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Babysitting is getting old!!
OK...i have a problem...im 15 years old and every saturday my mom and her husband go out to a bar around here and if my sisters working me and my bestfriend are stuck babysitting...I cant do nothing til my sister getz off and she dont usually get off til 10 and theres nothing to do really then but i hate to tell my mom "no" because she has done stuff for me that she didnt wanna do but i have to do this Every Saturday and im SICK of it...it is causing alot of problems with me and my friends and it caused problems with me and my ex for a long time and i dont get to go nowhere on saturdays without hauling him around and hes only 3 so i have 2 take a car seat...diapers...juice and everything for him and most of my friends doesnt like to put up with me when we go out and i dont blame them...what should i do? Tell my mom No? Or just let it go?
15/female
*jess*
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IF i were you i would bet her to the punch line. Tell Her you are going out before she asked you to babysit and then you mom still has time to find a babysitter. Dont do this all the time but every once in a while. I am sure that your mom will understand
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xxaveryxx
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Having a social life is always important. Friends are the ones who keep us sain. If this is causing trouble with them it is a problem . You should site down with your mom and ask her if she can find a way you don't have to babysit every saturday. Tell her that you don't mind babysitting your brother but when she has you do it every weekend it bothers you and your friends. Don't accuse her of ruining you life or causing the fights but tell her that you want to spend saturdays with your friends. Ask her if there is a way she could find a different babysitter or not go to the bar every saturday maybe every other. It isn't fair for you to have to do that every weekend even though your mom does stuff for you. She may call it a little favor but it realy is somthing that could be planned and you could get off doing it. Tell your mom this on a Sunday so she would have time to find an alternate plan for your brother and she dosn't have to worry about him.
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Hey chick just sit down with your mom and be like hey i love you in all but im gettn a little tied of babysitting EVERY weekend be like can i just watch him every other weekend? PLEASE!!! then go on from there
*i really hope that works
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Hi Jess,
I used to have to babysit my 2 younger brothers a lot when I was your age too and it really does suck!
Now I'm older I realise that my parents were entitled to a night off occassionally too though.
Why don't you sit down and talk to her and suggest that maybe you don't mind looking after him every other saturday and one night in the week.
That way you still get one Saturday night and so do they.
Alternatively you could suggest that they pick a different night completely.
Hope you get something sorted out. If you sit down calmly and explain how you feel it will also increase you chances of them agreeing! (Believe me, I did the whole stomping door-slamming thing first and it got me nowhere!)
Take Care
Mel xx
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You should realize that you're fifteen and should let your parents have one night to enjoy. You could tell your mom no, but that would be pretty messed up. Anyways, she could make you do it whether you like it or not. Just do it, you should appreciate what you parents do for you everyday and do this thing for them.
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Your parents are using you big time. Tell them that you want a turn to go out and have fun and that it's extremely unfair that they do so every week and force you to take care of your brother. Tell them that they're using you and you feel like you're getting cheated out of your teen years. I'll be they were your age again and want to have as much fun as they did when they were teens. They aren't being good parents at all. You need to stick up for yourself and put a stop to this nonsense. I've been there before, I know how hard it is to stand up to your parents, but just remember that they're not perfect and won't always be right. Good luck...you'll need it.
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