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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well...you have 3 kids and they have 1.  Maybe they don't think it's fair that they pay half the babysitting cost when they only have 25% of the kids.   Plus, you should cut them some slack because they're new parents.[/quote]

Can you people read?  They're not paying half, they're paying for a sitter for their own kid, who asked for $15/hour.  OP pays her own sitter separately.

You may have to pay, OP, but I don't think you're being unreasonable.  Did you explain that this sitter is specifically for their baby?[/quote]

OP here, yes, explained that the second sitter would be for their baby. My sitter can perfectly handle our three, and with older two having 8pm bedtime, and baby STTN from 9pm, I even suggested that if they wanted, can have her cover only if needed. I 100% know she could handle it if needed since she has experience with multiples. With one sitter, the hourly rate asked for the 4 would be $28/hour, per my sitter's preference. We would have definitely only asked for $7/hour in that case. They being new parents though, understandably want another set of hands. [/quote]

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