I have the best babysitter ever!  She’s always available, always on time, and my kid LOVES her.  She get’s great reviews, does exactly what I expect her to do, and always gives undivided attention.  The best part?  I don’t even have to pay her.  I know what you’re thinking.. How on Earth did I find such an awesome babysitter?  Well, I’ll let you in on my little secret, but you have to promise not to pass judgment.  You see, you too can have a babysitter like this.  I’ll tell you how to find her.  Walk into your living room, playroom, family room or whatever you call it.  The babysitter comes in all different sizes so I can’t give specifics on what to look for though she’s usually black and quite thin these days.  Are you catching my drift here?

Yup, my babysitter is the TV.  It’s not what you think though.  I don’t put my kid in front of the TV for hours on end so I can take a nap or play on the computer.  The reason I use my TV is a babysitter is because there is just no way I’d be able to do some certain thing otherwise.  Like taking a shower for example.  Sure I could get up super early and shower before my husband leaves for work (and sometimes I do), or I could take a shower at night when the kids are already in bed.  The problem there is that I NEED to shower in order to wake up and start the day.  Night showers don’t work for me.  What has worked out perfectly for me for quite sometime now is this:  Nora naps at 10am (give or take) every morning.  This is my optimal time to shower.  There is virtually no way that I could leave her unattended while I shower, even if it were for 2 minutes.  She’s a tornado.  So, she’s napping and then there’s Brinley.  Sure she’d sit and read a book or color or something, but that is pretty short lived without her wanting me to read with her or her wanting to show me her artwork.  And I don’t want to risk her running down the hall looking for me and waking Nora.  So, here is where the babysitter comes in.  Brinley would sit in front of the TV for the entire day if I allowed her to (which I definitely do not).  It’s great because I know that she’ll sit there and watch a show while Nora is napping peacefully and I can get in a nice, quality shower and get dressed without a child pulling at my leg or screaming.

Aside from this time, we never have the TV on unless Brinley is watching a special movie or something with daddy at night.  Nora has zero interest in the babysitter right now.  So, I know you’re never supposed to use the TV as a babysitter, but sometimes there are exceptions to be made.  Either that, or I’m just a bad mom.

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