OK, I have changed my name, as there is a MN who sends her child to the school that is associated with this - in fact i think she may even be involved in some kind of franchise arrangement over child babysitters . But I can tell you all sorts of sordid details about Cod's pouch of Douglas and whose DH rubs his hands together like a lamb slaughterer as part of foreplay - I am not a troll.
Earlier this week we had a perky little flyer through our door, advertising a 'Babysitting Service for Roads xx, xx, and xx' by two girls aged 13, who said they were experienced in babysitting babies (from 1 year) to 10 year old children. They said they were from a particlular local private school.
When I mentioned this to the MN-er who sends her child there, complimenting her on the Enterprise Culture that is being instilled, she mentioned, rather casually, that she thought the school might be encouraging it as a way for parents to be able to afford the fees!!
NOW I thnk that this mother herself may be involved!
Is it reasonable for 13 year-olds to be offer
ing a babysitting service?
Is this really indicative of what parents will do to afford the fees?
Or am I over-reacting and should I make use of this service, and encourage these young people?
I hope the mother doesn't take this the wrong way - she does not live in the 3 roads specified, which are the 'nicer' roads in our area (though I say it myself) and ever since that grape threa all those years ago, sjhe has been sneaking swigs from the bottles in Lidl, and it makes her a bit unpredicatble.