To still have the a babysitter come round if the kids are ill?

[Fufumcgoo]

DH has been ill, I am currently ill, kids likely to be ill by the weekend. Cold/flu type virus.

I have booked a babysitter for myself and DH to get some much needed time to ourselves on Saturday night.

AIBU to still go ahead even if the kids are poorly?

It makes me laugh that the truth is you posted on here to get reassure that the shit move you are going to make is actually OK.
It's not OK on your poor kids. Jesus. It's not OK on the babysitter.

If karma exists your babysitter will turn up in the early stages of a highly infectious disease. This will pass to your poorly children who's immune systems are low due to their current state and then you and your hubby eventually catch it of your kids. Imagine.
Be sad for your kids, but u don't seem to care so.....!

I get that it’s frustrating. We don’t have any family near by or friends to ask to babysit either,
but no, you really can’t expect a ‘paid professional’, or any other babysitter to be ok with looking after your poorly kids.

Good lord there's some drama on this thread. I've worked with children for over 40yrs now and have looked after many many sick ones without coming to any harm. Sick children are in school/nursery every day. We are talking about some probably non specific virus stuff here not a life threatening disease.

Because we all know the true intentions of an anonymous stranger on the Internet 🙄

This!

So SELFISH you are OP to even consider this.

Thanks for being the voice of reason nokidshere. ❤️

Twist to the story though for the posters looking for DRAMA.. we all actually have EBOLA 😂

Sniffle and a cough YANBU.

Sickness bug, temp YABU.

Your intention is "much needed time to ourselves on Saturday night."

Me me me!!!! (That's u BTW!)
Sod the kids, sod the babysitter it's ME ME ME!!!

ALL THAT MATTERS IS ME ME ME

Oh wow. There's a lot of angry comments on here. Chill out have a glass of wine.

Voice of reason or just another selfish person like u OP?! Eventually posting on the Internet you will come across people who are just as selfish as you and happy to validate you.

I feel like they could do with a night out, don't you? Lol

So this has been......... Entertaining.

Thanks to those who gave reasonable advice. I'll drop the sitter a message and see what she thinks.

Yes 🤣

Voice of reason or just another selfish person like u OP?! Eventually posting on the Internet you will come across people who are just as selfish as you and happy to validate you.

Oh givover. I'm a highly qualified, very experienced childcare professional. I've babysit for hundreds of people, I've picked friends sick children up from school because they couldn't, I've looked after properly poorly children when their parents couldn't. I've worked in hospitals, schools, nurseries and from home. In every one of those places there are children who are sick. If every parent had to stay home every time a child is under the weather with a childhood illness peoples lives would be severely impacted.

Most children with colds, temps, conjunctivitis, HF&M etc etc might not be well enough for school but are certainly well enough to be on my sofa under a blanket with a bit of tlc.

Can you imagine ringing your boss and saying I have a cold but I can't come to work just in case my children catch it? Or in case Jane on the next desk catches it and passes it on to her children? People are being ridiculous.

The OP is trying to think ahead but there's really no need to. The children aren't sick and they might not catch what their parents have. If they are poorly on Friday she can let the sitter decide

Some much needed time to ourselves!!!

You sound selfish and entitled

Think about the poor babysitter and have some decency

Totally selfish… you’d happily leave your poorly kids with someone they’ve never been with before plus expose them to said kids germs? Honestly wtf is wrong with people!!

The main difference is these parents you’re talking about it seems CANT look after their kids… OP wants a night out! It isn’t a necessity!

The main difference is these parents you’re talking about it seems CANT look after their kids… OP wants a night out! It isn’t a necessity!

But her children aren't ill 🤷🏼‍♀️ she's just worrying that they might catch whatever thing she has. They might not. And if they do she can tell the sitter then.

The main difference is these parents you’re talking about it seems CANT look after their kids… OP wants a night out! It isn’t a necessity!

Oh and the parents I'm talking about CAN look after their children, they just wouldn't get paid or have to take days off to do so. What's the point in that when they have some mild childhood virus?

Oh yes. Absolutely. They are ten a Penny.
Sod everyone else 🙄

Hate to break it to you, but a babysitter IS NOT a "highly qualified childcare professional". Children in school can babysit. It really isn't a profession by any stretch of the imagination.

but a babysitter IS NOT a "highly qualified childcare professional"

They generally are through agencies.

but a babysitter IS NOT a "highly qualified childcare professional

She's using an agency where most of the sitters are qualified and experienced with children.

You are confused. Whether a parent locates a babysitter on Facebook, word of mouth or via an agency, there are no qualifications that can be undertaken for role of "babysitting". Its a job that needs no qualifications of experience, hence children often performing the job.

Look at the definition of profession and explain how that fits with babysitting....FYI it doesn't.

Staggeringly selfish