Fearless Babysitting 101

Babies! Don't 'ya just love em? So...innocent. So... cute. So...special. And so... unpredictable! You know how it goes: Suppose you and your spouse decide to go to a movie one evening. You'll only be gone 3 hours at most. The baby has been fed, changed, and is already asleep when the babysitter arrives. Should be a "piece of cake" for even the most inexperienced babysitter, right? Wrong! I remember all too well what happened to me, the "nervous novice," on my first real babysitting assignment. "The baby's already asleep so he shouldn't be any problem at all. He'll probably sleep the whole time we're gone. If his diaper needs changing before we get back, just use one of those Pampers (disposable diapers) over there. Don't worry. Everything will be all right. We'll be back by 10PM." Right. You can probably guess what happened next. Less than 5 minutes after Mom and Dad walked out the door, the baby woke up and started crying ... and crying ... and crying ...! Nothing I tried would quiet that baby. Nothing! He cried for almost the entire 3 hours, finally falling asleep (from exhaustion, no doubt) just a few minutes before the parents returned home. Your "nervous novice" quickly became a nervous wreck! Oh well ... at least the diaper change went without a hitch, or so I thought. No one told me that disposable diapers have two sides: an absorbent one and a non-absorbent one. Guess which side I put next to the baby?? (Yep, the non-absorbent one!) Fortunately for me, I made that infamous diaper change around 9:30 PM. When the parents walked in the door at 10PM I proudly reported that the baby was asleep, his diaper changed, and of course, he was *no* problem while they were gone. Did those parents ever ask me to babysit for them again? Nope. It took them months before they could even tell me (with a straight face) what I had done with the diaper change. Ah...we live and learn. So what's the moral of this story? Always look at both sides of a situation before you act. If you don't, you could have a real mess (literally) on your hands! Warmly and Positive-ly Yours (with a BIG GRIN on my face!) Sharon (Fearless Reader) Iezzi "Down-home is where the heart is, where love is, and ultimately, where GOD is." * * * * * What if you had the same minute-by-minute thoughts as the super successful? Mike Brescia has developed the ultimate mental conditioning programs that can help anyone wipe out intense fears and enjoy huge successes in all areas of life. http://thinkrightnow.cjb.net

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