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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Were they asking you to babysit because they know that's what you do, and they wanted a babysitter, or were they asking you to babysit because they had some emergency or legitimate scheduling difficulty where they needed help to meet their childcare obligations?

If it's the first, I'd tell them your actual rate and explain that you don't do much evening sitting unless it's worth your while, because your time is more valuable. If it's the second, then I think helping out a neighbor is a good thing, as long as you make it clear that's what you're doing so that you're not suddenly their cheap babysitter for life.[/quote]

It was a bit of both. They know my schedule and asked for my number a while ago. Then they recently wanted help when they had a doctor visit about an hour away for one of their children. This would have taken the majority of the day. So not a date night, I think the grandparents cover that, but not a last minute emergency either. I had other obligations when they needed me but I foresee them asking again.  I'll probably offer to help at $15/hr. It is lower than normal, but I can imagine that they would feel like they are doing me a favor my paying me $50 for an entire day. So I want to be clear with them that I am lowering my rate for them for the occasional need that may arise, but that it still needs to worth taking me away from my other obligations. [/quote]

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