To not pay for 15 minutes babysitting

[Hoppinggreen]

I'm going out with some people I don't know well next weekend. Usually when I go out with my mates we all make sure everyone gets home ok/ taxi shares etc but I'm not sure I can ask these people I don't know well. I am getting a lift there with someone but she has said she's staying out very late and I don't want to. DH not keen on my wandering around town alone looking for a taxi so want to pick me up ( will be out of the house 15 mins tops). There is no question of leaving the sleeping DC's obvs.
My neighbours 16 year old babysits for us sometimes and I pay her £5 an hour. We know the family well and help each other out - they feed cats for us when we are away and I sometimes let their dog out etc.
I was thinking of asking the daughter to come and sit in the house while DH picks me up - should I offer to pay her? If so how much?
Before I get told to " woman up" and get a taxi I'm just not comfortable with it and neither is DH and he wants to pick me up, which I would prefer too.

Thank you all.
I said earlier in one of the 10 ( yes 10!!!!) pages that I have decided when I want to leave I will ask if anyone wants to taxi share.
Whether they do or not I will call a taxi co that we have used when out before. I will phone DH when I am in the Taxi and tell him the license number etc. he will be looking out of the lounge window for me arriving.
I'm sure I will be find and it will actually turn out to be a good thing for me to do.
I will have a lovely night out and never make the mistake of thinking I'm tough enough for AIBU!!!

I think you've run the gauntlet very well OP! Enjoy your night out.

OP I will give you a lift home if you can put in a good word for me with your neighbour's daughter, I need a decent babysitter.

Have a great timeHopping. And if you find the conversation flagging with your new friends you can always tell them about this thread!

wants a dh like Hopping's

We have a teenage neighbour who babysits for us, and who I always pay, and we have a couple of adults who are very happy to pop in and watch TV for half an hour, who I don't - though usually buy them a nice plant or chocs as a thank you.

I just wouldn't ask the teenager for 15 mins, I would ask one of the others. If I had to ask the teenager I would feel that I had to pay him, but would be fine if he turned it down and said "Don't be silly it's only 15 mins". Up to him to say yea or nay.

I want to know where on earth you can get 2 x V&T for a fiver? 1989??

You can get 2x v&ts near where I live.

"I will have a lovely night out and never make the mistake of thinking I'm tough enough for AIBU!!!"

Well I think you're tough enough for anything, hopping, (in the nicest possible definition of 'tough' of course!)

Have a lovely evening!

Where is this land of £2.50 v&ts? >

It's not all grim oop North!
Cheap booze :)

YANBU not to want to pay (who does?) but she would NBU to refuse the offer .