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ToyGurl
I babysit the neighbor's kids after school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Sometimes days in between. My issue is, my Eden packages always come at the same time they get off the bus. They always ask what it is, and I just say "It's
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I babysit the neighbor's kids after school on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Sometimes days in between. My issue is, my Eden packages always come at the same time they get off the bus. They always ask what it is, and I just say "It's my work stuff" because I recieve packages from work a lot too. However, they literally stand there trying to watch me open it outside my bedroom... OR... they snoop around for the box when I'm not looking, after I've put it away!
This is a major problem because usually, when I'm good with money or gift cards, I have about 2 or maybe even 3 boxes coming in the mail each week. And it's almost always getting here on a day that I watch them. The boxes usually come right when they are getting off the bus, but sometimes about an hour afterward. So either way, they see it.
So what do you all suggest I do about this? I can't have them finding my sex toys, or opening the box when I'm in the restroom or whatever. Should I use another method of shipping like USPS (even though it really sucks for me at my location) or should I slap the crap out of their hands?! I don't want to be too mean because I'm getting paid to watch them each day and it's a significant amount of my income right now since I'm between "real" jobs and only doing "work at home" stuff.
Should I tell their mum that they snoop through my closet and that I'm not comfortable with that, or would it be rude of me to do? I mean, they're only 9 and 10 years old... it's really not right to be snooping?
Maybe I've overreacting but ugh!
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I understand what your going thru, I have two small kids 3 + 4. We also babysit for a few ppl on our block. We keep our doors locked. I have a closet with a deadbolt lock that we keep some stuff in.
When the kids we sit fail to behave (I love kids n I'm not a hardass), I'm honest with them and tell them, if you wont't listen and you can't behave, I'm telling your Mom. Out of 100 times I saidI'm gonna tell your Mom, I think I had to once. After that one time, I never had to bring it up again. They learned I wasn't playing.
My kids on the other hand, I threaten to send them to a neighbor that babysits. She must scare kids man, cuz my kids freak out when I tell them this.
When i talked to the Mom, I didn't let the cat out of the bag about what they were really doing. I explained that I had my medicine and work spread thru out my bedroom and that was my office and that it was off limits.
If you talk to the parents, try not to get them in to much trouble the first time. If they do it again after you talk to the parent, then by all mean take the gloves off!
Good LUCK!
