10-14-2011, 02:26 AM
(10-13-2011, 09:11 PM)BlueTiki Wrote: Even though the Police state the mom's alibi is "solid", I have huge questions about leaving a five year old with a 12 or 13 year old sibling.
This sounds nuts, but when I was 12, I babysat the 4 kids across the street (ages, 4, 6, 8, and 10) while their parents took a trip to Wyoming (from Calif). I cooked for the kids - did the laundry, and this is the worse thing - the family had a swimming pool and I supervised the kids swimming. Another family I babysat for when I was 12 had four kids under 5. I'm closing in on 60, so this was nearly a half century ago - another time, another place.
12-13 is 8th grade. My daughter babysat at that age as well. I think it's harder babysitting siblings though. The younger ones aren't inclined to listen and the older ones can feel put upon by having to watch the younger ones.
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Lady with a bun? It's sure sounding like the mother was involved.