Childsitters Wanted
- Keywords: childsitting, babysitting, babysitters
Introduction
We are Sandy and Woozle (officially known as Nick), two close friends trying to raise 3 kids (one of them autistic). We are somewhat overwhelmed by the responsibilities of just being ourselves, most of the time, and having to raise any kids at all – let alone three, let alone the three high-energy kids we actually are raising – is... well... even more overwhelming. (The kids are Sandy's from a former marriage, and it's a long story).
We are also both phone-phobic, so we're trying to minimize the amount of phone calling necessary. If you are a potential sitter who is comfortable conversing via email, IM, or IRC, that is a definite plus. :-)
If you are interested, please feel free to email us: sitters2024@hypertwins.org or call 402-9774 (receiving calls is a lot easier than making them). More contact info
The Kids
The kids are: Benjy (April, 1999), Zander (March, 1997), and Josh (December, 1992). Sometimes their older brother Mel is home from college, and he can help provide a little consistency and backup if we're not around.
Upcoming Needs
- 2005-11-09: Woozle will probably need to be out of town for a mediation session sometime soon, though a date has not been set. If someone were available to at least help with managing the kids after school (until suppertime), that would be very useful.
Short Term Needs
We need childsitters for a number of different reasons:
- Someone to watch the kids when we need to go somewhere when they aren't all in school (with 3 kids, each at a different school, this happens on a regular basis)
- Someone to watch the kids when we don't actually need to go somewhere but just want to have some uninterrupted time to concentrate on our work (most days after 4pm and all weekend)
- One or more autism specialists ("qualified" and otherwise) to help with Josh's training
Long Term Needs
We are also eventually working towards having a "stable" of a few dependable people who can step in and manage the kids for stretches of a few days at a time while we do other things with our lives (e.g. Woozle often needs to go on short trips for various reasons, and Sandy would very much like to come along; we also are trying to plan a two-week visit to England in the summer of 2006).