To text babysitter

[Sienna333]

At 7.30AM on a weekend morning?

Why?

In what context?

Is it an emergency? She/he doesn't need to answer it!

What for?

I needed to double check plans just in case she couldn't sit for me on Friday

In that case, I'd probably wait until 9 am.

Well, I guess it's ok. You aren't expecting a response immediately I suppose?

If It's not urgent ie to do with sitting this morning then I wouldn't. Friday is ages away, you can text any time during the day for the next few days.

Why can't you wait and text tomorrow?

I would be surprised to receive a non urgent work text that early on a Sunday morning and would reply at a more decent hour.

I wouldn't!

Yabu I am a nanny and babysit and wouldn't take kindly to it.

If I'm not free I would have contacted you and if it's just confirming details anything before 1pm on a Sunday afternoon is ridiculous

Oooooh. Way too early unless it's an emergency. Sorry op

Yeah - why would you text anyone that early unless you know they're always up and about ?

Surely the whole point of text messaging is that you send it when convenient to you, and the recipient responds when it's convenient to them?

But - this is nearly a week in advance, you could send it any other time. On this occasion I would send it later but if same day response needed i would do it earlier.

Something tells me the OP won't be back...

Childminder in the week 7.30am would probably be ok (as already 'at work'). Babysitter at the weekend? That's definitely be guided by the sort of time you'd expect (non supermarket) shops to be open.

YABU. I'd not bother anyone before midday on a Sunday

Is this a reverse?

People can text me whenever they like as I put my phone on silent while I'm sleeping. However I'm assuming this is a reverse as why would anyone text at 7.30am on a Sunday to check about something the following Friday? I guess though that parents with early wakers forget the rest of the world still have lie ins!

If this happened to you try not to get too offended by it. The parent had probably been up for a while and just wanted to check details for the week and didn't think. Plus, people usually put their phones on silent till they're awake so it doesn't matter too much anyway.

I will openly point and laugh at whoever thinks it's reasonable to be texted on a weekend early morning about work 5 or 6 days later.

Not everyone switches their phone to silent overnight.

Why couldnt the text wait till lunchtime.

If I were the babysitting I would text back 'you woke me up' and not answer a thing about the babysit. And then I'd call you at 6pm on Friday and cancel, citing a need to catch up on my sleep.

FGS op, yes yabu. Way too early. Leave it til lunchtime.

Of course YABU.

If your babysitter has her own kids she'll probably be up anyway. I wouldn't mind, if I was still asleep I'd text you when I woke up