this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2024
24 points (100.0% liked)
parenting
366 readers
18 users here now
✏ Rules
- DO NOT DOXX YOUR KIDS - Seriously, use an alt for this comm or keep it vague; otherwise we’re centralizing info about everyone’s kids into a single place that can be easily focused on.
- No antinatalism struggle sessions
Join us on Matrix! #parenting:genzedong.xyz (read more here)
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I have zero young child caretaker experience, so maybe I'm just talking as an idealist. My parents did this shit when we were under 4, left us with siblings under 9, and it was pandemonium. Maybe my parents needed to de-stress, but fuck usually it was to go to a party. It was very unlike the few times my parents actually did hire babysitters that were 16 and above, which went super well. I hold a massive grudge against my parents for doing this to this day.
Nowadays I teach teenagers. Granted, it's a job. But if I left kids alone I could get sacked.
To repeat what the other user commented, I don't know the kid and their needs. But I'd be dang grateful if someone told of my parents back in the day, regardless of the drama.