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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you should learn how to use parenthesis.

We live in the city and rely on cabs and public transportation. Sometimes there are delays. Sometimes it's hard to get a cab. People who live in a city understand that and roll with it. Nobody's getting stressed out by 10 minutes here. So we tell our nanny/babysitter that we'll be home around midnight, and that means anywhere between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. If we got home at 12:45 then we'd tip extra for being 15 minutes late.[/quote]

I disagree. I live in a city and that doesn't give you an automatic accepted excuse for just being late. If you say you will be home around midnight, then it should at least be around midnight that you are TRYING to get home (not 12:30am). If you say you will be home by 11pm, and are not making it in time due to bad traffic, waiting for a late bus, a cab that refuses to show after being called for 3 times, etc then you TEXT the sitter and let them know you are on your way but might be a bit late. If you say 11pm and get home at 10pm instead, you pay for that extra hour since she had planned on it and it might have affected her decision of choosing to go with you that night over another family.

Also, if the parents have plenty of time to get back by 6pm (as in I can take the bus with the kid, transferring once and get home before the mom and him do when she is driving) but are just not paying attention to the time, then I will not roll with it. If it happens so often that they get home past 6pm, then they need to look at that as not giving themselves enough time to get back home including traffic etc, and change the schedule to go until 6:15-6:30pm instead.[/quote]

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