Who do you leave your child with - when you go out?

Josie83 wrote: So if you and your husband/wife/whatever are going out, who do you leave your child with?

We've only ever left Cassie with family - mainly because we have such a big one that we haven't needed to have a babysitter. not that I would have a problem if I thought someone was responsible enough.

Most of the time, Jason's youngerbrother Blaise who Casie ADORES comes over and babysits her. Or now my younger sister Maria lives with us, she'll look after her. If Jason's inlwas are here too, Cassie asks us to go out so she can play with them

I don't leave her with my mother unless its absolutely necessary, though. Cassie HATES it! xx

MM'sMama replied: Same here I have never had to leave Brice with anyone outside of family. I am really protective I don't know if I could but if I did it would have to be someone I knew really well! Usually my parents, DH's parents or my little sister watch him. But his fav. person is my dad Papa so most of the times its him .

Alice replied: I do lots of tutoring in my dining room, and have relied on the kids down the block to watch my kids for about 5 years. They ("the girls") are now our primary sitters, and they watch the kids if Pete and I are going somewhere. The oldest, 20, is normally away at college, but the twins (16 next week) are there all the time. When I tutor, I call their mom and give her my weekly schedule. She then makes sure someone is there-- the girls sometimes relieve each other if there's a lot of homework or something.

At their sweet 16 party last week, they dedicated one of their 16 candles to my family, for their "younger brother and sisters". It was so sweet!!

When they can't sit, their best friends (2 sisters down the other end of the block) fill in. All 5 girls are totally reliable, and their moms are good friends of mine by now !

stanleygirl replied: I've only ever left them with family, although hubby is constantly trying to get me to interview a girl from his work, bc he thinks she would be a great sitter. I don't know, I am so iffy, I get nervous just thinking about leaving them with her! Usually I leave Kieran with my mom, and Brady goes everywhere with me, if I need a sitter for both, I will call my best friend and her parents, who are desperate for grandkids and have kind of adopted mine.
So, I guess they are not actually family, but they are in my eyes.

mammag replied: I only leave my kids with my MIL. She is really the only one I trust. My parents just won't do it really and even if they would, since my dad drinks I wouldn't trust them. If MIL can't do it, we just don't go out.

I am, however, looking forward to Kristen getting old enough to watch the younger ones while we go out. I figure in another 5 years she'll be all set.

mckayleesmom replied: Usually family...which is pretty much never because they live 3,000 miles away. When I visit, they will watch them while I go to the store or something.

kimberley replied: just family. Jade would freak if we left her with someone she doesn't know and well.. i just can't afford the rate of sitters these days. most of the time, DH and i go out alone while the other watches the kids.

Boys r us replied: Most of the time I'm luicky enough to have family who can watch the kids. But if I do need a babysitter, my little brother's girlfriend will watch them or if she is busy, we also have a babysitter that is is a local college student who came highly reccomended by my brother.

luvbug00 replied: Grandparents on both sides NOONE else !!!

MomToMany replied: Either my mom, or DH's mom, or occasionally my sister. I wouldn't trust anyone outside the family.

~KARA~ replied: My mom or sister! I refuse to let dh's family watch them. They dont know enought about my kids to do the job.

3xsthefun replied: Only family has ever watched the girls. My MIL watches the girls the most, my mom will watch them sometimes but hardly ever over night. It is not I don't trust my mom. She just picky over all her little what nots, she is too afraid one of the kids will break one of them.

A&A'smommy replied: Alyssa only stays with family although I have looked into some of sams girlfriends but they haven't had any babysitting classes or cpr or anything so I don't think I could leave her with them.. Although she LOVES them!!

lisar replied: There are very few people I trust with lexi. My grandmother (granny) keeps her while I work. So Granny if she will keep her. If not then my sister or my aunt. Thats about it. I dont let many people keep her if I am not around

Lisa

b&bsmom replied: Mostly it is family but sometimes I have a friend or two who we swap. I also have had two 15yr olds who love my kids to watch on the one night when none of my family could. It worked out well because there was two of them and they could help each other. Plus we were not too far away and the one girl lives right around the corner. Bryce is very picky who he stays with. Usually our parents or my one of my friends. He liked staying here with the two girls though because he knows them well. I trust everyone that I leave them with and we don't go out too often so when they do get to stay with someone else they love it. Considering I babysat forever as a teen to pay for my car and also because I loved it I don't mind leaving them with a sitter if need be.

Mylilprincesses replied: Usually just family or friends but we have a few college students in the area who have come highly recommended that I will leave them with as well. Olivia was in a nursery school program at UNLV and some of the girls in the ed. program at the school who ran the nursery class have sat for us. They're great girls, very reliable and up to date on all certifications, etc. Totally trustworthy. I'd only have family if they were closer but I guess I let up a little when circumstance had us needing to find outside-the-family sitters.

ions_momma replied: We used to move back home every summer while DH was on summer break from college and we would have family that would watch Ion while we worked or went out. It was usually either my MIL or my SIL. We didnt get to move back this summer though because there is too much going on up here that we had to stay so we have either a good friend of ours watch him or a friend of ours little sister who is 15. She comes over when we go out. Ion loves her and always wants her to babysit! She is really responsible and mature for her age which is good.

Candee replied: My mom. She is the only person that I trust deeply (my dad was abusive to my mom, so I'd never leave the kids with him). And sometimes my boy friend (he's my male friend, we're not together), Peter. I don't trust babysitters or nannie. After the child abuse invovling nannies on the news, I can't risk it.

Candee
Jaimee (1-7-04)
Ryan (3-2-05)

coasterqueen replied: Well we never go out, lol, but when we did we would have my parents, DH's parents or my sister watch them. DH and I were talking that the last time we went on a *date* was July of last year.

ediep replied: my parents, my mil, my sister, or dh's bro are the only people that usually watch Jason

Jason has been babysat once by Dh's best friend and his fiance (also a friend) because it was the night of my sisters wedding and all my family and Dh's family were at the wedding.

Ashes78 replied: I have only left Xander with my grandma. I have left the Zachs with my grandma, mom, sister or brother, and nephew. I am really overprotective and worry the whole time they aren't with me, expecially Xander.

Sarah&Mackenzie replied: My mom and dad watch her, but if they are busy she goes to a home daycare. The lady at the daycare I have known forever so I trust her. Other than that we take Mackenzie with us.

CCTandME replied: Only family for the past 6years. Specific family members too.

Insanemomof3 replied: Usually with gramma. (James mom) If I had my mom close by, they would always go there though.

My2Beauties replied: We'll leave Hanna with either my parents, the IL's, or Brian's grandma, Brian's grandma watches her while we are at work. One of them is always willing to watch her nomatter what night of the week it is! We're lucky I guess.