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Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
So last night DH and I had a graduation party to go to and DH asked one of his coworks (she has a son) to stay with the kids while we went. We put the kids to bed so she was really just hanging out. I spoke to her one time because she called and everything was ok.
I call around 11:15pm to let her know we were on our way home and no one answers so I think to myself she was in the bathroom. I give her 5 minutes and again no answers. I repetely called her cell phone and my house (has caller Id on the phone and on the tv) until 11:30 and she did not answer the phone. I am freaking out because I am thinking something happens. DH is trying to calm me down saying she probably fell asleep. Even if she did I called the house 7 tmes and the phone is loud when the house is quiet. I get home and she was just sitting their awake and said that she didn't hear the phone  . I told her how many times I called including her cell.
I just bothered me so much that I really don't want he to watch the kid again. Am I being unreasonable here? I even decided to call the house while I was home to see if the ringer was on and it was.
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Posted 6/21/08 10:34 AM  |
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SuzyQ
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
Yes, that would definitely bother me. How weird that she didn't hear the phone.
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| Posted 6/21/08 10:38 AM |
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Smileyd17
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
Yep, I agree...on not having her sit again.
Uh if she didnt hear the phone ring,..will she not hear the kids crying?
so bizarre.
I mean if she fell asleep, just fess up to it..u know?
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| Posted 6/21/08 10:38 AM |
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
Posted by Smileyd17
Yep, I agree...on not having her sit again.
Uh if she didnt hear the phone ring,..will she not hear the kids crying?
so bizarre.
I mean if she fell asleep, just fess up to it..u know?
This is my whole thing too. I mean the hallway to the bedrooms is all open and overlooks into the livingroom so everything in their echos. You would definitly have heard it.
Glad to know I am alone..thanks
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| Posted 6/21/08 10:44 AM |
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Smileyd17
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
I also want to add that she made you WORRY!
That would of also prob ruined my nite as well.
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| Posted 6/21/08 10:49 AM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
If your kids aren't dead, I wouldn't worry about it. And if she is a good sitter, I wouldn't cut off my nose to spite my face as the old saying goes. Tell her next time that you will be calling through the evening, here is the phone, have it with you or near you etc and put the ringer on high. Simple solution.
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| Posted 6/21/08 12:11 PM |
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jules
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
Something just doesn't sound right!
YES it would bother me
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| Posted 6/21/08 12:27 PM |
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shellybean
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
hmm, i dont know i think she may have fallen asleep anf ddint want to say, even though she was awake when you got home...if your not comfortabe with her sitting again that def find someone else...
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| Posted 6/21/08 12:38 PM |
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Michi
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
I used to babysit all the time and to me that sounds fishy...
7 times and she didnt hear the phone? and if she fell asleep thats fine but why wouldnt she just say that--not ii didnt hear the phone?...
go with ur gut, find someone else
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| Posted 6/21/08 12:40 PM |
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shellybean
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
yea i guess 7 times is a lot but what could she have been doing? How old is she?
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| Posted 6/21/08 12:45 PM |
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justthe4ofus
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
I would be livid and I would be wondering what she was really doing.
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| Posted 6/21/08 12:59 PM |
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clwp
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
If she couldn't hear the phone... how can she hear if DC needed her???
If I had such an incident with a sitter, that sitter would NEVER babysit for me again. I mean, it's one thing to ignore the phone once due to a bathroom run or something, but repeated attempts... Nah... that's just not right to do that to the parent. If a parent is calling it's not to say hi, they want to know that everything is okay and any decent sitter should get that. My DD's daycare center told me that I can call as often as I want... then I wouldn't expect any less (in fact I'd expect more) from the person watching her in my home. That's just me though.
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| Posted 6/21/08 1:13 PM |
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ArmyOfBabies
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
How old is she? Is she a smoker? Maybe she was outside smoking and didn't take the portable phone with her.
Obviously, it's still unacceptable to not answer when a parent calls. Personally, I wouldn't use her again.
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| Posted 6/21/08 1:28 PM |
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ckdk
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
I most definitely would have been bothered by that!
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| Posted 6/21/08 1:32 PM |
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do you have call waiting? Could she have been on the phone? or maybe she was on her cell phone?
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| Posted 6/21/08 2:34 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
I would be very bothered and probably wouldn't use her again. Sounds like there's no reason why she shouldn't have heard either phone
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| Posted 6/21/08 2:45 PM |
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
I agree. If the phone is loud enough to wake her, then she was either ignoring it (totally unacceptable) or went outside, which is completely inappropriate!
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| Posted 6/21/08 3:05 PM |
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Moehick
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
Sounds to me like she did fall asleep and woke up when she heard your car...I did that when I used to babysit. I would use her again and just tell her to keep the phone near her
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| Posted 6/21/08 4:14 PM |
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
Posted by Moehick
Sounds to me like she did fall asleep and woke up when she heard your car...I did that when I used to babysit. I would use her again and just tell her to keep the phone near her
I agree with this. And I kind of think that maybe she was a little embarassed that she fell asleep.
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| Posted 6/21/08 4:36 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
ITA - if she fell asleep - who cares - she should have said that. To say that she didn't hear it??? Give me a break!
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| Posted 6/21/08 7:32 PM |
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jes81276
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
It would bother me alot, and I prob wouldn't want her to watch my kids again either.
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| Posted 6/21/08 7:52 PM |
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waterspout4
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
Our phone at home hasn't been working too well lately. Sometimes it goes down for days. DId you get an answering machine when you call? Is it possible your phone at home might have gone down? It sounds very fishy to me, but is there a possibility? We have cable phone and it's very unreliable.
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| Posted 6/21/08 7:53 PM |
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Posted by waterspout4
Our phone at home hasn't been working too well lately. Sometimes it goes down for days. DId you get an answering machine when you call? Is it possible your phone at home might have gone down? It sounds very fishy to me, but is there a possibility? We have cable phone and it's very unreliable.
Yup, ours too. Yesterday I kept calling the house only to hear after several rings that our number was not in service Sometimes my sister calls and she says it rings and rings and no v/m kicks on and meanwhile I never heard it ring.
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| Posted 6/21/08 7:55 PM |
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
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Posted by Moehick
Sounds to me like she did fall asleep and woke up when she heard your car...I did that when I used to babysit. I would use her again and just tell her to keep the phone near her
I agree with this. And I kind of think that maybe she was a little embarassed that she fell asleep.
I agree.
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| Posted 6/21/08 7:59 PM |
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Re: Would this bother you? (babysitting related)
this would definately bother me.
I would think that if she doesnt hear the phone, she also might not hear the baby cry-
I wouldnt give her another chance!
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