Trouble in Paradise
cmeinla
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I kind of feel like a bad person right now.
One of my coworkers is a single mom, has two children aged 10 & 6. She and I usually alternate days working the closing shift. She lives in a not so great neighborhood, and on days she has to work later (we close at 7pm), she has to leave them home alone. I almost feel like I should offer to let her leave her kids with me after she picks them up from school, so she can go back to work, but I know I don't have it in me to have extra people in our apartment so often.
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Re: I kind of feel like a bad person right now.
You aren't a bad person. Maybe you can offer to do it once or twice a month or maybe drop by to hang out with them until she gets home? Ask her what she would like & see if there is a compromise that works for you.
Keep in mind though, you can only do what you can do. Unfortunately we all have limits & it is wise to heed them for your own health. It's sweet that you thought of her situation. (((hugs)))
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
Is it even legal to leave kids that young home alone for that long?
That's a tough situation and I would be inclined to want to help too. If you feel like you can offer to sit with them on occasion, I think that's really really nice of you, but doing it every time she has to work late is excessive and unnecessary.
I like to use food as a cure-all so I'd probably bring her dinner to take home with her once in a while.
In Canada the Red Cross offers a babysitting course for kids 11 and up.
Standards for older siblings caring for younger sibs is generally lower. On a kid by kid basis, I find 10 years old generally mature enough to care for a six year old sibling for a few hours in the evening.
This would be a lovely thing to do. Offering now and again would be nice, or offering one day a week, too. Every time seems like a lot, and not something that you're willing to do, so I wouldn't offer anything that would be something I'd get resentful about in the future.