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Hi, I'm a single mom in Antioch, IL of a soon to be 20 month old wonderful little boy. I have truly been blessed with a good baby/child(which can probably change in teenage years or sooner)but he is the light of my life. His father lives in another state, we are still battling through court on our CS/Parenting agreement. Anyhow-his father and his family are all out of state. Part of my family is out of state but within a couple hour drive. The rest are not capable of support for a well needed break of babysitting. My only breaks are after I drop him off at the sitters in the morning/on my way to picking him up from the sitters after work. And when he goes to bed-oh and when I'm at work-but there are some babies there too...I had to move where I'm at because of affordability, and most of my friends live an hour away. I haven't been able to get a reliable sitter that is close enough that I don't have to pick up and drop off or wait for them to be dropped/picked up.
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I don't know what to tell you. I'm in the same exact predictament with a 5 year old little girl. Right now I'm trying to get babysitters through the college I went to. Trouble is where I live is rural and isolated and I can't afford a whole lot for childcare. I keep telling myself that one day it will get better. |
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I know my situation is not unique. I like the idea about the college-however the closest community college is a half hour away! Being a single parent, and having bad past experiences placing adds for selling cars or whatever, I really don't want to go that route. I hear you-I think it won't alway's be like this will it? I would like to join a the Parents without Partner's group-however the meetings are for adult's only....and just be looking at some of their info-most of the kids are school-age or teenagers. They're wouldn't be really anyone my son's age to play with at the family event's. Plus having difficulty getting a sitter! I should start a group-coop in my area, but that could end up being alot of work. And as it is I don't have any free time. Maybe it's just one of those things you have to bite the bullet and just do it?????? Take care
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Hi, i just joined i'm from sacramento,ca. out of all of the other messages that i read yours was the one i related to the most. i also do need a much needed break. i love my little guy more than life itself, but lately i feel burnt out. my little guy will be 2 next month and i guess we are going throught the terrible 2's. his father lives in town but bareley acknowledges his existance. i guess i'm not totally over him like i'd like to be, but it's kinda hard to meet new people when you can't get a sitter to go out. my family is great but they won't watch my baby. he's a handful for them i guess. i just needed someone to talk to. |
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HEY, our kids all seem to be of similar age, mine will be 2 years old in 2 months. No, he�s not so stressful to be around at all, he�s always in a good mood. But I wish he would sleep better, and not ask for a drink 5 times before 10 pm. Then I would maybe get a babysitter and at least go for dinner in the restaurant 5 minutes away�. Haven�t been to the movies since he was born. No, I seem never to have an evening for myself, except here, on the internet.
I was thinking, maybe we could invent something like cyberspace babysitting. We have 3 almost 2 year olds and one 5 year old. If each of us cyberspace-babysits once a week, we have each 3 nights out !!! Imagine that ! Yeah, Imagine that�  |
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I know this reply is several months after your original posting, but this is an issue that never ends. When my children were very young, I didn't really go out (other than the work thing) In fact, I didn't even realize I wasn't going out until you mentioned it!!
Finding a good baby-sitter is one of the most valuable assets to us single parents. I have been blessed in that whatever situation I was in, I somehow got good care. One of the best was a lady I found in the newspaper; she was licensed and she was on the federal food program - AND AFFORDABLE! Great lady, great house, the kids loved her. When I moved from that area, my next-door neighbor's son came over to greet us (he was all of 2 yrs older than my oldest, who was 6) Nice kid... of a single mother.... who had a daughter, who was old enough to babysit when I needed her. You may want to check with co-workers. That is always a great resource, too. Since you work together, you must live in the same area and maybe they know somebody (or would be willing to do for you if you do for them - there are a lot like that where I work now) A soulution will come along in time. Send your prayers out there! Good luck |
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I just recently moved in the past 6 months, not much further from where I was but to a house. My neighbors are older, so I have asked them if they know of anyone in the neighborhood, or thought maybe their grandchildren etc. So far nothing. My boyfriend and I live just under an hour away from each other. I do have a great sitter near his house-which we use on the weekends to go out and have time for ourselves. Just during the week if I wanted to do something-like join a Single parents network-which kids are not invited and the events with kids are like you mentioned teenagers. Hopefully I'll get lucky with someone local near home for a break now and then during the week. |
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HOW,WHERE AND WHEN IAM DIVORCED MOM AN AUTISTIC GIRL,RESPITE PAPER WORK IS LENTHY ALL THINS LISTED ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN I LIVE ON THE NORTHEAST,GRANDMA LOVES HER GRANDDAUGHTER ALYSSA VERY MUCH BUT LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO SHE BECAME A WIDOW FOR THE 2ND TIME SO IT IS NOT FAIR 4 HER TO ALWAYS BE THE BABYSITTER SHE NEEDS A LIFE 2,.
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