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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was surprised to read that so many SAHMs provide free sitting. I've never heard of this. I work and have many friends who stay at home. I would never think of asking them to watch my kid, unless it were a serious emergency.

I'm just curious, how do SAHMs get into this predicament? I'm not really trying to sound snarky...I'm really just curious to learn if this starts out as a favor and then turns into a problem. Rather than complaining about it, why would it be so difficult to tell the parents that you won't watch their kids anymore? [/quote]

Meh, I’ve seen it happen.

Usually the first time it’s NBD and the kid’s have a friend over and that’s that.

It gets very awkward to say no when they ask again but seem to take it for granted that you’re available. Most people don’t want to harm their kids friendships so they try to maintain good relationships with the parents. It gets very awkward when someone keeps pushing after you say no and saying they’re in a huge bind... blah blah blah. Of course, you do end up saying no and shutting it down but who wants to be in this position all the time? Most people strongly dislike awkward social situations. SAHMs are no different. [/quote]

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