Reddit Mom Gets Shamed For Refusing to Pay Babysitter More Than $8 an Hour

By Sarah Cottrell

Back in the 1990s when I was a babysitter, I made $10 an hour to watch the neighbors’ kids every Friday night so the parents could get away for a quiet dinner and a movie. That was more than 20 years ago. When I want to hire a babysitter these days, it doesn’t shock me that rates have gone up. Also, I have…

Sarah Cottrell
Sarah Cottrell

Sarah Cottrell is a Maine based freelance journalist and lifestyle writer. Her work has been featured on VICE Tonic, New York Magazine, Washington Post, and has been included in seven anthologies including the New York Times bestselling series, I Still Just Want to Pee Alone. Check out her work at sarahcottrellfreelance.com and visit her on Facebook and Instagram.

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