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[quote=Anonymous]I do this type of thing gladly (even having my kids stay up a bit past their bedtime) so that the next time I have a conflict, like when I have to work on the night of scouts or when we have someplace to go, that generally one of the friends whose kid I've watched will be willing to step up and cover for me.  Our house is the big house where many of my kids and their friends collect at.  Originally, I watched other kids more than others have watched mine.  But when I needed someone to help, I found multiple people who stepped up and were glad to watch my kids and take care of them.

My father always taught me that when you are able, you do good things for other people.  When you need, then people will step up to help you out.  I'm in my 50s and my father's advice has been good for me.  I also teach my kids the same thing and even in ES, they've found the same thing.  They good things at school for other kids and generally when they need something, other kids volunteer to help my kids out, even kids that normally won't volunteer to help others have done this for my kids.  I believe that to have a village, you need to be part of that village, even if it means you start out giving more than you get.[/quote]

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