Babysitting

Does anyone else not like watching other people's kids? It's not like I don't like children I just don't like babysitting anyone's kids other than my own. I have one child and I know I don't want anymore and I think that may be the reason behind it. I just don't like to have to discipline other kids and also don't want them to feel like they can do what they want. I just feel bad saying no or coming up with excuses...sorry rant over.

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I absolutely despiiiiiise watching other kids. “No” is a complete sentence. Never feel bad about using it. So many kids are ridiculously disrespectful, don’t know how to act, and pretend that my things are expendable. Respectfully, unless I’m feeling ridiculously nice, I just say no. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don’t like watching other peoples children. Everyone parents differently. It’s very hard trying to discipline/redirect and I think there’s no winning. You don’t want to over step and tell other peoples children what to do but it’s confusing when enforcing rules to your own child and being unable to to someone else while under the same roof

I enjoy babysitting and being mom to my own kids but I don’t like to babysit often bc then some ppl try to automatically think I will to take care over watching all the kids at get togethers when I don’t want to I want to watch just my own .

It depends on the children 😂 I don’t love it but I don’t mind doing it every once in a while, as I know the mums I’m helping out will gladly return the favour for me. And they aren’t cheeky with it, or taking advantage even though I’m a SAHM and they aren’t. But it’s certainly not my favourite thing to do.
I think luckily I’m close enough with the mums for them to be happy with me setting boundaries and saying no to their children, and we mostly align on parenting styles as well which definitely helps.
I also have just the one and know that I don’t want any more! And that is reinforced every time we have one of her friends to look after 😂

I don’t mind mines but I don’t like watching other people kids either 😂😭 a lot of people kids don’t listen and I would hate to have to yell at someone’s child 😂

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Is this okay ?

I feel like a bad mum but currently on my own while dad takes our eldest out and I really need the toilet (tmi but 3 days post C-section so going toilet obvs takes a little longer than normal) I’ve put my boys in their cot like this with camera . Is this okay just while I go toilet 😅

With my first I would do this without hesitation but it just feels weird leaving two babies?

(The bathroom is literally 5 steps from their room)

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Hiya, my son is going to be 2 in july, i believe he’s showing signs of needing to be potty trained (he is putting his hand in his nappy when he poops and taking it out ect)
The thing is he cannot talk yet which i’m worried will be a struggle to communicate when potty training
Does anyone have any tips or has been in the same situation? Or how to start potty training in general with him as i have no idea.

posting as incoginito as don’t want people knowing this much about my child, thank you :)

Thank you so much in advance x

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