How do you tell your friend you don't want to babysit for her?


Her little boy is just a monster, and her daughter has to be held every second, so I have to neglect my own child when I babysit hers - and it's never for anything important, but for her to go to a movie or something. She always offers to babysit for me in return, but I just don't like doing much without my little girl. Watching her kids totally stresses me out, but I don't want to be a "bad friend" and tell her that. What do I do when she asks? I have a hard time saying NO...

Answers:
Tell her that you just aren't up for extra kids around. If she looks offended tell her that you just can't do what she does and you don't know how she does it with two. It may be a little white lie but it's better than saying "you're kids are brats" : )

Other Answers:
Tell her the whole truth. That is what friends do. I hate it when parents think their child is "sane" when he/she is out-of-control.

You could lie I guess.
tell her that your kid has been gettin a lil jealous that ur spendin time wit hers, so u need to spend some time alone wit ur own kid, that will atleast by you some times
Well I had to go through that once...I told her what I was going through. She was upset and she admitted it herself.. We work togethor. But I did not watch her child unless she was going to work. In the end it started getting better.
You should probably tell her the truth. You can't keep doing this and not paying attention to your daughter. Tell her that babysitting for her kids is taking away from the time you used to have with your own daughter. If she seems offended or hurt or something, you can't really help that. You could also tell her that you would like a better reason for her to leave her kids with you. Going to a movie isn't the greatest reason.

Good luck!

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