Babysitting your child

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Do you consider watching your own child babysitting? Isn't it just "parenting"?
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  • miss_jessiejane
    miss_jessiejane Posts: 2,819 Member
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    It's not babysitting if it's YOUR baby.
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
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    Yes. I never felt the need to arrange for my husband to "watch" my daughter if I had plans/things to do. I'm leaving the house. He's there, she's there. End.
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
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    I don't have kids so maybe my opinion is invalid.

    I have always considered it parenting. I know my brother just considers it parenting.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
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    Watching your own kids is called parenting.

    Watching your friend's kids is called baby sitting.

    Watching kids at the playground from a panel van is called pedophilia.
  • SueSlick
    SueSlick Posts: 268 Member
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    Yes. I never felt the need to arrange for my husband to "watch" my daughter if I had plans/things to do. I'm leaving the house. He's there, she's there. End.

    You would think that is the way it's supposed to be...

    During my previous marriage, their father always wanted me to take my children with me...even if he was just sitting around on his big fat *kitten* doing nothing!!!
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
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    Watching your own kids is called parenting.

    Watching your friend's kids is called baby sitting.

    Watching kids at the playground from a panel van is called pedophilia.

    Lol
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
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    I would call moderating these boards babysitting.
  • Mainebikerchick
    Mainebikerchick Posts: 1,573 Member
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    It's not babysitting if it's YOUR baby.

    QFT!!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • LePetitCochon
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    Watching kids at the playground from a panel van is called pedophilia.

    Cliff does this
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,220 Member
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    I would call moderating these boards babysitting.

    QFT!
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
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    "i takes care of my kids!"

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  • Imabemee
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    If this is your biggest issue for you today- congratulations.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    Watching kids at the playground from a panel van is called pedophilia.

    Cliff does this

    Mine!
  • AmyP619
    AmyP619 Posts: 1,137 Member
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    What?! You mean I won't get paid to watch my own kids when I have some?!
    Damn it!!!!!!
  • DainaLC
    DainaLC Posts: 18,937 Member
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    Watching your own kids is called parenting.

    Watching your friend's kids is called baby sitting.

    Watching kids at the playground from a panel van is called pedophilia.
    This!
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,473 Member
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    sigh..............................................
    some people just are NOT pulling a full load.
  • sewerchick93
    sewerchick93 Posts: 1,440 Member
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    Watching your own kids is called parenting.

    Watching your friend's kids is called baby sitting.

    Watching kids at the playground from a panel van is called pedophilia.

    yes

    yes

    and yes
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
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    It's not babysitting if it's YOUR baby.

    This. If my husband has the kids, I just say my husband "has" the kids, not that he is "babysitting" them.
  • MacInCali
    MacInCali Posts: 1,044 Member
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    I don't consider it babysitting ... but my husband does when I dare to leave the house without them. :grumble:
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
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    I baby sit my kids on the regular. When my baby mama wants to go out and get all jiggy wit her peeps, I be sittin at home watchin da baby.