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Babysitter

I interviewed an 18 year old girl from Ogden for a summer babysitting position. During the summers it is hard to have freedom to do things, such as ride horses, take the big kids places, and even mowing without a sitter. I wanted to line up someone to watch the kids, sometimes jut Luke for two days a week all summer. By way of a daycare in Ogden, I was given Chelsey's name. The daycare lady was having her work part time for her and had run a background and health check on her. Knowing that and knowing that this girl was going to college for daycare was all very reassuring for someone I did not know. She seemed to have a very flexible schedule and could babysit about any day at any time. I had her come for just a few hours the first few times. Hearing about her home life was very sad and made me a little uneasy. She moved back to Ogden from Tennessee to be with her mom. However she has been living with Grandma at times, and cousins at times. She told me some things about her family that are so sad. She seemed to enjoy being at our house and did well with the kids. The kids also liked her. So she started babysitting every Tuesday and Thursday. I scheduled appointments on those day, mowed, rode horses, went grocery shopping, went to look at horses, and had one on one time with the Jayden and Jake. It was a freedom I enjoyed very much.

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