PERSPECTIVE
Stop Baby-Sitter Poaching!
The most precious commodities today? Oil, corn, and mature teens who can watch our kids on a Saturday night.
(Illustration by Katherine Streeter)
Amanda is a working mom from the Boston area who loves the baby sitter she's had for years now. She knows how essential a reliable sitter is to her own sanity, so she pays her well. When two moms in her circle asked Amanda for her sitter's phone number, she demurred, saying with a laugh, "Oh, you know I can't ... (Full article: 763 words)
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