WhatNotToSay#14 looks at the comforting thought that we’ll never have any problems finding a babysitter on a Saturday night
The trouble with this comment is that there is only one way to take it.
It’s a dig.
A cruel dig.
It’s also an opportunity to have a “go at us” if we’ve just refused to be the emergency babysitter, again?
OK so that’s two ways of taking this comment: however, you know what I mean!
The bottom line is that we don’t have that problem.
We wished we did.
WhatNotToSay#14 video
We thought about this comment quite a bit and although there is little to say about, we recorded our thoughts in the video below.
Ultimately, we’re left with two questions for these parents:
Why can’t you build up a relationship with your babysitters?
Or do you not have a regular one who gets on with your kids?
Talking of which, for those of you who need babysitters, click here for some ideas on how to ensure that they come back to babysit for you again.
We hope our thoughts have given you something to think about. In Creating A New And Beautiful Existence we need to find ways to overcome the insensitive comments that people say to us.
#WhatNotToSay infographics
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Practice makes perfect
It’s all well and good writing about things in theory: however, we need to start applying what we learn. If you are feeling strong enough, I would like you to plan your “ideal world” response to this type of comment. Give it a go even though no one has ever made this comment to you. There is always a first time, and it’s better to be prepared.
Be kind to yourself …
In CANBACE friendship!
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