tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post1111596877462974046..comments2024-03-17T00:31:57.558-04:00Comments on Unremarkable Files: 7 Quick Takes about Tiny Terrorists at the Orchestra, Questionable Energy Savings, and a True Story That Tells You All You Need to Know About ParenthoodJenny Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-59465005904443972552018-06-25T22:39:06.427-04:002018-06-25T22:39:06.427-04:00Babies with a big family (extended family included...Babies with a big family (extended family included) are so lucky! I do think it's funny when the other kids still ask me for "a turn" holding the 2-year-old. I'm like, "he's a toddler, why don't you ask HIM instead?"Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-52641185372386927432018-05-28T03:14:26.496-04:002018-05-28T03:14:26.496-04:00Taking a real exercise class would be interesting ...Taking a real exercise class would be interesting and intimidating for me. Both. I wanted to sign up for ballroom lessons here a year or so ago but they were too expensive so didn't. But I still find the idea very intriguing.<br />Happy birthday to you!!<br />Cyrus is getting the "big family" experience. I'm already wondering if he doesn't get enough time to chillax and be aRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894832851934334471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-28494028677995742942018-05-25T21:13:24.836-04:002018-05-25T21:13:24.836-04:00I've about that and even wondered out loud to...I've about that and even wondered out loud to Phillip sometimes if maybe we should pay the older kids for babysitting siblings (not always, but sometimes.) <br /><br />For now, we decided no on giving money outright, but on occasion we'll give the babysitting child a special thank-you reward like dinner out with one of us or letting them stay up late to watch a movie with us. Jenny Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-18949195724987765712018-05-25T11:45:08.971-04:002018-05-25T11:45:08.971-04:00I was wondering (and think you may have addressed ...I was wondering (and think you may have addressed this before) but do you pay your kids for babysitting their younger siblings? My aunt and uncle have 4 children, first they had two very close together and then there was a gap of a few years and they had two more quite close together, all boys. The older boys babysat the younger on occasion and were sometimes paid and sometimes not paid. My auntAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com