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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We tried to go on a date night last night and hired a young woman who babysat several times for from friends.  They said great things about her and had done a background and reference check so we felt comfortable using her despite not having met her.

Usually my parents babysit but they are out of town.  Kids are 11 months, 2 and 3.5.  Babysitter came 30 minutes before we were going to leave the kids and all was well.  They were all four were playing on the floor and we were going over the schedule.  The kids seemed happy and engaged but when we were going to leave the 3.5 year old got upset which upset the other two and before you know it all three were crying.  Babysitter tried to distract and DH got in the car as I tried to settle the baby.  After 15 minutes everything became elevated so I was just going to leave (I figured they’d settle once I did) but the babysitter she had a policy that she wouldn’t stay with upset kiddos if it was her first time with them because it sets up a bad precedent.  She said we could try again and maybe they needed to spend more time with her first.  She apologized and I tried for 15 minutes to settle them before I just gave up and had her leave.  She didn’t ask for any money, which was nice but we had to cancel reservations and got ready for nothing.

I mentioned it to a friend and she said that was weird.  A good babysitter should know how to handle upset kids.

Is this normal?  First time with non-family babysitter so am not sure. [/quote]

Say Bye Bye to date nights! [/quote]

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