re babysitting
Dale,
One of my friends babysits her granddaughter who is 16 months old twice weekly as her back can't take the lifting anymore than this. Her DIL is pregnant again and she's so happy about this and absolutely loves to take care of her gd but feels so badly about not being able to babysit everyday.
I watched her granddaughter for her one afternoon and thought "uh oh.." as I can lift her but it's not wise! As it turned out I was lifting Lola all the time because little Esther kept chasing Lo' around. I tried to seperate them and Esther would cry and tug my pants and get into a little tizzy which set Lola off barking at her!
To say the least my back was tired that afternoon with an ache I hadn't felt in quite some time! Babysitting toddlers takes strength and endurance and preferably a dog that doesn't bark at children!
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