Hey Ladies,
After having my baby 2 years ago and leaving her loser cheating, non child support paying dad I decided to go back to dancing a couple nights a week ( 1 to 3) to get back on our feet.
I am trying to figure out the child care issue. My toddler is 2 and a half and has never been in a daycare yet.
My parents and grandparents are dead and there are no other close relatives so I can't use them. I have a sweet lady friend that will do it for free from time to time if I need a mental health break but she is not always available when I need her. I hired a 23 year old sitter but she is a little flaky and has canceled on me twice when I really needed her the most like The first day I was scheduled a " test shift" !( the manager gave me a prime Saturday night 10-3 shift and she canceled 2 hours before I was supposed to arrive - Not Cool!) She also charges 12 an hour which I think is a little high for night shift. ( I need her for 6 hours per shift) She doesn't have to do anything but watch tv, read, study, surf the net or even nap! my daughter might wake up once and need some water or a training pant and that's it!
What I want to know for other dancing moms of small children:
What do you do for childcare during your dance shifts?
Which shift do you work and think is better for moms?
If you use a sitter how much do you pay them to sit for night shift?
Does your sitter know what you do ?
Do you use more than one sitter in case one flakes?
Was it hard finding someone for the night shift if you work it?
And any other tips you want to share would be great!
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I'll still have the hubby, but he doesn't clean--in fact, he makes just as much a mess as the children!

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