I have agreed to help her out she only wants to pay 5 dollars an hour. And I’m not so sure I can handle a teething 4 month old that often right now, what do I say to her this isn’t for me? I’m not good at conversations.
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I’m not good at coming up with good excuses either. If you don’t know the person that well, just say something came up and you no longer have the time. If on the contrary, the person is a good friend, be honest and say you don’t feel up for the task. That’s what I would do anyway.
But also ask yourself why you can’t do it. Would getting more money change your mind? Are you afraid to handle such a young baby? Or is it avolition?
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I don’t know her that well and it’s definitely a tiredness, money patience issue. I tried to tell her I suffer from insomnia she replied “you got a chemical imbalance” well duh I thought but she didn’t consider I might be tired
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Just say that you appreciate the offer to babysit, but don’t feel it’s for you at this moment in time and don’t feel comfortable babysitting.
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Since adding fluoxetine (prozac) to my medication regimen, I’ve been sleeping much better at night. You shouldn’t give up looking for a solution to your insomnia.
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I appluad you on the Prozac I thought I was gonna jump out of my own skin on that, I was so jittery and anxious
Well I was a bit angry during the first week, but sleep got much better. Now I’m calm again.
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Be matter of fact with her. You’re not up to babysitting at this time. You are uncomfortable doing it and you’re sorry but she’ll have to find someone else
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it kills the libido.
@Turtle44 I’d say go for bringing love and joy into your life right now.
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If you’re unfamiliar with babies maybe you shouldn’t baby sit one of them. One time I was baby sitting my toddler niece. It really surprised me how little idea she had of things that could hurt her. We were in a park and she had no idea that she could get hurt by walking in front of me when I was on the swings. I thought that is something that would be instinctive, but she had no idea that there were things in this world that could hurt her. Thank God she didn’t put herself into too much danger, and she didn’t actually get hurt, but people who are unfamiliar with babies should not be left to baby sit them alone.
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I have two grown boys @crimby
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Oh. For some reason I imagined you as a barely grown young man. Sorry about that.
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