i am babysitting right now. all three kids are asleep, or at least pretending to be. there is a 7 month old, a 2 year old, and a 4 year old. 2 boys and 1 girl.
that might be enough right there to convince you that babysitting is the best form of birth control, but probably not. i have thought this for quite some time now. i have been babysitting/nannying since i was in middle school. i have made the same amount of money, without a pay increase, since i was 12. lets just say i was rolling in the dough when i was a youngster and still get good pay today.
i say it is the best form of birth control because if any guy/girl spent time babysitting like i do... they would either a. not have sex or b. use condoms/birth control. it really is that simple. kids are a lot of work, which is why i will not have them until i am AT LEAST 30.
when you are 12, you love babies. when you are 21 its a whole different story. alright, i am just going to say it... i do not like babies.
some people would probably be shocked by this statement because i've been described as "super friendly" and a "kid magnet, " which i like to think are both true, but i really do not like babies. i know that sounds horrible, because of course they are precious gifts from God, but i just cannot get myself to love hanging out with babies.
i am convinced that the best age group is 1-3 grade. that sounds like an incredibly small time frame but its the truth. in 1st grade kids are starting to learn math and already know the abc's. in 2nd grade they love their teacher and start making best friends. in 3rd grade kids are eating up knowledge and loving science. once 4th grade hits, the kids get the advantages of the 5th grades and instantly get snottier. 5th graders think they own the school and middle schools are just awkward.
i think this all may be a result of not babysitting for 3 months. i also think loving kids is conditional. i love the kids i babysit at home. if someone came to me telling me i had to adopt them i would. i love my cousins- because there is something special about loving people who are related to you. watching random kids is a little different. thank goodness God's love for children is unconditional... he is the ultimate babysitter, that is for sure.
