Why I Hired a Teenage Boy As a Babysitter

October 22, 2019

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the difficulties I’ve had in finding a good babysitter for my two kids and finished with the untapped market that is the teenage boy babysitter. Little did I know that hiring a 16-year-old boy as a babysitter was a controversial action guaranteed to raise eyebrows. When I’ve found a teenage girl to babysit, I have to hide her…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.