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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’ve had the same babysitter now going on 5 ish years. I’m a SAHM, my kids are 8 and 10, and we use her or her daughter maybe 2-3x a week plus she watches our dog when we travel. She is an older, evangelical Christian conservative woman. She’s practically been part of the family for 5 years and while our lives would not function without her, there have been a few things that have raised flags with me. For one, our dog never goes off leash and she claims she’s trained him to be in the yard, but I found out from my neighbor that he escaped and she found him in her yard. When I confronted her, she was really awkward about it. She also brings my kids to her parents house without my permission and while I’m not as overprotective as some of my friends, my friends say this is not appropriate. She’s also constantly insisting on bringing my kids places with her, having sleepovers, family events, ect and they have gone before some but they’re also busy kids who have other things going on so not something that’s happened before. While she’s very reliable and loves our kids, and also has many other kids she cares for, our tween daughter has expressed that she doesn’t like it when she comes anymore and wishes she wouldn’t. Not sure if she’s getting older and wants more freedom, or if there are emotional boundaries being overstepped but my friends are saying she’s acting inappropriately. Thoughts? [/quote] The dog one is easy. Just say no, the dog stays on a leash period. The other stuff is a bit confusing the way you wrote it. Having sleepovers where and with whom? What do you mean by family events? It's fine if they go to your sitter's family wedding or whatever, but surely that is discussed in advance. Or a July 4th BBQ or whatever. Did you ask your daughter why she doesn't like it? That matters. [/quote]
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