Gilly
05-16-2004, 12:02 AM
I went to a movie tonight, and while I was gone, one of my husbands high school buddies stopped by, with his wife, and their youngest daughter.
Apparently, their day care closed, and they had his aunt watching the two kids (ages 4 and 1), and when he went to pick them up friday, his oldest was playing in the road.
So, since I'm a stay at home, they want to know if I'll babysit for them, 4 hours a day (he works 1st, she works 2nd, so it'd be 11:30-3:30 is all), mon-fri, sometimes on saturday, for the next month.
Now, on one hand, I have anxiety problems, which are fairly under control via meds, but, there are still days when I feel panic attacks coming, or when I just can't handle it. They are few, and far between, but still a worry from time to time. It wouldn't affect the kids in anyway, because I still watch them, or let them play out in the fenced in back yard, but still, it effects my mental health for the rest of the day.
Basically, I just get really jittery, and jumpy, and ask myself why in the world I didn't raise kittens instead. :p
On the other hand, it's only 4 hours a day, during a time when my youngest, Gilly, is napping, and my oldest, Rae, is at school. And, for an entire week of that time, Nick has the week off, and would be able to help.
Plus, it's warm out now, so we'd be able to spend quite a bit of time out in the back yard, with the multiple kiddie toys, little tikes play things, and the swing set. For the most part, I think I could breeze through it. But there is still the worry of having 4 kids on my hands at once. Devon, their oldest one, is only a year younger than my son, Chris, and they have a blast playing when they're together.
The other one, Khayla, is a doll, but at the age still where the year between her and Gilly is a fairly wide gap. Gilly's getting to the age where she wants to run and play, and she gets rough at times. Khayla is a much more gentle girl, and when she's around, she'll come to me, but she's very mom and dad oriented. I don't think she'd be too bad without them, since she does come to me, but the first few days might be difficult.
Duno why I'm typing all this. Oppinions are helpful, but in the end, I'll go with my gut. They told Nick that they don't want me to feel like I have to, and that if I do, they'll pay me, but still, there's the worry. And I know they don't have very many choices in town, because the day cares around here are few, and expensive, and hard to get into, especially with summer coming and the school kids getting out.
Anyway, I think I just needed a place to write it all out. :heart:
Apparently, their day care closed, and they had his aunt watching the two kids (ages 4 and 1), and when he went to pick them up friday, his oldest was playing in the road.
So, since I'm a stay at home, they want to know if I'll babysit for them, 4 hours a day (he works 1st, she works 2nd, so it'd be 11:30-3:30 is all), mon-fri, sometimes on saturday, for the next month.
Now, on one hand, I have anxiety problems, which are fairly under control via meds, but, there are still days when I feel panic attacks coming, or when I just can't handle it. They are few, and far between, but still a worry from time to time. It wouldn't affect the kids in anyway, because I still watch them, or let them play out in the fenced in back yard, but still, it effects my mental health for the rest of the day.
Basically, I just get really jittery, and jumpy, and ask myself why in the world I didn't raise kittens instead. :p
On the other hand, it's only 4 hours a day, during a time when my youngest, Gilly, is napping, and my oldest, Rae, is at school. And, for an entire week of that time, Nick has the week off, and would be able to help.
Plus, it's warm out now, so we'd be able to spend quite a bit of time out in the back yard, with the multiple kiddie toys, little tikes play things, and the swing set. For the most part, I think I could breeze through it. But there is still the worry of having 4 kids on my hands at once. Devon, their oldest one, is only a year younger than my son, Chris, and they have a blast playing when they're together.
The other one, Khayla, is a doll, but at the age still where the year between her and Gilly is a fairly wide gap. Gilly's getting to the age where she wants to run and play, and she gets rough at times. Khayla is a much more gentle girl, and when she's around, she'll come to me, but she's very mom and dad oriented. I don't think she'd be too bad without them, since she does come to me, but the first few days might be difficult.
Duno why I'm typing all this. Oppinions are helpful, but in the end, I'll go with my gut. They told Nick that they don't want me to feel like I have to, and that if I do, they'll pay me, but still, there's the worry. And I know they don't have very many choices in town, because the day cares around here are few, and expensive, and hard to get into, especially with summer coming and the school kids getting out.
Anyway, I think I just needed a place to write it all out. :heart: