Male babysitters

mr_fegelien

Would you hire them? Why are they not common?

Trigger Happy

You having a baby?

BDI

I will get vilified here by a load of dads who wear things on their chest for putting babies in but no not a hope.

RMAOK

You looking to be a babysitter, OP?

mr_fegelien

RMAOK wrote: »

You looking to be a babysitter, OP?

Probably. But who would hire a male babysitter that's black.

eviltwin

If I know them why not? Not all men are paedophiles.

BDI

eviltwin wrote: »

If I know them why not? Not all men are paedophiles.

What about the ones showing a keen interest in a dead end near minimum wage job with close access to children?

Tippsman

No.

Pedos automatically.

BDI

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Probably. But who would hire a male babysitter that's black.

Lilly Allen would be all over that.

eviltwin

BDI wrote: »

What about the ones showing a keen interest in a dead end near minimum wage job with close access to children?

What about them?

BDI

eviltwin wrote: »

What about them?

Would you let your kids be the chance for them to show the world they just really want to work in childcare?

eviltwin

BDI wrote: »

Would you let your kids be the chance for them to show the world they just really want to work in childcare?

There is a male worker in my sons afterschool service. I don't have any control over who they hire.

BDI

BDI wrote: »

What about the ones showing a keen interest in a dead end near minimum wage job with close access to children?

What about the women doing the same?

good for kids to have positive male role models

DEFTLEFTHAND

Get my 16 yr male cousin to mind our fella when we go out. He doesn't mind it, he gets a takeaway and 50 quid out of it.

Sardonicat

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Get my 16 yr male cousin to mind our fella when we go out. He doesn't mind it, he gets a takeaway and 50 quid out of it.

€50! ?

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DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Get my 16 yr male cousin to mind our fella when we go out. He doesn't mind it, he gets a takeaway and 50 quid out of it.

****in hell. I'll do it for ya next time for 30 blips and a frozen pizza.

BDI

eviltwin wrote: »

There is a male worker in my sons afterschool service. I don't have any control over who they hire.

Probably forced to be there by some jobbridge crowd.

eviltwin

BDI wrote: »

Probably forced to be there by some jobbridge crowd.

Yeah cause no man would work with children unless he's a child abuser or there by force. Why do you have such a low opinion of men?

jam_mac_jam

Jesus what a horrible opinion of males you have. Some men like children actually some of the people i know who are great with kids are men. I'm female and they wreck my head.

super_furry

Sardonicat wrote: »

€50! ?

Tenner an hour suddenly became standard for baby sitters. It's mental.

Having said that I'd have no problems letting my male relatives babysit.

Sleeper12

mr_fegelien wrote:

Would you hire them? Why are they not common?

Plenty of male child care workers in crèches. All garda vetted. Plenty of male babysitters too.

Sleeper12

super_furry wrote:

Tenner an hour suddenly became standard for baby sitters. It's mental.

That's because we now have minimum wage. They also took out the labour free competition. Au pairs have to be paid now too.

Gonad

Instantly thought of this

https://youtu.be/gZRKHRhjyVQ

Sardonicat

Sleeper12 wrote: »

That's because we now have minimum wage. They also took out the labour free competition. Au pairs have to be paid now too.

€10 an hour for a teenager to watch telly and eat takeaway while the kid sleeps upstairs. Meanwhile, Carer's Allowance is €219 a week.

Millicently

I don't see the problem with male babysitters. Most babysitters are the teenager next door or a teenage female relative who want a few quid. There have been male nurses and male carers for a long time. It's terrible to see such widespread suspicion of men and that any male who is interested in children or willing to babysit a child must be a pedophile.

Sleeper12

Sleeper12 wrote: »

That's because we now have minimum wage. They also took out the labour free competition. Au pairs have to be paid now too.

Min wage doesn’t apply to a teenager babysitting.

Pizza and a 10ee, maybe 20 quid if it’s a very late night is about all I’d be paying a teenage relation to watch tv and check in on a child now and again.

Sir Osis of Liver.

BDI

bubblypop wrote: »

What about the women doing the same?

Women are into that stuff. Men might pretend to have an interest in other people’s children but I’ve been on a building site for decades. Very few women around. Nobody cares what your baby looks like. Nobody wants to know if your child won his football match, if your son is working age he can come in and drill holes but that’s about it.

Anybody asking me could they come home with me and babysit or hang out with my kids because they love kids would be met with suspicion.

Women bring their new babies to work during maternity leave and all have cake. They like that stuff. Men don’t.

Sleeper12

Sardonicat wrote:

€10 an hour for a teenager to watch telly and eat takeaway while the kid sleeps upstairs. Meanwhile, Carer's Allowance is €219 a week.

sugarman wrote:

Its currently €6.86 for anyone under 18.

Ronin Damp Leopard wrote:

Min wage doesn’t apply to a teenager babysitting.

Anyone under the age of 18 can't work after 10pm unless working for a close relative. Anyone under the age of 16 can't work after 8pm.

BDI

BDI wrote: »

Women are into that stuff. Men might pretend to have an interest in other people’s children but I’ve been on a building site for decades. Very few women around. Nobody cares what your baby looks like. Nobody wants to know if your child won his football match, if your son is working age he can come in and drill holes but that’s about it.

Anybody asking me could they come home with me and babysit or hang out with my kids because they love kids would be met with suspicion.

Women bring their new babies to work during maternity leave and all have cake. They like that stuff. Men don’t.

I'm a woman, I don't care about anyone else's children. Couldn't care less what your baby looks like.
I work with mostly men, believe me, they talk about their kids all the time. Bores me, pretending to care.
Maybe the lads on the sites with you are afraid to talk about their kids, maybe they're afraid you will call them paedophiles?

anewme

BDI wrote: »

Women are into that stuff. Men might pretend to have an interest in other people’s children but I’ve been on a building site for decades. Very few women around. Nobody cares what your baby looks like. Nobody wants to know if your child won his football match, if your son is working age he can come in and drill holes but that’s about it.

Anybody asking me could they come home with me and babysit or hang out with my kids because they love kids would be met with suspicion.

Women bring their new babies to work during maternity leave and all have cake. They like that stuff. Men don’t.

You’ve probably mentioned in every post that you work in a building site.

It’s Stephenzz day.

Can you not stop posting sexist triipe for one day.?

BDI

bubblypop wrote: »

I'm a woman, I don't care about anyone else's children. Couldn't care less what your baby looks like.
I work with mostly men, believe me, they talk about their kids all the time. Bores me, pretending to care.
Maybe the lads on the sites with you are afraid to talk about their kids, maybe they're afraid you will call them paedophiles?

Not at all. You are just one of the few women that don’t look at new babies like they are there to be sniffed.

Socially you probably don’t excel. It has nothing to do with male babysitters.

BDI

BDI wrote: »

Not at all. You are just one of the few women that don’t look at new babies like they are there to be sniffed.

Socially you probably don’t excel. It has nothing to do with male babysitters.

What exactly are you talking about? Socially I don't excel? Lol.
So what about the hundreds of men I work with then? Who talk about their kids? Do they not excel socially either?

You do realise that your attitude says more about your attitude towards children then other men?

BDI

bubblypop wrote: »

What exactly are you talking about? Socially I don't excel? Lol.
So what about the hundreds of men I work with then? Who talk about their kids? Do they not excel socially either?

They are probably pretending to like kids because they think that’s what you will find attractive. It’s standard behaviour.

Millionaire only not

Personally wouldn’t let a male babysitter in !
Why take the chance and regret it for rest of your life
Same as we can’t go to a full bar without keeping our distance from person in front no touching anymore - omg the world is so ****ed upbut that’s life
Keep and stay out of harms way !

BDI

BDI wrote: »

They are probably pretending to like kids because they think that’s what you will find attractive. It’s standard behaviour.

I can assure you the men I work with, who talk to each other about their kids, couldn't care less what I think.

Sleeper12

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Anyone under the age of 18 can't work after 10pm unless working for a close relative. Anyone under the age of 16 can't work after 8pm.

This is unofficial cash in hand babysitting, none of the above matters a damn. Can’t believe these “rules” are getting quoted like they are actually heeded.

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Personally wouldn’t let a male babysitter in !
Why take the chance and regret it for rest of your life
Same as we can’t go to a full bar without keeping our distance from person in front no touching anymore - omg the world is so ****ed upbut that’s life
Keep and stay out of harms way !

Ha ha what sort of sh1t is that about keeping your distance in a full bar, I’ve never seen such nonsense. I’ll be in the back pockets and packed as tight as can be at any bar, couldn’t give a fiddlers. Never head anyone ever say anything like you have before.

However what’s even worse is your disgusting sexist opinion on a male baby sitter, should be looked on like racism imo. Assuming men are pedos is pathetic absolutely pathetic.

eviltwin

BDI wrote: »

Women are into that stuff. Men might pretend to have an interest in other people’s children but I’ve been on a building site for decades. Very few women around. Nobody cares what your baby looks like. Nobody wants to know if your child won his football match, if your son is working age he can come in and drill holes but that’s about it.

Anybody asking me could they come home with me and babysit or hang out with my kids because they love kids would be met with suspicion.

Women bring their new babies to work during maternity leave and all have cake. They like that stuff. Men don’t.

There's method in the madness. If some people at work have a new baby I don't care but if fawning over it means I get to have an extended break so be it. And it's nice to be nice, it means a lot to them and they made the effort so it's good manners to acknowledge that.

BDI

bubblypop wrote: »

I can assure you the men I work with, who talk to each other about their kids, couldn't care less what I think.

Why do you think that is?

Mam of 4

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Millionaires only not post ...

This thread is an eye opener .

I never knew only men were predators and not to be left alone with children , jesus wept .

BDI

BDI wrote: »

Why do you think that is?

Are you actually for real?
Because we are workmates, because they are happily married with kids, because we have a professional relationship.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say

Millionaire only not

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Personally wouldn’t let a male babysitter in !
Why take the chance and regret it for rest of your life !

What chance?

BDI

What about Garda vetted priests? Are they ok?

spurious

BDI wrote: »

What about Garda vetted priests? Are they ok?

You appear to have an unhealthy interest in paedophilia. Is it close to home?

If we're talking about teens, I don't see the problem. I did babysitting as a teenager for my neighbours, and it wasn't with babies. It was kids aged between 7-14. It was decent money at that time (mid 80s).

I wouldn't see it as a career for an adult male, simply because of the stigma now associated with males (undeserved), and the legal ramifications if anything goes wrong. The world has moved on quite a bit with insurance claims or suing for all sorts of nonsense.

As for males working with Kids, I was a kindergarten teacher for a year. Hectic work. I wouldn't be particularly fond of kids, but I do know other males who do have a decent career teaching kinders. Each to their own. Thankfully, people are capable of being different from the majority and still be of sound mind.

BDI

spurious wrote: »

You appear to have an unhealthy interest in paedophilia. Is it close to home?

Unhealthy interest in paedophilia because of one thread? I’d say that says more about you than me.

Are you saying anybody that has a problem with this must be damaged goods and that’s their fault?

BDI

BDI wrote: »

Unhealthy interest in paedophilia because of one thread? I’d say that says more about you than me.

Are you saying anybody that has a problem with this must be damaged goods and that’s their fault?

I would suggest that anyone who automatically believes men to be predators is damaged.

Mam of 4

BDI wrote: »

Unhealthy interest in paedophilia because of one thread? I’d say that says more about you than me.

Are you saying anybody that has a problem with this must be damaged goods and that’s their fault?

So if a father stayed in to mind his own children , he's really like the babysitter ., so thinking about it he shouldn't be trusted either as he's male , going by this thread .

I'm done .

BDI

bubblypop wrote: »

I would suggest that anyone who automatically believes men to be predators is damaged.

I don’t.

I am a man.

I know that if I chose a job in childcare I would be choosing a life of minimum wage, with little to no career prospects and a lot of people would question why I wanted to work with children being a man.

Now I either have such an urge to play chasing and clean up after children and listen to their high pitched shouting that I weigh up the options and don’t care about the negatives or I should have my motives questioned.

Maybe I’m some social awkward person that doesn’t care about this and wants to strike out at social stereotypes and the way of the world but if I was in the big chair at the job interview a man would not be hired.