Babysitting

Growing up, I never had to worry about if the power would still be on in the morning, if we would have something to eat for dinner, if there was enough money to put gas in the car. I grew up privileged; my family belonged to a country club, we went out to eat, we had beach houses. Then suddenly, that was all gone. My parents got a messy divorce, requiring many hours with attorneys. The expenses started to add up. One beach house was sold, the other a foreclosure. My mother, two siblings, and dog…

I come from an immigrant family. My parents immigrated from Mexico around the 90s. The struggles that they suffered in immigrating to the United States to have a better future has motivated me in continuing with my future education career and continue with their dreams and goals for my siblings and I. Therefore, I have decided to graduate a year earlier so I would be able to help out my family as much as possible. As a son of immigrants I have been given the best experience and opportunity of…

Many “caregivers” in the state of California are not aware of the rights they were granted on January 1, 2014. The Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (DWBR) was passed as law and it overturned the exemption from overtime pay for all “personal attendants.” What is a personal attendant? A personal attendant includes caregivers, nannies, housekeepers, babysitters and other domestic workers who provide their services in private households. The law is primarily directed at workers that provide personal…

My sacred place project is an off campus, place. I chose to do the daycare here in town. I work at the daycare and it seemed like the perfect place. I chose because of its innocent nature and the fact that not only are the children learning from me, I am also learning from them. I felt this was the perfect opportunity to make it my sacred space. I think that the course objective that my project is mostly connected to is the second one. It states that “The teacher understands students with…

From this podcast, it simply talked about family life with the topic of babysitting. The podcast starts with a commonality, a family dropping off their children at a babysitters. Christina, the babysitter, is absolutely connected with the four children she babysits; she feels as if she was their second mother. The kids themselves have known their babysitter for about 4 years, almost as long as they have been alive. They have a strong bond with Christina and get over on certain mischievous acts…

guessing what would happen next, which is why I liked this book so much. What happen to Amy and Kendra is a life changing event, not only for them, but for their parents also. No matter what they are put through when they get kidnapped while Amy is babysitting Kendra for the first time, Amy protects Kendra like she is her own little sister.…

Work from home so - I can be with my kids Throughout my life, I have worked many years outside of the home teaching preschoolers and I absolutely loved it. When I became, pregnant I was permitted an 8-months maternity leave, two months longer than the allowed leave to be home with my baby girl. Despite this, I still found it very difficult to leave her. By the time, I had my second child, I truly felt I could not leave again. Though I loved being home with my girls during the second maternity…

day one they always believed in me. My parents weren’t the wealthiest of people but they had a strong and positive mindset. My mom sacrificed herself just to be able to keep me healthy as a baby. My mom would work day and night cleaning houses or babysitting for about 3 years. She soon met my step dad at a party and he’s kept us financially stable to this day. My step dad is a hardworking and caring individual, and he’s taught me so many life lessons that have helped me along the way.…

Farmer Beau’s farm is a children’s book by Kathleen Geiger, a retired Third grade teacher at Grand Ridge School, in Grand Ridge. Illinois. Kathleen loves baking, substitute teaching, babysitting, and sewing while her husband, Frank (Beau) a retired farmer, loved working in his spacious gardens taking care of his flowers. With her granddaughters help, Kathleen chose the different animals featured in the book to create her storyline. Farmer Beau was tending the garden one day, when six precious…

library where she meets a new friend, Joel. Joel is a positive influence on the title character’s life. He is described as “wise and spiritual” but helps her understand that she can rise above her circumstances. She is excited about her new babysitting job for Mrs. Larson. This starts her downward spiral towards death caused by acid laced peanuts left by an unknown person landing her in the hospital, soon after, an asylum. Three weeks after her last diary entry she died from an overdose. Go…