Just Because I am Single…

Over the last week, I have had 5 different phone calls for me to babysit children. All with the same tenor, “So and so said you were single and could possibly babysit.”

Because I have nothing better to do in my spare time than babysit children, take care of pets, or house sit. It is becoming very annoying.

This all started about 4 years ago. My good friends John and Alyssa were going away on a trip. They asked if I could feed their cats and I could stay in their place because their friend Tracy could not do it. I told her I could, but to keep it quiet because I did not want people to know I ’sometimes’ did those things.

Nobody’s fault, but word got out. The week after I had stopped cat sitting, I had request to animal sit from 6 people. The same thing happened when I house sat for Lennard and Jean. 

I think it is the phrasing that is particularly disgusting, “Your single so I could really use a [add your watching needs here].” How Rude.

Just because I am single does not mean I have things to do and people to see. Just because someone is single does not mean they want to become your resident babysitter of all types. For god’s sake… I teach school… why on earth would I want to watch your brats on the weekends!? 

There is a reason I live alone. There is a reason I am not a nanny. People, it is fine to ask people if they can do something, but do not do it on the pretense they will do and it is because  they are single. We have lives and they are quite busy too. Even for us older folk!