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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I work long hours and on the average I am home at 8:30 pm. I find myself yelling at the kids to scramble and get things done. They have not had dinner, so I have to quickly get that together. DH is useless in this area, so it is best that he just stay at work. So I want someone who can get some of the tasks done for me. 
The laundry is three loads per week, not per day. And it is only the kids clothes so no fancy folding and sorting. 
I want some time with them where I can be calm. I am the ONLY person who makes them do anything and I come off as the bad guy. They prefer the sitters to me, but that is because the sitters ask nothing of them. So I ask, what's in it for me.
I have given thought to cheaper sitters who do nothing but make sure that no one gets hurt. But I can't pay the premium rate for Ms. Niceguy who asks nothing of them. [/quote]

OP you should make ^this^ perfectly clear to the sitter. That they're not there to entertain kids but more so, to make sure things are done. Nothing wrong with this btw. Preteens don't need entertainment the way toddlers do.[/quote]

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