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Originally Posted by lildonkey
no offense, but why anybody would even consider letting a total stranger babysit their children is beyond me....
I would have either a family friend, or an agency do it.. like a daycare program etc... i would never put children in the hands of a stranger... even if you do "screening" i.e. meeting them a couple times, it's not nearly enough to guage how they will act when you're not around... or how they will handle themselves when they get angry etc..
maybe 20 years ago... but we're living in some fucked up times now...
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Actually dude, from reading and watching documentaries not to mention having conversations with friends taking criminology, I have learned that a vast majority of predators that assault children (also women) are actually close to the family or know the family pretty well. Now that doesn't mean someone should trust a stranger with their child completely either, but parents should be caucious no matter how well they think they know or trust a person.
I think I'm scarred for life from hearing and watching this sort of thing, even if I did trust close friends extremely well I probably would still only feel safest if my children were in the care of myself, their fathe or if needed, another close family member like my child's gramparents or aunt/uncle whom I have obviously grown up with and know even better.