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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 334273" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Luckily, we are past that point now. difficult child has been to enough therapy and is on medications, and is 13, so we can leave him alone for short periods, such as when we go to dinner nearby.</p><p>But we had yrs when we couldn't do anything. I even got yelled at by a dad at church because my then-5-yr-old difficult child made his wussy 14-yr-old daughter cry when she was supposed to be taking care of him during the svc. Aarrrrgh!</p><p>Our favorite babysitter was 6'1" tall and as cool as a cucumber. She would lift up difficult child by the back of his pants, hold him out at arm's length, and let him kick and scream until he wore himself out. She never even asked for a pay raise!</p><p>One of the worst things we did was pay our daughter to watch difficult child. She is kind, considerate, gentle, and <strong>very</strong> sensitive. There was so much going on while she was watching him that she never told us, and she'd be so stressed out she could hardly function. One night, she just broke down in tears and begged us not to go out to dinner. We asked her why she hadn't told us earlier, and she said that she knew we needed our time alone and didn't want to ruin it for us.</p><p>That's when we started including her in our therapy. I felt so guilty!</p><p>My advice--I would find a huge, older teen who doesn't take any gruff. Seriously. </p><p>Would the YMCA take them for an hr or two if you want to go to a movie? What about church?</p><p>Network, network, network. If people get burned out, go on to the next person.</p><p>Best of luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 334273, member: 3419"] Luckily, we are past that point now. difficult child has been to enough therapy and is on medications, and is 13, so we can leave him alone for short periods, such as when we go to dinner nearby. But we had yrs when we couldn't do anything. I even got yelled at by a dad at church because my then-5-yr-old difficult child made his wussy 14-yr-old daughter cry when she was supposed to be taking care of him during the svc. Aarrrrgh! Our favorite babysitter was 6'1" tall and as cool as a cucumber. She would lift up difficult child by the back of his pants, hold him out at arm's length, and let him kick and scream until he wore himself out. She never even asked for a pay raise! One of the worst things we did was pay our daughter to watch difficult child. She is kind, considerate, gentle, and [B]very[/B] sensitive. There was so much going on while she was watching him that she never told us, and she'd be so stressed out she could hardly function. One night, she just broke down in tears and begged us not to go out to dinner. We asked her why she hadn't told us earlier, and she said that she knew we needed our time alone and didn't want to ruin it for us. That's when we started including her in our therapy. I felt so guilty! My advice--I would find a huge, older teen who doesn't take any gruff. Seriously. Would the YMCA take them for an hr or two if you want to go to a movie? What about church? Network, network, network. If people get burned out, go on to the next person. Best of luck! [/QUOTE]
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