd prefer someone older e: and even at 14 in my state you are still competing with mcdonalds and other similar employers
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Feb 19, 2024 01:04
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Lmao one more poop right before bed Love my gamer child
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Feb 19, 2024 01:41
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price per hour is a stupid yard stick to calibrate against when you’re hiring someone for 2-6 hours once a month. When you’re hiring by the task, not the hour don’t let the hourly wage guide you. better to find someone you like and let them set the rate. if it sounds criminal how they’re pricing themselves that’s a grey area about what to do.
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Feb 19, 2024 16:05
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loquacius posted:Lmao one more poop right before bed achievement unlocked
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Dreylad posted:achievement unlocked Just tell your kid that this sticker chart is a leader board. Set up a second board next to hers and put more stickers on the fake friend.
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Feb 19, 2024 17:55
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im really at my wits end with daycare, they say they have to give kids the opportunity to nap (which is true, its the law here) but my son just doesnt need it... like on friday night he was up until almost MIDNIGHT because he napped at daycare, meanwhile on the weekend when he doesnt nap he is asleep by 8:30. he's not quite 4 yet so cant start kindergarten until next august, and i really cannot take another year and a half of this. i asked his daycare today if they would be okay with us sending a tablet and headphones for him to use, at naptime only, which hopefully would keep him awake. otherwise i dont know what i am going to do.
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Feb 19, 2024 18:06
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usually they'll let a kid read a book if they can't sleep during nap time but I kinda doubt they're gonna let one kid be on a tablet while everyone else naps. daycare nap terrorism sucks rear end though, yeah.
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lobster shirt posted:im really at my wits end with daycare, they say they have to give kids the opportunity to nap (which is true, its the law here) but my son just doesnt need it... like on friday night he was up until almost MIDNIGHT because he napped at daycare, meanwhile on the weekend when he doesnt nap he is asleep by 8:30. he's not quite 4 yet so cant start kindergarten until next august, and i really cannot take another year and a half of this. This one was always a fight with whoever was doing the afternoon because of course they want the kids all to be sleeping, that's their coffee break
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El Mero Mero posted:price per hour is a stupid yard stick to calibrate against when you’re hiring someone for 2-6 hours once a month. There's a few more factors to consider I think. Like, if the kid is a rich kid out for additional Pokémon card money or a kid who doesn't get an allowance at all. I would feel pretty good underpaying most kids in my neighborhood, because they generally get what they need at home. And obviously there's how much you can actually afford. Disclaimer: I have never used a babysitter. I have no actual idea what I'm talking about, I just see kids who definitely aren't in dire need of anything.
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lobster shirt posted:im really at my wits end with daycare, they say they have to give kids the opportunity to nap (which is true, its the law here) but my son just doesnt need it... like on friday night he was up until almost MIDNIGHT because he napped at daycare, meanwhile on the weekend when he doesnt nap he is asleep by 8:30. he's not quite 4 yet so cant start kindergarten until next august, and i really cannot take another year and a half of this. Napping should end by age 3.
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