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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You had me until “They could be easily kidnapped when BIL is not looking.”[/quote]

Op here. I know it sounds high strung, but unfortunately it’s true. There are predators everywhere. If he’s not watching his kids, he can’t keep them safe.

I’m a former CPS worker and have seen kids trafficked, it’s horrible and I worry about their safety.[/quote]

And i’m a prosecutor who works crimes against children. You’ve lost perspective. [/quote]

DP. Agree, out of all perspective to fear kidnapping (though I'll note, PP, that the OP says she's a social worker who worked with trafficking victims so I think she's primed to overreact here).

It's too bad that OP got onto the kidnapping tangent because it's distracting from a legit problem. But it's a problem OP can't resolve.

To the OP, when they next ask you to babysit, offer them a contact for a nearby nanny service or whatever, claim a friend used it and told you about it, and then drop the whole subject. You're right, OP, about this being a stupid thing for BIL to do but it's [i]not[/i] stupid because it puts the kids into any imminent danger of trafficking. They're FAR more likely to get injured by wandering off at some point, or to accidentally damage something and get themselves and BIL into trouble.

And BIL's clients will start cooling on using his services if he keeps doing this. It's also hugely unfair to the kids (despite one PP who insists its delightful for a child to have to hang out while a parent works....).[/quote]

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