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Annemarie13
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Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
My first cousin, its a male, is geting married this august. We are not in the wedding party.
the wedding (church and hall) is about an hour and half away in New Jersey. And it does not look like my son is invited.
The dilemma is my son has only been left alone with my mother. i only feel comfortable leaving him with a family member. All of my family will be at the wedding. My husbands family is not even an option. I dont want to leave him with a randon strange babysitter especially since we will be gone all day and night and its far from our home.
Do you think I am wrong if i make my husband stay home with the baby and he does not come to the wedding?
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Posted 3/14/07 8:23 AM  |
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Calla
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Re: Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
Is the wedding at a hotel? Maybe you can have a babysitter there so you feel more comfortable and can check in during the party.
I answer the question in your thread, not your poll and got confused -- so I said yes but meant no. You should not leave your husband to babysit.
Message edited 3/14/2007 8:26:36 AM.
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| Posted 3/14/07 8:25 AM |
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Jillysmom
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Re: Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
i would not leave the baby with your husband.. maybe take some trial runs and leave him with a good friend or one of your parents good friends. Or maybe even find someone to take with you an dplan to stay at a hotel near by. We have Dh's cousins wedding un June and DD is the flower girl but not invited to the wedding. I am having one of my moms good friends who DD knows pick her up and take her back to her house and we will pick her up on the way home.
Good luck
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| Posted 3/14/07 8:32 AM |
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CookiePuss
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Re: Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
I don't think it's fair to ask your husband to babysit.
Why not start looking for a sitter for occassional nights out? You can start with having the sitter with you for a couple of hours for a few visits so you get used to them and make sure you like them. Then try going out for a couple of hours to do errands and work your way up to a night out. It's great having an independent sitter who is not a relation as a resource.
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| Posted 3/14/07 8:33 AM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
I agree with other posters. August is kind of far away. Why not start going out once in a while and "test" different sitters, so, by Aug. you will be comfortable.
I don't think its fair to ask your DH not to go to the wedding.
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| Posted 3/14/07 9:07 AM |
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twicethefun
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Re: Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
How old is your baby?
I would look for a babysitter now. I would never ask my dh to stay home. If I could not find a sitter I would stay home too.
Message edited 3/14/2007 11:23:28 AM.
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| Posted 3/14/07 11:21 AM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
Posted by Annemarie13
Do you think I am wrong if i make my husband stay home with the baby and he does not come to the wedding?
I can't say whether it's right or wrong but I personally wouldn't do that.
I would find a sitter so we can both go.
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| Posted 3/14/07 12:08 PM |
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PrincessP
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Re: Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
I dont see anything wrong with leaving your child with your dh but maybe first try asking a friend so he can go and enjoy the wedding too.
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| Posted 3/14/07 12:14 PM |
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SuzyQ
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Re: Wedding Dilemma/Babysitter?
Posted by shamrock124
I don't think it's fair to ask your husband to babysit.
Why not start looking for a sitter for occassional nights out? You can start with having the sitter with you for a couple of hours for a few visits so you get used to them and make sure you like them. Then try going out for a couple of hours to do errands and work your way up to a night out. It's great having an independent sitter who is not a relation as a resource.
I completely agree. Does DH want to go to the wedding? If he doesn't care (and you won't miss him too much) then I would leave them home as a last resort.
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| Posted 3/14/07 12:38 PM |
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