a couple years ago, miss bailey took the american red cross babysitting course. she learned a lot, and despite her shortcomings, she's actually very good with children and can be an excellent sitter.
now, the key for me, is if i've asked to watch her brother as a favor, or as an actual sitter. this is directly in proportion with the quality of care i get from her. money equals qualified sitter. no money equals older sister bossing little brother.
one evening, on very short notice, my sitter was unable to make it, and i was forced to ask miss bailey to help. this threw in another dimension, as she sometimes has transition problems. not that nite. she was quite agreeable to it. i asked her how much she wanted for the hour and a half that i would be gone. after a brief pause, she retorted "twenty bucks." to which i immediately replied, "are you kidding me???" without skipping a beat, that child said, "since you said it that way, thirty. i am my mother's daughter you know." and grinned and walked away.
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