Your friend's as clueless as you? I know, the day after you got her babysitter, your friend moved to Paris and shut her email account, so you had no way to contact her about the disappearing sitter. One more thing: Let's be clear. A nanny this girl is NOT. |
| The friend moved an hour away to VA and of course I called her. She did not have her recent address as she had moved. She was just as concerned as I was and as surprised as I was. |
| She meaning the nanny recently moved from PG to Takoma park. My friend didn't have the babysitters new address and I didn't either. She too text and called her repeatedly. DCUM people are just so rude and nasty. I didn't do anything wrong but be concerned for a sitter that we really genuinely cared about. I didn't do anything for this sitter to flake and was genuinely concerned. All I did was not believe her story. It seems strange she couldn't call. Makes me Feel uneasy about her watching my child. I can't believe parents don't agree and would still have her babysit. |
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No, I'm shocked that you hired her in the first place.
You need to get a bunch of references next time. -Nanny |
| 21:30 I agree. Only going on one friend's recommendation was not smart. Moving forward I am going to check 3 references and make sure I have a copy of their license and an emergency contact as well as a photo of their car and license plate if they are driving. I hope other parents do the same and learn from my mistake. |
| An emergency contact would not have helped you, unless maybe it was a roommate or spouse. |
| Please, OP, just. stop. trolling. |
Exactly. Enough already. |
| Not a troll but thanks to the parents on here that were encouraging not nasty. |
Clearly a troll. |
For a 4 hour a week gig! Hell no would I give you all of that, no sane person would. If you aren't a troll OP, you seriously unbalanced. |
| So what is reasonable to ask of a babysitter? Just references and no other info? Seriously asking what people do. |
For babysitting I offer 1 reference (I don't want a potential once a month babysitting gig to both 3 references) and nothing else. For nannying I offer background check, driving record, financial statement, SS# for taxes, resume, and 3+ refs. |
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