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Have just found out my teenage holiday childminder is meeting her friends while looking after ds. Hmmm.

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FrannyandZooey · 10/08/2007 09:25

What do you think? He has only just mentioned it and she is due to look after him again today. It's only for 1.5 hours and he says he had a good time, but it was not really what I had planned when I asked her to do it. I am paying her £5 an hour.

I am inclined to leave it, as she is only looking after him a couple more times for me this summer, and he said it was fun, but do you think I am being unreasonable to be a bit about it? One of the friends is completely dappy and I wouldn't trust her with a hamster let alone a child. I just wonder if their attention is completely on ds while they are together. Hmm.

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FrannyandZooey · 10/08/2007 09:28

No, she has to pick him up from me at work, and drop him back to me 1.5 hours later. I told her to just go to the park with him, it isn't near enough for her to go home with him. So he is climbing and stuff (old ruins) and I really need her to be watching him carefully.

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WideWebWitch · 10/08/2007 09:27

Yes, agree, depends on where, how old your ds is etc.

MaloryTowersHasManners · 10/08/2007 09:26

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