Does your teen use rideshare apps? Were you hesitant?

[Anonymous]

i am still wary about 18y DS using it. He looks young for his age. But he is going to college in the fall so I will get over that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone. It's helpful to know that I'm not being unreasonable here!

So maybe this is a question for the folks with younger kids, but... what about getting the babysitter home? I was always driven home from babysitting gigs. When we had teen babysitters, we drove or walked them home, and we offered to do so for the 20-somethings. My daughter sits for a half-dozen families, and Uber or parental pickup is the universal expectation. None of them have ever offered to get her home, even though they are very generous otherwise.

I assume the parents are drinking. I wouldn't want my child to be driven home by someone who has been out drinking. I would pick up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone. It's helpful to know that I'm not being unreasonable here!

So maybe this is a question for the folks with younger kids, but... what about getting the babysitter home? I was always driven home from babysitting gigs. When we had teen babysitters, we drove or walked them home, and we offered to do so for the 20-somethings. My daughter sits for a half-dozen families, and Uber or parental pickup is the universal expectation. None of them have ever offered to get her home, even though they are very generous otherwise.

When my kids were going, we made it clear that having their own transportation was a requirement of the job. We didn’t hire sitters we had to drive. Either way is fine but this should be discussed before she accepts the job.

My son started occasionally taking Uber in middle school only with our approval and if he was with a friend. They looked older and were tall.

My daughter is almost 14 and I wouldn’t be comfortable with this for a very long time. Not alone or with a friend. I do it when needed but am not completely comfortable in ride shares alone as an adult and always make sure someone is tracking me.

[Anonymous]

^lots of typos. When my kids were young and we hired sitters, we required them to have their own transportation and discussed before hiring.

[Anonymous]

Not regularly. I was not feeling well enough to pick son (16) up from school recently and send him an Uber to pick him up. He texted me the entire way home and I tracked him on my iphone (we share locations 24/7).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone. It's helpful to know that I'm not being unreasonable here!

So maybe this is a question for the folks with younger kids, but... what about getting the babysitter home? I was always driven home from babysitting gigs. When we had teen babysitters, we drove or walked them home, and we offered to do so for the 20-somethings. My daughter sits for a half-dozen families, and Uber or parental pickup is the universal expectation. None of them have ever offered to get her home, even though they are very generous otherwise.

I assume the parents are drinking. I wouldn't want my child to be driven home by someone who has been out drinking. I would pick up.

And why I hated when DD babysat — I had to stay awake and no alcohol to pick her up whenever in the wee morning hours.
18 yr old DS only takes Ubers with a friend. He can do what he wants in college in 3 short months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not regularly. I was not feeling well enough to pick son (16) up from school recently and send him an Uber to pick him up. He texted me the entire way home and I tracked him on my iphone (we share locations 24/7).

I’d be okay with this. But not after 10pm or so.