Saturday, December 20, 2008..... What?!
Will sit for free on New Years Eve (Los Angeles/South Bay)
I do childcare for different families all of which will either be away or otherwise occupied for the holiday. If you want to go out for New Years or need help and can't afford it, I would love to help you out. I'm located just north of LAX near El Segundo Westchester and Inglewood. This is totally legit...no catches.
Original URL: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/kid/964514834.html
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This Family makes it a habit of hiring strangers from CL (check out the dates):
Need Sitter In My Home TONIGHT! (Newport News/Hampton)
Date: 2008-12-13, 4:05PM EST
I'm looking for a sitter tonight so my husband and I are able to go out for a night just the two of us. We have a 4 year old girl and a 2 year old little boy. By the time you get here they will be asleep in their beds. Please do give me a call at 757-969-****. Thank you for your time.
Original URL: http://norfolk.craigslist.org/kid/956757199.html
Sitter Needed ASAP!!! TODAY!!! (Newport News/Hampton)
Date: 2008-12-17, 11:46AM EST
My husband and I are looking for a sitter to care for our kids while we go out grocie shopping. We have 4 kids and they are great. The care would need to be done here in our home. We want to go out today at 2:45pm or so. Contact me at 757-969-**** ASAP Thank you for your time. -Colleen
Original URL: http://norfolk.craigslist.org/kid/961396116.html
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Help?? (Oceana)
In need of last minute care tonite for an 18 month old...but won't have any money for repayment until Tuesday. Any generous people out there?
Original URL: http://norfolk.craigslist.org/kid/964400322.html
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ReplyDeleteThis made me laugh out loud. Bonus!!
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ReplyDeleteMissDeeLovesThisColumn said...
Hmmmmmmm....I don't even know how to use MySpace or Facebook. *LOL* Not sure I would trust her around children.
11:29 AM
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OMG! Hit the MySpace link in that post and take a peek at her page, it is disgusting! And she's a nanny? Wow.
ReplyDeleteI want to go be the nanny for the Mom who can't afford to pay a decent nanny salary because they charge more per hour than she even makes herself. Poor girl :( I hope she finds some sweet old lady that will be a great caregiver for a small income.
ReplyDeleteWho cares what a nanny does on her time off?
ReplyDeleteNosy control freaks.
So regarding the ad about the family who hires strangers on a regular basis (they showed 2 ads here) how come in one ad they have 2 kids and in the next they have 4?
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ReplyDeleteMB said...
Lives in a gated community but can't afford to pay for childcare. That's just wrong!
As far as the other ads go, it's sad that people make so little and can't even afford childcare. Something's wrong with this picture. They are not trying to take advantage of people, they are poor.
And hiring sitters off of Craigslist with such short notice is definitely a bad idea. Amazing how many parents think that's o.k.!
1:51 PM
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ReplyDeleteJustAMommy said...
If sitters make more than you do, then it's time to consider a change of profession.
I, too, wonder how people in low-wage professions manage to get by when child care is so expensive.
I worry that there are lots of hardworking, well meaning people whose kids are in unsafe care arrangements because they can't afford quality care.
7:28 AM
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Oh sorry for posting in the wrong place! Thanks for fixing it for me.
ReplyDeleteMW - probably b/c the ads are fake and they are trying to lure people into their home so they can use them as indentured servants or something. very shady!
ReplyDeleteAbout the 'gated community' -- that could mean a couple of different things. I'm very low income and I live in a really cheap apartment; it just happens that it's actually a really nice building, and it actually is gated, although I wouln't refer to it quite that way. (The low price is because of the crappy address).
ReplyDeleteMpp,
ReplyDeleteThis Craig's list feature is my favorite part of the blog. People are CRAZY!
Hey, what happened to the beefcake Santa??
ReplyDeleteAnd MPP and Jane, do you know why the recent comments section seems to be stuck in its same status from a few days ago?
Thank you, Tish... If you happen to come across any crazy Ads, send them on over!
ReplyDeleteCali mom
It's just a glitch. Hopefully it'll work itself out... soon!
Oh, and I guess beefcake Santa went on a date with the hot little Elf in the green dress! :)
MOVE OUT OF THE WAY...I NEED TO GO TISH!!!
ReplyDeleteLady Luck
ReplyDeleteYou are so boring. Next.
lady luck do you have something stuck up your ass? There is nothing wrong with the name Tish. I grew up with a girl named Latisha and we all called her and still call her Tish. There is nothing wrong with the name.
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