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Is it my fault and what would you do or react like as a parent?
Ok so I have been workin in a pre school part time and I began babysitting for a couples only child, 4 years old, it all went well and I worked very hard, playing with the little boy and helping his development just like any professional in child care would do, I made sure he was safe and we had fun, 1 time I read him a story andhe fell aslep in his bed which his parents said was really good4him as they can neva get him2do that. When his parents got bac we wud chat (they wud tel me about their lives)4 sumtimes a gud hour ova my time of bein paid;I didnt mind&1 time I made sum playdough4the child so we cud play with it. Recently ova xmas i have bin very busy,myboyfriends Dad is very ill,I have got a new fultime job wiv NHS,lots of parties&sayn gudbye2 my old job, for the last, I wud say 3 times, I have had2let them down,they wud txt and I wud txt sayin I had plans bcus of bein busy,now they av just txt seemin annoyed&sed 'do we agree that we need a new babysitter'. Am I in da wrong?
Sorry about the spellin and the length (not enough space4full words) lol. I just wanted to know what you would feel as a parent and I feel that as a professional it's a shame and I feel I have let them down, I know many 'professionals' in this field wouldn't care but I do and I feel it's a shame but a small part of me says they are being a little over the top and they would always tell me of other babysitters that were rubbish and they were very judging of them, they also seemed to always want to put their only child into childcare and he stayed up so late, I feel I was in the wrong but then I think about it and something wasn't right from the start....I just wanted to know your opinions and what you would feel as a parent, I text them back saying 'I know I keep letting you down things have been really hectic lately'. Which is the truth and I wouldn't lie or be unprofessional and we never had set days for babysitting.
Thanks for your opinions.
Also at the start they asked which night would be better; Sat or Fri and I said Friday and it's Sat and they asked me to babysit tonight. I've baby sat for another family before and it was so much more relaxed and they were very happy, I can provide loads of references from child care areas and settings and I know I work very, very hard and never would sit watching TV or something and ignore the child, I know this new family work a lot. Maybe I should stop beating myself up about it and accept that it was never going to work.
2 Answers
- sally cLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Just apologise and tell them your a bit busy right now, it wasnt a permanent arrangement and your sorry, i mean as a parent i would be ashamed of myself pushing you and making you feel bad about it, as a parent I would understand that you have your own life, plus I wouldn't put my child in the care of a babysitter so often, but when you have time and they ask why not, but if you dont have time dont worry about it, so to answer your question your not in the wrong and as a parent i would understand you have your own life.
- CarbonDatedLv 71 decade ago
Just tell them, yes, I'm sorry, but my schedule doesn't allow me to babysit for you any longer. I thought things would change, but they aren't. So, yes you need to find a new babysitter.
- 1 decade ago
i don't think you did anything wrong i would reply if it suits you better to have someone with not as many other commitments then maybe it would be better to find somebody else, coz if you said no then had to go to their house, you would be anxious about going i know i would
