Condensation she/her Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Great! I babysat for a little girl with Down Syndrome, did my chores, came downstairs at 11, the usual. Couldn't check this until like 7.
Scarletfox Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Just now, Condensation said: Great! I babysat for a little girl with Down Syndrome, did my chores, came downstairs at 11, the usual. Couldn't check this until like 7. Oh that's so cool! Babysitting is so much fun, it's basically just getting paid to play games and be a kid again! I've babysat autistic kids, but I don't have much experience with kids with down syndrome at all (or adults for that matter). Was it harder than normal, or more fun, or both?
Condensation she/her Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Um, it's both. I regularly babysit for her. I don't find babysitting to be like your description, usually it's more like corralling kids. Especially when there's more than one.
Scarletfox Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Condensation said: Um, it's both. I regularly babysit for her. I don't find babysitting to be like your description, usually it's more like corralling kids. Especially when there's more than one. Oh yeah, I guess I kind of generalized all of babysitting! When there's a bunch, yeah it's pretty much like herding cats. I usually babysit in the two's and three's, which is much more fun in my opinion.
Scarletfox Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Right as I posted that, actually, I was thinking: oh wait, there was that one time with the three little girls.... Ok, so my revised edited and peer reviewed draft of babysitting: It is fun when you are babysitting older kids in small numbers who are obedient and go to bed when you tell them to and don't put forks in the microwave. Sooooo, yeah I guess babysitting just depends...
Mat he/him Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Man, I went on a great hike to a mirrorish lake and mountain views and stuff. And snow, in August I'll post the pictures 1. In the morning and 2. if I remember.
Scarletfox Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Just now, Matrim's Dice said: Man, I went on a great hike to a mirrorish lake and mountain views and stuff. And snow, in August I'll post the pictures 1. In the morning and 2. if I remember. Lucky!! That's awesome! I can't wait to see pictures! I looove hiking, but it's been awhile since I've done any.
Condensation she/her Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Scarletfox said: Right as I posted that, actually, I was thinking: oh wait, there was that one time with the three little girls.... Ok, so my revised edited and peer reviewed draft of babysitting: It is fun when you are babysitting older kids in small numbers who are obedient and go to bed when you tell them to and don't put forks in the microwave. Sooooo, yeah I guess babysitting just depends... I feel that.
Mat he/him Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Scarletfox said: Lucky!! That's awesome! I can't wait to see pictures! I looove hiking, but it's been awhile since I've done any. Here they are! I couldn't decide which ones were the best... so all of them Spoilered for size. They're big... Spoiler ^This one you can flip it upside down and you can't even tell, except for the bits of grass in the water. Seriously! I really like the scenery of where I live 2
Truthless of Shinovar he/him Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Matrim's Dice said: Here they are! I couldn't decide which ones were the best... so all of them Spoilered for size. They're big... Reveal hidden contents ^This one you can flip it upside down and you can't even tell, except for the bits of grass in the water. Seriously! I really like the scenery of where I live The heck?!?! Those look beautiful! What state do you live in?
DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns Posted August 23, 2020 Author Posted August 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Matrim's Dice said: Here they are! I couldn't decide which ones were the best... so all of them Spoilered for size. They're big... Hide contents ^This one you can flip it upside down and you can't even tell, except for the bits of grass in the water. Seriously! I really like the scenery of where I live I just got back from a backpacking trip with views as pretty as those. My favorite part was the stars, but no camera I tried was able to capture their beauty.
Mat he/him Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Truthless of Shinovar said: The heck?!?! Those look beautiful! What state do you live in? Washington. It's really green, but only in the northern/eastern end where I live. Western Washington looks more like Idaho
dannnex male Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 9 hours ago, Matrim's Dice said: Here they are! I couldn't decide which ones were the best... so all of them Spoilered for size. They're big... Reveal hidden contents ^This one you can flip it upside down and you can't even tell, except for the bits of grass in the water. Seriously! I really like the scenery of where I live Wow the quality of the image itself impresses me just as much as the actual scenery! These look super professional.
Mat he/him Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, Danex said: Wow the quality of the image itself impresses me just as much as the actual scenery! These look super professional. Just an iPhone camera. But thanks!
Scarletfox Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Matrim's Dice said: Washington. It's really green, but only in the northern/eastern end where I live. Western Washington looks more like Idaho I was just in Washington last month! Just outside of Seattle seeing some old friends. It's crazy how different it is there from where I live. My biggest surprise was how little life there was other than humans. There were, like, no bugs whatsoever where I was staying. And I don't think I saw a single rabbit or squirrel the whole ten days.
Mist she/her Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 22 hours ago, Scarletfox said: Right as I posted that, actually, I was thinking: oh wait, there was that one time with the three little girls.... Ok, so my revised edited and peer reviewed draft of babysitting: It is fun when you are babysitting older kids in small numbers who are obedient and go to bed when you tell them to and don't put forks in the microwave. Sooooo, yeah I guess babysitting just depends... Is there a story about forks in the microwave?
Scarletfox Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Mist said: Is there a story about forks in the microwave? Ehe he, hehe he hehehehe, ehe he heh...... Heh... I was babysitting three girls who didn't have a bedtime, were full of caffeine, and had unlimited access to a candy supply. Their parents stayed out until 11:30. I let the oldest girl (who was actually kind of mature) work on microwaving dinner, while I went upstairs and tried to coax the other little girl downstairs to eat. Meanwhile, the third girl had found her way into her parents room where she was rolling around their bed screaming. I finally put down my foot, and told the crying girl that if she didn't go downstairs by the time I counted to five, well, she didn't want to find out what happened when I got to five. Apparently that worked. I came downstairs to see a bright flash come from the microwave, and the older girl running across the kitchen to jerk open the microwave. The mac and cheese happened to be on fire at this point, the fork sticking out the top. Luckily, there was no explosion, and the fire wasn't too hard to put out, but it was just something that added to the stress. Soooo... Yeah, a close call.
Mist she/her Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, Scarletfox said: Ehe he, hehe he hehehehe, ehe he heh...... Heh... I was babysitting three girls who didn't have a bedtime, were full of caffeine, and had unlimited access to a candy supply. Their parents stayed out until 11:30. I let the oldest girl (who was actually kind of mature) work on microwaving dinner, while I went upstairs and tried to coax the other little girl downstairs to eat. Meanwhile, the third girl had found her way into her parents room where she was rolling around their bed screaming. I finally put down my foot, and told the crying girl that if she didn't go downstairs by the time I counted to five, well, she didn't want to find out what happened when I got to five. Apparently that worked. I came downstairs to see a bright flash come from the microwave, and the older girl running across the kitchen to jerk open the microwave. The mac and cheese happened to be on fire at this point, the fork sticking out the top. Luckily, there was no explosion, and the fire wasn't too hard to put out, but it was just something that added to the stress. Soooo... Yeah, a close call. Goodness. That's quite a story.
Scarletfox Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 21 hours ago, Mist said: Goodness. That's quite a story. Yeah. I didn't even know it was possible for mac and cheese to catch on fire!
revelryintheart she/her Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) On 8/23/2020 at 4:37 PM, Matrim's Dice said: Washington. It's really green, but only in the northern/eastern end where I live. Western Washington looks more like Idaho I go to Moses Lake every year and it is not in the pretty part of Washington it's so ugly. But my great aunt lives in Anacordes Island and it's beautiful Also for some reason I was convinced you lived in Colorado. Edited August 25, 2020 by revelryintheart
Mat he/him Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, revelryintheart said: I go to Moses Lake every year and it is not in the pretty part of Washington it's so ugly. Also for some reason I was convinced you lived in Colorado. Yeah, it's weird how different the regions of the state are. It's pretty stark when we drive to Utah every summer and watch the landscape change. Huh. Wonder where that idea came from.
Hen she/her Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 Am I in school? Yes! Should I be on my phone? Probably not!
Mist she/her Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Hentient said: Am I in school? Yes! Should I be on my phone? Probably not! Hmmmmmmm.
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