Let me say it was never my intention to babysit four of my grandchildren at once. First, my son texted on Wednesday requesting I babysit his two girls (7 & 6) on Friday night. I texted back, “Sure,” making that a done deal. Later that evening, my youngest daughter (who lives on the opposite end of town) asked if I could see about her six-year-old daughter on Saturday from about 9 -3. The three cousins love each other and it seemed the practical thing was to bring the six-year-old with me when I went to sit at my son’s home. Friday afternoon, my daughter called to ask if I would also keep her one-year-old daughter. I confess to a long pause before replying, “the more the merrier right?”
Without further ado, these are some of the things that got said:
- “Don’t pick up the baby!”
- “Take that out of your mouth!”
- “Don’t give her that!”
- “Do you know the meaning of tattle-tale?”
- “No hiding upstairs.”
- “Put the baby down!”
- “If anybody else tattles, you’re all going to take a nap!”
- “Don’t spin the baby around!”
- “Stop standing on the chair!”
- “Would your mother let you do that?”
- “How did you break it?”
- “Because I’m the adult!”
- “No, you can’t go home.”
- “Put the baby down.”
- “Injury time-out!”
- “Nobody likes a tattle-tale!”
- “What were you thinking?”
- “Call me again, but not for a few weeks!”
Special guest comment from the kid’s grandmother. “He’s watching them all at once? Oh my!”
