I was thinking about my babysitting days the other morning. I was wondering if this still goes on these days. I think people are too tired to go out anymore. When I was a kid it was common place and I earned a pretty good amount for my piggybank. I also remember a few incidences that occurred.
First of all, I remember talking on the phone with friends that were babysitting also. Always careful not to stay on too long, so that we won't miss a call from the parents checking in. I often spent the night writing notes to my friends. I think I still have them somewhere, I would love to dig them up. I am sure I would be able to assemble a small book with them.
How about the time when it was thundering and I was scared. So my grandfather(visiting from Germany at the time) came over and sat on the deck with me as we watched the lightening in the sky. I was too afraid to let him in the house, since I did not get permission, and we sat all night until 2:00 am out there together. It was the most time I had ever spent with him. I will never forget it.
Then of course, the funniest story. I was babysitting at at house in the neighborhood. My friend lived down the street and he rode his bike over. We sat outside(I never let anyone come into the house). All of a sudden, we hear a car and realize that the people are coming home(earlier than expected). I panic and tell him to disappear. Unfortunately, we were at a dead end, the back yard enclosed by a nice hedge and a lake. There weren't a lot of options. So, in desperation, my friend, takes his bicycle and plowed through the hedges and was off. So, there was a little evidence left behind - a gaping hole in their bushes. I hope it wasn't an exact imprint of a bicycle, so, they were probably a bit baffled. Phew! That was a close one!
