I am going to go with demented reality in that I would not hire a teenager who smoked to watch my kids. Not because smoking is stupid or irresponsible though.
Instead my objection is that kids smoke because they want to challange authority. Smoking is a sign of rebelling about not wanting to be a cog is society. In my babysitter I want someone who is okay with parental authority. Therefore on those grounds I would reject smoking teenagers as babysitters for my kids.
I am not tense at all. I am pretty chill actually. Do I come across otherwise?
I have never hit up a BP in Edmonton. Have you?
Of course! It's the only place in Edmonton where all the females have all their teeth since once they turn legal their teeth drop out faster than the Oilers chance at the playoffs.
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Eh, DementedReality... You should be comforted by the fact that I, a dirty, evil smoker, have no children (that I know about). To your chagrin, I do have a dog.
To be fair, you do rather bring down the public image of smokers to a new-found low. I might trust you with a child of mine, if I didn't really like him/her and wanted to have a plausible story as to how the juvenile delinquency wasn't my fault.
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Hey all dusting off this thread to see what the average rate is in 2015. Any and all information is appreciated!
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I've been paying $7/h but that's for a relatively young babysitter and not very late (usually just to around 8:00 or so); for an older babysitter who can stay later I'd expect to pay more.
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"I am actually more excited for the Oilers game tomorrow than the Flames game. I am praying for multiple jersey tosses. The Oilers are my new favourite team for all the wrong reasons. I hate them so much I love them."
My wife charges $40 per per day per kid (for 8 hours). She's got 5 kids so that's $25/ hr essentially. Quite the racket considering all the stuff you can write off at tax time.
My wife charges $40 per per day per kid (for 8 hours). She's got 5 kids so that's $25/ hr essentially. Quite the racket considering all the stuff you can write off at tax time.
I was home with three kids this past weekend...no amount of money would have me home with 5 lol
I was home with three kids this past weekend...no amount of money would have me home with 5 lol
We have 2 of our own so it's actually 7 lol. She works as hard as anyone I've ever met and it's much better money than 99% of what's out there right now especially considering if she did something else we'd have to put our 2 in daycare.
We have 2 of our own so it's actually 7 lol. She works as hard as anyone I've ever met and it's much better money than 99% of what's out there right now especially considering if she did something else we'd have to put our 2 in daycare.
I don't know the exact bylaws and provincial law, but doesn't 7 kids exceed the max allowed for 1 person?
