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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm shocked so many people have NEVER used a non family babysitter or any type of babysitter for that matter.  Don't you need a hair cut regularly, have to see the dentist, the dr, ever meet friends for lunch or book club, go out at night with your spouse on occasion??

We don't live near any family and my husband works tons of hours and is often working late into the evening and on weekends.  I have several babysitters; mostly neighborhood girls in high school but some college students too for daytime appointments I occasionally have.  [/quote]

But why the shock when you just said you don’t live near family? We intentionally moved to be close to my family when our dd was 18 months because having readily available (free and trustworthy) help is AMAZING. We’ve used a non-family sitter exactly once (dd of very close, long-time family friends) for an out-of-state wedding but otherwise have an abundance of family nearby so I don’t see us ever needing a HS or college kid to help out. Beyond childcare, having people who we can borrow a ladder from, ask to stop by to help move furniture, bring our packages in etc. has been invaluable and so worth the move. (Even though we miss city life.) I know some people are lucky enough to have friends who are like family but I always felt guilt asking even the closest friends for favors unless I was desperate. Living near family has made life so much better—grandma is as excited to take the kids so we can do a date night as we are to give them to her. [/quote]

My mom lives near me but she's no help.  She will only see mine a few hours a month at her choosing at best.  You are lucky to have family help.  Even if you live close by, sometimes family is not a priority to them.[/quote]

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