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Babysitting circles?

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Nikitasol · 06/05/2017 00:15

I really want to go out tomorrow night. I'm feeling in need of company since me and my partner split but am really skint. I've set up a babysitting circle on Facebook but it's turning into a really unnecessarily logistically complicated thing. I don't know how to get it moving. Has anyone got an any tips? Have you tried it?

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childmaintenanceserviceinquiry · 06/05/2017 00:42

They've not worked for me, sadly

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Nikitasol · 06/05/2017 00:43

Oh dear..I was really hoping it would be the perfect solution.

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fedupB2B · 06/05/2017 00:45

What's a babysitting circle?

Taytotots · 06/05/2017 00:51

We had a babysitting triangle with a WhatsApp group. All started with same amount of tokens then you give a token if you babysit so should end up everyone does same amount.

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Nikitasol · 07/05/2017 08:44

A babysitting triangle? Is that just the three of you then?

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Nikitasol · 07/05/2017 08:45

@fedupb2b amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/jul/01/familyandrelationships.family4

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Nikitasol · 07/05/2017 08:45

I feel there MUST be a way to do it. Surely people want to save money and help each other out?!

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diddlysquat0 · 07/05/2017 21:08

I know friends with partners who do this but I find I cant do it because I have to take my child along when I babysit, which makes me second choice over someone who can just go out without kids.

Do you know lots of single parents or are you doing it with friends with partners?

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Nikitasol · 07/05/2017 22:22

With both single mums and couples

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