#49 babysitting

I never had a very formal job like working in the restaurant or shopping malls. My first and only job is babysitting. It surprises me that almost everybody in high school has a job like working for shopping malls, restaurants, grocery markets, etc. At that time, I have never had a job before and was dying to have a job and earn some money. So my mom offered me a job as a babysitter for one of our neighbors. They have two kids, Bella and Morgan. Bella is 2 years old and Morgan is 6 years old. The parents have a party to go and need someone to babysit their children. So I got to their house around 6 pm and got familiar with the house a little bit. I used to think babysitting as a quite easy job. Playing with kids and giving them food are what I think of the job. However, I was completely wrong. I did not expect changing Bella’s diapers at all until she was crying and showing me the diaper bag. What’s more, after giving the kids food, I thought I could finally lie down on the couch and relax. No, the kids are way more hyper than I thought. They ran from upstairs to downstairs, they took out all their toys and threw them all over the place…. I kept cleaning up and making sure that everything is ok. Finally, around midnight, their parents got back and I was exhausted! I have to admit that babysitting is a really tough job, it requires way more than you think. I am not sure if I would take this kind of job again.