6 Reasons Why I Won't Just "Get A Babysitter" So I Could Have A Night Out...
/By: Kristy Kemp
Something I was told a lot when my son was a baby was to just get a babysitter and live it up, that my me time was important, and leaving him for a few hours won't cause any harm. While I agree with that to a point I also think that no one should feel obligated to get a babysitter if they don't want to. I have heard from a ton of moms that a babysitter (other than a family member) was not an option for them. Now I'm not saying that parents who do get babysitters are wrong, but I did want to share why getting a babysitter, for some parents, is out of the question. People should respect that choice instead of trying to pressure them into getting one when they aren't feeling it.
1.) Let's start with the most obvious reason. They are expensive as hell! By the time I get done paying the sitter and my entertainment for the night I will be well over my budget for the month! In this day and age unless you have older siblings or family around to help, the cost of a babysitter is pretty steep. Saving my bank account from an overdraft is why I won't just get a babysitter.
2.) Have you seen the news? I know that not all sitters and nannies abuse children, but I would definitely need to fully trust the person I will be leaving my baby with and I do not have anyone in my life that I trust enough to leave my baby with. Even people that you fully trust can do something to break that. Call me paranoid, call me a helicopter mom, and tell me to keep my kid in bubble wrap, I don't care. My baby's safety and care will always be my number one priority so that is why I won't just get a babysitter.
